US Senate
Democratic senators demand Pentagon release findings on Iran school strike probe
Iranian officials have pointed to the strike on the school as a US war crime. The US has said it never intentionally targets civilians.
Lindsey Graham’s death leaves a void in US support for Israel and Ukraine
Lindsey Graham: A voice of moral clarity falls silent - opinion
Senator Lindsey Graham leaves a lasting legacy of true US-Israel friendship - editorial
Mitch McConnell breaks weeks of silence on hospitalization, missing Senate floor votes
"As much as it frustrates me, this process takes time... And on the advice of my doctors, I won’t be able to return to the Senate floor to vote quite yet," said US Senator Mitch McConnell.
Platner suspends Senate campaign, forcing Democrats to pivot in crucial Maine race
Many Democrats had already questioned Platner's fitness for office before Politico reported on Monday that a woman accused him of forcing her to have sex with him nearly five years ago.
Trump calls for Congress to pass $350 billion defense funding legislation 'Reconciliation 3.0'
"The United States Military has never been stronger, or more powerful," Trump announced in a Truth Social post.
Graham Platner faces rape accusation, prompting Democrat demands he drop from Maine Senate race
CNN reported that a woman accused him of entering her home without permission and raping her while he was intoxicated. He didn't indicate whether he was considering suspending or ending his campaign.
A narrowed Michigan Democratic Senate race leaves Jewish voters with a stark choice
Following Mallory McMorrow's suspension of her US Senate campaign, two candidates with opposing visions of the Democratic Party's future, particularly on Israel policy, remain.
Witkoff, Rubio brief Congress in first-ever meeting since signing of US-Iran MoU
Bipartisan lawmakers pressed the administration officials on issues such as lifting sanctions on Iran and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.
Senate rejects motion to limit Trump's war power in Iran day after voting yes on similar resolution
The US Senate rejected a measure aiming to limit US President Donald Trump's war powers, a day after four GOP senators helped pass a resolution that called for the removal of US forces from Iran.
Trump slams Senate's Iran resolution as 'meaningless,' attacks its GOP defenders
The Senate backed legislation on Tuesday directing Trump to halt US military action against Iran, the latest rebuke of the Republican president from an increasingly restive Congress.
Republican-majority US Senate votes to curb Trump's powers in Iran war
The Senate voted 50-48 in favor of the concurrent resolution, which passed the House of Representatives earlier this month, reflecting growing concern about the unpopular conflict.
The problem with foreign money in US universities that congress knows and still has not fixed
The Senate has a record of bipartisan support in the House and a broad coalition of academic and civil society organizations urging action. What remains is the decision to act. Now is the time.
