Tag: Senate
Senate Democrats Call for Menendez Resignation After Conviction
After decades in public service, Sen. Bob Menendez is left with a pending sentence and a doomed reelection bid. | Francis Chung/POLITICO
Senator B [...]
CIA Internal Review Reveals Mishandling of Sexual Assault and Harassment Cases
The House intelligence committee recently found that the CIA failed to punish perpetrators of sexual assault within its ranks after its own investiga [...]
John Curtis Wins GOP Primary for Utah Senate Seat, Echoes Mitt Romney’s Moderate Conservatism
Republican Rep. John Curtis, who has occasionally bucked former President Donald Trump, won a crowded GOP primary on Tuesday for Romney’s Utah Senate [...]
Schumer’s Border Package Fails Again Amid Growing Bipartisan Opposition
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer called the bill a bipartisan solution to an issue both parties have expressed concern over. | Francis Chung/POLI [...]
Senate Democrats Demand Justice Alito’s Recusal Over Jan. 6 Flag Controversy
Sen. Dick Durbin (left) confers with Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse at the Capitol in Washington, Nov. 2, 2023. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP
Senior Senate De [...]
Bob Menendez: Caught Between Courtroom and Capitol
Sen. Bob Menendez's absence in Washington this week while his trial continues is making it harder to avoid the glaring spectacle of a sitting senator [...]
Menendez Corruption Trial Unfolds: Defense Blames Wife, Prosecutors Allege “Senator on the Take”
Assistant U.S. Attorney Lara Pomerantz gives her opening statement while gesturing to Robert Menendez (far left) as Judge Sidney Stein presides in Ma [...]
Maryland Senate Race: Trone vs. Alsobrooks in a Battle of Money vs. Machine
Rep. David Trone (D-Md.) on the campaign trail in Baltimore. | Francis Chung/POLITICO
In the deeply blue state of Maryland, the upcoming Democrati [...]
GOP Faces Dilemma as Kari Lake’s Senate Bid Looms Large in Arizona
Kari Lake has continued to talk about the 2020 presidential election and the 2022 governor election she falsely claims to have won, though countless [...]
Senate Republicans Eye Favorable Election Map, But McConnell Cautions Against Overconfidence
Even though Republicans have room to compete in eight states, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell said in an interview that he’s primarily focused [...]