Michigan Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed said Sunday he spoke by phone with former President Barack Obama on Friday, days after narrowly defeating moderate Rep. Haley Stevens in the state's Democratic primary.
Adam Candeub, President Donald Trump's pick to lead the Justice Department's Antitrust Division, testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee Wednesday in a confirmation hearing that could determine the direction of federal antitrust cases against Google and Apple.
Five Senate Democrats announced they will boycott a hearing on the Muslim Brotherhood's presence in the United States, dismissing the proceeding as a "political creepshow" even as Republicans work to expose what experts describe as a vast, systematic infiltration of Western institutions.
The Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12-10 along party lines Tuesday to advance Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general, clearing the way for a full Senate floor vote.
Senate leaders unveiled a short-term spending bill Sunday that would keep the federal government funded through Dec. 11, pushing any shutdown fight past November's midterm elections and stripping out the White House's request for $1 billion to build new "Trump-class" battleships.
Senate Democrats running in key 2026 midterm races are publicly refusing to back Chuck Schumer for continued leadership, with at least one candidate flatly saying he will not support Schumer and others dodging the question entirely.
The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee voted Thursday to advance three of President Trump's nominees, pushing them toward full Senate confirmation despite unified Democratic opposition.
Senate Democrats tried to push through sweeping legislation Wednesday that would have granted green cards to migrants in the United States under Temporary Protected Status, including people who had already been deported. Republicans blocked it in minutes.
