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Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is accused of accepting cash, gold, and a luxury car items to help protect a businessman from prosecution, an indictment says.

The change would let Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., who is often seen wearing a hoodie and baseball shorts, wear his casual attire on the Senate floor whenever he wants.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell dismissed questions Wednesday about whether he’ll retire, vowing to serve out his terms as Republican leader and as a senator from Kentucky.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., on Wednesday dismissed questions on the status of his health, directing the media to a doctor’s report that found he had not suffered a stroke or seizure while freezing up in two public appearances.

Congress is returning to Capitol Hill to try to avert a government shutdown, while House Republicans consider whether to pursue an impeachment inquiry into President Joe Biden.

The Republican leader remained silent for more than 30 seconds after being asked if he will run for re-election.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell appeared to freeze again during a gaggle with reporters in Covington, Kentucky, stopping for more than 30 seconds after he was asked if he would run for re-election.

The Supreme Court would have to abide by stronger ethics standards under legislation approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee.

The PGA Tour defended its proposed deal with LIV Golf, while its board goes through a shake-up with the resignation of former AT&T chief Randall Stephenson.

Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., sent letters to PGA Tour commissioner Jay Monahan and LIV CEO Greg Norman with “serious questions” about the merger.

A Republican measure overturning President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan passed the Senate on Thursday and now awaits an expected veto.

Before Pennsylvania Sen. John Fetterman checked himself in to a hospital for clinical depression in February, he used to walk the halls of the Senate stone-faced and dressed in formal suits. These days, he’s back to wearing the hoodies and gym shorts he was known for before he became a senator.

The head of the artificial intelligence company that makes ChatGPT has told Congress that government intervention will be critical to mitigating the risks of increasingly powerful AI systems. OpenAI CEO Sam Altman testified at a Senate hearing Tuesday that he supports the formation of a U.S. or global agency that would license the most powerful AI systems. He said the...

Republican Sen. Tommy Tuberville is facing backlash for remarks he made about white nationalists in an interview about his blockade of military nominees.

Hill and Wade are unlikely to run, but some party operatives see their star power as key to defeating Sen. Rick Scott, R-Fla.

U.S. Rep. Colin Allred (D-Dallas, District 32) confirmed rumors Wednesday that he’ll run for U.S. Senate next year against Republican incumbent Ted Cruz.

Senate Republicans on Thursday blocked a Democratic measure to revive the Equal Rights Amendment, dealing yet another blow to supporters who have pushed for more than five decades to amend the Constitution to prohibit discrimination based on sex.

Ten years after the Boston Marathon bombings, federal lawmakers hoping to study the response looked into what we learned that day.

Ten years after the deadly Boston Marathon bombings, a U.S. Senate subcommittee held a hearing to discuss what the law enforcement community has learned. The man who led the Boston Police Department at the time, Ed Davis, is among those who testified about how the 2013 attack has affected emergency preparedness at the Committee on Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs’…

Chief Justice John Roberts has declined a request from the Senate Judiciary Committee to testify at a hearing next week on ethical standards at the court, instead providing the panel with a statement of ethics reaffirmed by the court’s justices.