U.S. Senate
PoliticsAfter his falling out with Trump, Mitch McConnell says he won’t seek reelection, ending his long tenure as the GOP’s power broker
By Bruce Schreiner, Kevin Freking and The Associated PressFebruary 20, 2025
PoliticsSenate confirms Trump commerce secretary pick Howard Lutnick, who will spearhead hardline trade agenda
By Paul Wiseman and The Associated PressFebruary 19, 2025
By Amanda Seitz and The Associated PressFebruary 13, 2025
PoliticsSenate confirms Tulsi Gabbard as Trump’s intelligence chief as GOP falls in line—except for one senator
By David Klepper and The Associated PressFebruary 13, 2025
FinanceFed chair Jerome Powell brushes off possibility Trump could fire Fed officials: ‘Well, it’s pretty clearly not allowed under the law’
By Paolo ConfinoFebruary 11, 2025
PoliticsRepublican Senator launches investigation into Jason Krasley, who landed a job at a top sex-abuse watchdog but was recently charged with sex abuse
By Eddie Pells and The Associated PressFebruary 10, 2025
PoliticsTrump energy secretary pick—fossil fuel CEO Chris Wright—confirmed by Senate as he vows to ‘unleash’ U.S. power resources
By Matthew Daly and The Associated PressFebruary 4, 2025
PoliticsFormer Sen. Bob Menendez sentenced to 11 years for taking bribes of gold bars and cash and acting as agent for Egypt
By Larry Neumeister, Michael R. Sisak and The Associated PressJanuary 30, 2025
By The Associated Press and Amanda SeitzJanuary 29, 2025
PoliticsSenate confirms Hegseth as defense secretary after VP Vance casts tie-breaking vote to overcome 3 GOP dissenters
By Lisa Mascaro, Mary Clare Jalonick, Farnoush Amiri and The Associated PressJanuary 25, 2025
PoliticsDefense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth told senator he paid $50,000 to woman who accused him of 2017 sex assault
By Tara Copp and The Associated PressJanuary 24, 2025
PoliticsDefense secretary nominee Pete Hegseth’s former sister-in-law alleges he abused his second wife in affidavit to Senate
By Farnoush Amiri, Tara Copp and The Associated PressJanuary 22, 2025
PoliticsFirst measure Trump signs into law will likely be bill requiring detention of migrants accused of theft and violent crimes
By Stephen Groves and The Associated PressJanuary 21, 2025
By Alanna Durkin Richer, Michael Kunzelman and The Associated PressJanuary 21, 2025
By Gregory Korte and BloombergJanuary 20, 2025
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