The latest "nuclear" standoff raises questions about whether a future president will be able to staff up in a split ...

The Senate minority leader's more aggressive posture in this shutdown fight isn’t inoculating him in the pending midterms.

Senate Democrats need a net gain of four seats in the 2026 midterm elections to take back the majority from Republicans.

An analysis of 20 years of congressional speeches shows that support for Taiwan is increasingly a central pillar in the U.S.

The arguments against a rule change either don’t reflect recent political reality or are based on incentives that don’t align with those of Republican senators ...

Murkowski-Collins is tag-team nomenclature that political watchers will get in the habit of using. Murkowski-Collins, working as a team, will have de facto control of the Senate. In the final two ...

While the vast majority of sitting senators are removed only through resignation or by losing a general election challenge, in Texas, Sen. John Cornyn is facing a significant contest in the Republican ...

The fight for who will control the House of Representatives after the 2026 election has turned into a national mud war. Perhaps the redrawing of congressional district maps in state after state will ...

Politico reports the GOP’s decision to go nuclear for the Trump confirmation process this week is “the latest hammer ...

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (left) is seeking reelection. He faces a challenge from Attorney General Ken Paxton (right) in the 2026 Republican primary. The Associated Press / AP WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen. John ...

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) has closed the gap in recent polling as he squares off against state Attorney General Ken Paxton in a bitterly fought primary, though observers acknowledge he still faces a ...