June 01, 2023 11:01 PM ET The Senate passed the Fiscal Responsibility Act Thursday night, sending the debt ceiling hike to President Joe Biden’s desk. Seventeen Republicans joined 46 Democrats to suspend the debt ceiling into January 2025, allowing the federal government to avoid a default on its debt less than one week before a
A well-liked incumbent stands in the way of Republicans retaking the Pennsylvania Senate seat
May 26, 2023 by
Bob Casey, a three-term senator who has built such a moderate, mild-mannered reputation he has been compared to oatmeal, is in the crosshairs of national Republican leaders. | Francis Chung/POLITICO PHILADELPHIA — Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity, a rising star in the state’s GOP, is keeping her options open ahead of the 2src24 Senate election. She
Senate Candidate ‘Patriot Whistleblower’ Admits to Fabricating Sex Trafficking Story
May 20, 2023 by
A failed Republican congressional candidate allied with prominent Stop The Steal conspiracy theorists has admitted to fabricating a story about child sex trafficking to gain attention for his campaign.Ryan Dark White, who ran a longshot Senate bid in Maryland under the name Jon McGreevey and sometimes referred to himself as the “Patriot Whistleblower,” caused a
House and Senate diverge on immigration as border fears mount
May 8, 2023 by
Migrants wait at the Gateway International Port of Entry under U.S. Customs and Border Protection custody in Brownsville, Texas, on Friday before being sent back to Mexico under Title 42. | Veronica G. Cardenas/AP Photo House Republicans are still wrangling their members to get behind a sweeping border bill they plan to pass this week.
Black Caucus presses Senate Dems to blow up tradition on judges
May 4, 2023 by
Congressional Black Caucus chair Rep. Steven Horsford said Black Caucus members want every Republican withholding a blue slip to disclose their reasoning. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Tensions are escalating between Senate Democrats and the Congressional Black Caucus over the arcane tradition that gives a single senator veto power over President Joe Biden’s judicial picks. The
Top Senate Republicans Urge Biden to Keep Title 42, Warn of ‘Untenable’ Illegal Migrant Surge
May 4, 2023 by
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) and all Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee called on President Joe Biden on Wednesday to preserve the Title 42 border barrier, which will expire next week. “We write today to implore you to reverse your decision to end the Title 42 public health order,” wrote McConnell, ranking member
Feinstein ‘hopeful’ she can return to Senate next week, Schumer notes say
May 3, 2023 by
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer holds sheets of paper with talking points on debt ceiling legislation during a press conference on Capitol Hill on May 2, 2src23. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Chuck Schumer spoke to Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Monday and the ailing California Democrat is “hopeful” she’ll return to Washington next week, according to notes
Cardin not running for reelection, opening blue-state Senate seat
May 2, 2023 by
Ben Cardin has served in the Senate for three terms. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Maryland Sen. Ben Cardin will not seek reelection in 2src24, he announced on Monday, creating a wide-open race to succeed him and altering the Senate. Cardin has served in the Senate for three terms, providing a generally reliable vote for Democrats but
Why the Senate isn’t jumping at the opportunity to end the debt crisis
April 27, 2023 by
As the House GOP scrambles to pass its ultimately doomed bid to raise the nation’s borrowing limit, across the Capitol almost no one is working to devise legislation that can overcome a Senate filibuster, win a House majority and get President Joe Biden’s signature. | Samuel Corum/Getty Images The Senate still isn’t ready to save
Senate Dems weighing a Clarence Thomas invite to future Supreme Court ethics hearing
April 18, 2023 by
Judiciary Democrats already sent a letter to Chief Justice John Roberts urging him to investigate Clarence Thomas’ undisclosed acceptance of luxury travel and gifts from wealthy GOP donor Harlan Crow. | Drew Angerer/Getty Images Senate Democrats are eyeing an invitation to Justice Clarence Thomas — whose friendship with a billionaire GOP donor has drawn heightened
North Carolina bipartisan agreement to expand Medicaid clears state Senate
April 18, 2023 by
A bipartisan agreement to expand Medicaid coverage to more low-income adults while loosening or ending several regulatory hurdles to building more health care facilities could get its final votes next week after clearing the Senate on Wednesday. Senators voted 44-2 to complete its approval of legislation that would direct state health officials to accept Medicaid […]
Senate Dems try to declare ‘independence’ amid GOP floor takeover
April 14, 2023 by
Washington Metropolitan Police vehicles hold on the perimeter of the Capitol in Washington on Aug. 26, 2src21. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo In many ways, congressional Republicans’ regulatory rollback strategy is working: It’s dividing Democrats, squashing a progressive D.C. criminal justice plan and forcing President Joe Biden to whip out his veto pen for the
Biden’s nominee for IRS commissioner teed up for confirmation by Senate
April 14, 2023 by
Sen. Joe Manchin’s move also comes as he faces the prospect of a tough reelection race next year in his Republican-leaning state. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo The Senate is poised to confirm President Joe Biden’s pick to head the IRS after he cleared a key procedural hurdle, but it postponed a final vote until
How Democrats disarmed a brewing Senate battle in Michigan
April 14, 2023 by
Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-Mich.) has largely cleared the field in what could have otherwise been a messy Senate primary | Carlos Osorio/AP Photo What looked at first like a Democratic free-for all for Michigan’s open Senate seat is nearly over already. Which is exactly what Debbie Stabenow and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer wanted. The
California’s Dem Senate hopefuls vie for higher ground over Silicon Valley Bank debacle
April 14, 2023 by
Rep. Katie Porter leaned on those bonafides to spotlight a bipartisan 2src18 bill that, she argues, carved up landmark Wall Street reforms that were put in place after the last global financial crisis. | Apu Gomes/Getty Images The Democrats vying in California’s already-heated 2src24 Senate contest don’t disagree much on the response to Silicon Valley
Senate Dems confident they can repeal Iraq war authorizations — despite absences
April 13, 2023 by
Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.), who co-sponsored the bill to repeal authorizations for the use of military force against Iraq’s government, was still confident Tuesday that the measure would pass. | Francis Chung/POLITICO Senate absences have complicated an otherwise straightforward vote to kill two decades-old Iraq war authorizations. Advocates still predict it will clear the chamber
Feinstein’s condition sparks concern she won’t return to the Senate
April 13, 2023 by
Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s absence has already forced her party to change how they run the Senate, where Democrats can’t move President Joe Biden’s judicial picks without her vote. | Francis Chung/POLITICO After Dianne Feinstein announced she’d contracted the shingles in early March, her staff said she planned to return to the Senate within a matter
Republicans’ best hope for Wisconsin Senate is a Trump critic
April 13, 2023 by
Mike Gallagher, a 39-year-old former Marine, is widely viewed as a rising star in the GOP thanks to his vocal stance on China policy and prolific fundraising. | J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo A public break with former President Donald Trump has been career suicide for many an ambitious GOP lawmaker in recent years. It might
Republicans are looking for Senate candidates who are filthy rich
April 12, 2023 by
The strategy is also an acknowledgment that the party’s reliance on super PACs funded by its richest supporters has been insufficient. In the last two elections, Republicans were unsuccessful in stopping Democrats from nabbing a narrow majority in the upper chamber. Arming themselves with better-funded recruits, many of whom can give their campaigns tens of
Elizabeth Warren Announces Bid for Third Senate Term
April 1, 2023 by
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) announced Monday that she would seek a third term in the U.S. Senate in 2024. “We’ve won some big victories for working families in Massachusetts and across the country, but there’s a lot more to do. So today I’m making it official: I’m running for reelection to keep up the fight,”
Former NY state Senate candidate says she was attacked by stranger in Central Park
March 31, 2023 by
A former New York state Senate candidate says a random man slugged her while she walked her dog in Central Park — and then strolled away as if nothing had happened. Maria Danzilo, 66, told The Post she was still badly shaken by the attack, which happened at about 2:25 p.m. Wednesday while she was […]
Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego Hired Anti-Law Enforcement Staffers for Senate Campaign
March 12, 2023 by
Arizona Rep. Ruben Gallego (D) hired staffers who have a history of speaking out against law enforcement to help run his recently announced Senate campaign, Fox News reported. The Arizona Democrat on Monday officially launched his candidacy to try and unseat Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ). Although Gallego purported to support law enforcement and touted his vote in favor
Nancy Pelosi to Endorse Adam Schiff in California’s U.S. Senate Race If Dianne Feinstein Retires
March 10, 2023 by
Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-CA), the former speaker of the House, has said she would endorse Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) in California’s United States Senate race if the longtime incumbent, Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), chooses to retire. Pelosi told Axios on Thursday that she would make the endorsement if Feinstein, who has still not made a final decision on
Poll: Kari Lake Tied with Ruben Gallego in Hypothetical Three-Way Matchup with Kyrsten Sinema for AZ Senate Seat
March 10, 2023 by
Rising Republican star Kari Lake is tied with Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-AZ) in a three-way hypothetical matchup with Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) for Arizona’s Senate seat, a recent poll shows. Sinema, the incumbent once Democrat recently turned independent, is polling below Lake, who is tied with Democrat Gallego in a potential three-way race for the
Exclusive — Blackburn Backs Banks in Indiana Race: ‘We Desperately Need His Tenacity in the Senate’
March 4, 2023 by
Joshua Roberts/Getty Images Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) notched an endorsement Tuesday from Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) in the race for Indiana’s open Senate seat in 2024, Breitbart News has learned. The endorsement from Blackburn brings Banks’s total endorsements from U.S. senators — and potential future colleagues — up to half a dozen early on in
Katie Porter launches Senate campaign for Feinstein’s seat
March 4, 2023 by
Photo by Francis Chung/POLITICO Rep. Katie Porter on Tuesday launched her 2src24 campaign for Sen. Dianne Feinstein’s seat — even though the Democratic incumbent hasn’t yet announced her widely expected plans to retire. “California needs a warrior in the Senate — to stand up to special interests, fight the dangerous imbalance in our economy, and
Dianne Feinstein’s Hospitalization Leaves Senate Democrats Without Outright Majority
March 3, 2023 by
Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) announced that she was hospitalized on Thursday and is receiving treatment for shingles, leaving Senate Democrats without an outright majority this week as two other senators are also away from the Capitol. Feinstein confirmed her hospitalization on Thursday after her spokesperson announced she was leaving D.C. for California to focus on
Buckhead City Bill Fails in Georgia Senate, Delivering Blow to Grassroots Movement
March 3, 2023 by
Facebook/Buckhead City, Georgia The Republican-controlled Georgia Senate rejected a bill Thursday that would have paved the way for residents of the wealthy Buckhead neighborhood to vote by ballot referendum on whether to deannex from Atlanta and create their own city. The measure, SB 114, was shot down by all Democrats and ten Republicans in a
Ricketts tapped to fill Nebraska’s open Senate seat
March 3, 2023 by
Former Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts said he would pass on any other opportunities that come along over the next 1src years as he shifts his focus to federal office. | Phelan M. Ebenhack/AP Photo Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen has appointed Pete Ricketts, the state’s former GOP governor, to fill retired Sen. Ben Sasse’s seat through
Storied Senate Judiciary panel eyes a new era of quieter productivity
March 1, 2023 by
Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), a member of Judiciary, predicted that at least for his intellectual property subcommittee, “there’s not going to be as much sparring there as long as the Democrats hold their votes.” “It’s going to be very difficult” for Republicans to influence the committee results given the Democrats’ “structural majority,” Tillis said. “There