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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 confirmed rumors Wednesday that he’ll run for U.S. Senate next year against Republican incumbent Ted Cruz.

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.

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.

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.

As Congress considers legislation to restrict the use of the viral video app, Paul has split from members of his party to come out against a potential ban, citing free speech grounds.

U.S. Senate and House members proposed a new no-fly list for unruly passengers on Wednesday, an idea that was pushed by airline unions but failed to gain traction last year.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., is being treated for a concussion and will remain hospitalized for several days after he tripped and fell.

The Senate minority leader was reportedly at a private event when he tripped and fell.

Sen. Bernie Sanders is raising the stakes in his effort to get Starbucks’ interim CEO Howard Schultz to testify at a Senate hearing about an ongoing unionization effort at the company.

Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. John Fetterman left a hospital in Washington after a two-day stay, his office said Friday, following a spell of lightheadedness that prompted the visit as he recovers from a stroke he suffered last year on the campaign trail.

A Senate panel probing the holiday meltdown at Southwest Airlines heard from the COO of the airline as well as the president of the pilots’ union. Southwest canceled nearly 17,000 flights over the December holidays.

Southwest Airlines Chief Operations Officer Andrew Watterson apologized before a Senate panel Thursday for the carrier’s December meltdown.

The Senate Committee will be hearing testimonies from Southwest Airlines. The investigation is looking into the holiday meltdown that the Dallas-based airline experience at the end of December 2022 and into January of this year

Members of a senate committee will hear the details about the Dallas-based Southwest Airlines meltdown in December 2022.