John Fetterman is pushing for marijuana legalization and lobbying President Biden to remove it from narcotics schedule as enthusiasts of the drug celebrate de facto marijuana holiday 4/20.
Republicans are already using Democrats' blocking of the Mayorkas impeachment trial against vulnerable incumbents in several states, where the border has become a top issue.
Democrats joined their Republican counterparts in condemning anti-semitic protests at Columbia University as the party grapples with a growing divide over support for Israel.
Israel was prominently featured in the preface of the Biden administration's 2023 Human Rights Report from the Department of State, which highlighted U.S. concerns about the civilian toll in Gaza.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to face opposition from both parties as he looks to expedite the passage of foreign aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan.
Twenty-seven Republican senators called on Biden Cabinet officials to immediately address the antisemitic protests at Columbia University and elsewhere.
The Senate voted to quickly end debate over a $95 billion foreign aid package, which allots assistance for Ukraine, Israel, and Taiwan, setting the stage to swiftly pass the bills.
The Senate voted to send the $95 billion package with aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan to the president's desk on Tuesday, months after additional aid was requested by Biden.
Bernie Sanders wouldn't say whether he would hold hearings on campus antisemitism in his capacity as HELP committee chairman, saying he is "concerned about bigotry of all kinds."
Bernie Sanders faced criticism from a Jewish House Democrat, who asked him why he was "so quiet" about antisemitism as he opposed aid for Israel and cited his concern for the Palestinian people.
Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., urged the Department of Justice to investigate high numbers of individuals from majority-Muslim countries being prosecuted upon illegally crossing the southern border.
Rep. Elissa Slotkin's "small consulting business," which she established weeks prior to announcing her congressional bid, doesn't appear to have ever been in operation.
A group of Republican senators urged the CEO of NPR to course-correct the publication following revelations of its lack of ideological diversity in the newsroom.
The Senate is losing three of the more moderate lawmakers in the body, and some experts predict it could lead to more gridlock in the already narrowly divided upper chamber.
Sen. J.D. Vance, R-Ohio, is asking the Department of Justice if it is looking into companies potentially favoring non-citizen workers over U.S. workers.
Sen. Tim Scott accused the New York court of stripping former President Trump of his First Amendment rights after he was fined thousands of dollars for violating a gag order.
GOP senators slam Biden for his perceived inaction amid antisemitic protests and riots at U.S. colleges and for allegedly treating those responsible better than U.S. ally Israel.
Experts discussed whether President Biden's strategy of emphasizing his connection to swing state Pennsylvania will give him an edge in the competitive 2024 match up he faces with Donald Trump in the state.
Sen. Jacky Rosen led a bipartisan group of senators to introduce a bill that would evaluate Taiwan's resilience and strengthen the island's supply chain security.
Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, led Republicans in a letter to President Biden, demanding he stop planning to authorize the acceptance of Palestinian refugees from Gaza into the U.S.
Sen. Mike Lee introduces a bill to eliminate reimbursement for grant overhead costs for the wealthiest universities as diversity, equity and inclusion programs expand across the U.S.
Sen. Thune introduced a bill to stop the IRS from letting employees access sensitive data with their personal devices, citing the agency's recently reported noncompliance with a ban on TikTok.
Sen. Tom Cotton, the Republican from Arkansas, on Thursday criticized the possibility of student loan forgiveness that may be extended to anti-Israel agitators at universities nationwide.
The entire GOP Senate conference signed onto a letter to President Biden, urging him not to support international agreements being proposed by the WHO for future pandemics.
Republicans are keeping the pressure on NPR and CPB after a senior editor at the former alleged a partisan bias in the newsroom that affected coverage.
Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis suggested she would not comply with a subpoena to appear before the Georgia Senate committee investigating her.
Several Republicans signed onto a letter calling for a number of groups to have their tax-exempt statuses investigated over their support for anti-Israel protests.
Forty Democratic lawmakers asked Biden to use his authority as president to address what they said are high food prices due to corporate price manipulation.
NPR's CEO met with a Republican senator the same day NPR rolled out a new editorial layer at the publication after receiving an onslaught of criticism due to alleged bias.
Discussions of the revival of blue slips, which allow home state senators to block controversial judicial nominees, could begin as the next presidential election winner remains unpredictable.
Sen. Dick Durbin called on Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito to recuse himself from cases related to the 2020 election, including the matter of Trump's immunity.
Democratic senators are emphasizing their differences with historically unpopular President Biden ahead of the November 2024 elections, when they'll face significant challenges.
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