Samantha-Jo Roth

Sen. John Thune (R-SD) won't assume his new role as Senate majority leader until the next Congress is seated Jan. 3. But he's already being put to the test.

The New Jersey Democrat, who previously served in the House for three terms, had a prominent foreign policy career before being elected to the Senate.

Sen.-elect Andy Kim (D-NJ) wants a full vetting of Donald Trump 's Cabinet picks following a series of controversial nominations and calls from the president-elect to sidestep the Senate with recess appointments

Glenn Youngkin is putting all his energy toward closing out his term as Governor strongly, but his future is the subject of rampant speculation.

Bernie Sanders (I-VT) is forcing a vote without the consent of Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to protest $20 billion in U.S. arms sales to Israel.

Tulsi Gabbard, Donald Trump's nominee for director of national intelligence, resigned from the Democratic National Committee in 2016 to endorse Bernie Sanders.

Three resolutions backed by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and progressive allies would block the sale of military equipment to Israel.

The White House and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) balked at Sen. Bernie Sanders' resolutions to stop some arms sales to Israel.

President-elect Donald Trump's attorney general nominee withdrew his name after meeting with senators on Capitol Hill, the third-shortest nomination in U.S. history.

Hegseth, 44, who met with GOP senators on Capitol Hill on Thursday, was accused of sexually assaulting a woman during a conference in 2017.