Ted Barrett

Donald Trump-backed Senate Republican candidate Bernie Moreno , who won a tough primary race last week in Ohio , refused to say if he believes the 2020 presidential election was stolen from the former president.

The House transmitted the articles of impeachment to the Senate on Tuesday and senators were sworn in as jurors Wednesday.

The Senate killed the articles of impeachment against Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Wednesday as the historic trial of the Cabinet secretary barely got underway.

Washington (CNN) — A bill that reauthorizes Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act cleared a procedural hurdle on Thursday, paving the way for its passage ahead of a looming Friday night deadline when the intelligence community surveillance tool expires.

Washington (CNN) — President Joe Biden on Saturday signed a bill that reauthorizes a key surveillance authority after the Senate passed the legislation late Friday night, avoiding a lapse in the controversial program.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on April 17. The Senate will take up the House-passed $95 billion foreign aid package this week.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer speaks to reporters on Capitol Hill on April 17. The Senate will take up the House-passed $95 billion foreign aid package this week.

Washington — The Senate on Tuesday passed a long-delayed $95 billion package with wide bipartisan support after both sides of Capitol Hill have struggled for months to send aid to Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan. The final vote was 79-18. Fifteen Republicans voted with three Democrats against the bill. Forty-eight Democrats and 31 Republicans voted for the bill. The legislation next goes to President Joe Biden to sign it into law, who said he would sign the package Wednesday. Its passage is a significant victory for the US president, congressional Democrats and Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell, who long pushed

(CNN) — Hopes for quick passage of a stopgap bill to extend current federal aviation programs were jeopardized Thursday morning when two Democratic senators said they would not agree to fast-track the legislation unless they first secured a commitment to vote on eliminating more flights into and out of Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.

Virginia Democratic senators Tim Kaine and Mark Warner would not agree to fast-track the legislation of a stopgap bill to extend current federal aviation programs.