US Senate

Trump acolyte Kari Lake to launch Senate campaign in challenge to Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona

Kari Lake, the Donald Trump acolyte who unsuccessfully ran for Arizona governor in 2022, will launch a candidacy for the…

Menendez addresses Democrats, vows to remain in Senate for New Jersey despite bribery charges

Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey vowed again Thursday to remain in the Senate after addressing his fellow Democrats, most…

Mum’s the bad word: Most big Menendez donors won’t say if they will keep backing New Jersey senator

Many of the top financial donors to U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez will not say whether they will continue supporting his…

Fetterman plans to return donation tied to Menendez ‘in envelopes stuffed with $100 bills,’ spokesman says

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., will return $5,000 in contributions from a political action committee tied to Sen. Bob Menendez “in…

Sen. Bob Menendez suggests cash found in bribery raid came from ‘personal savings’

WASHINGTON — Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey suggested Monday that hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash seized by federal investigators…

Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife charged with bribery

U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey and his wife were indicted in New York on federal bribery charges for…

‘Watch out’: Senate Intelligence chair cautions on AI ‘deep fakes’ ahead of 2024 election

WASHINGTON — The chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence warned Wednesday that artificial intelligence could be manipulated to…

State Department picks veteran diplomat Mark Lambert as top China policy official

The U.S. State Department has picked veteran diplomat Mark Lambert as its top China policy official, five sources familiar with the matter said, bringing in new leadership for a part of the department…

Capitol Police reopen Senate buildings after finding no active threat

Capitol Police reopened a Senate office building Wednesday after sweeping the area and finding “no suspicious activity or persons of…

Fed Chair Powell says smaller banks likely will be exempt from higher capital requirements

New rules expected to require that banks keep more capital almost certainly won’t apply to smaller institutions, Federal Reserve Chair…