Columnist Steve Bousquet writes that as a choice for U.S. attorney general, Pam Bondi is a major upgrade over Matt Gaetz, but that her record warrants close and critical scrutiny by the Senate.

HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) The first woman to command Canada’s military called out a U.S. senator on Saturday for questioning the role of women in combat. Gen. Jennie Carignan responded to comments made by Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch, the ranking member of the U.S. Senate Foreign Relations Com...

A half-dozen state Senate committees will have new chairpersons heading into the 2025 session, with Democrats releasing the lineup on Thursday.

The former Democratic representative will face scrutiny from the Intelligence Committee and others.

Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) signaled openness to supporting President-elect Trumps pick for Labor secretary, Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer (R-Ore.), on Friday. Murray, chair of the Senate Appropriations Committee, argued that Americans deserve a Labor secretary who knows that growing a stronger economy requires standing up for workers, not billionaires and giant corporations....

Laura Richardson, a former Congress member, will represent Senate District 35 in the California Legislature after a costly and negative election.

The Senator made the announcement FridayThe post Rick Scott signs on to Senate DOGE Caucus appeared first on Florida Politics - Campaigns & Elections. Lobbying & Government..

Political insiders are already sussing out potential candidates for high-profile 2026 contests. Among the possibilities: State Rep. Chip LaMarca challenging U.S. Rep. Jared Moskowitz.

Lisa Seminaras loss will increase the Senate Democratic majority to 25-11 when the new terms and 2025 legislative session begin on Jan. 8.

The GOP will have control of the House of Representatives, the Senate, and the White House, making passing and enacting reconciliation bills easier.

Maine Senator Margaret Chase Smith was the first U.S. Senator to speak up against the rhetoric and tactics of Sen. Joseph McCarthy, in her 1950 Declaration of Conscience speech on the Senate floor. She will go down in history for it. As of now, Maine Sen. Susan Collins will be remembered for saying that Donald […]

For GOP leaders to abdicate the Senates oversight responsibility would set a precedent that Republicans would later regret and upset the checks and balances so vital to a healthy democratic republic.

Iowa State Sen. Janice Weiner, D-Iowa City, will lead Iowas Senate Democrats in the next legislative session. Weiner is a first-term state senator from Iowa City and previously served on the Iowa City City Council until she was elected to the state senate in 2022. Before serving in public office, Weiner was a foreign service...The post

Iowa Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst will lead the U.S. Senates DOGE caucus, which will work with the newly formed Department of Government Efficiency formed by President-elect Donald Trump as he looks to slash government regulations and workforce. Ernst has long advocated to cut government waste and bureaucracy during her time in the Senate. Ernst...The post

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) Democrats’ crushing loss in Montana’s nationally important U.S. Senate race settled a fierce political debate over whether a surge of newcomers in the past decade favored Republicans and if one of the new arrivals could even take high office...

With the filibuster still in place and expected to stay that way in the new term of the Senate, Trump will need the help of Democrats to get his agenda through Congress.