With the shutdown ball squarely in the Senate’s court, a fair question feels timelier than ever: Is the United States Senate what our Founders envisioned it to be — or has it fallen short of their design? The honest answer lies somewhere in the gray.

U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, was first elected in 2006, unseating then-Sen. Mike DeWine in a wave year for Democrats across the country. Brown was re-elected in 2012 and 2018, but this year is different. For the first time in his career, Brown is on ...

STATE’S MAJOR CLINICS PAUSED IVF TREATMENTS NEW ON FIVE TWO HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS FROM MASSACHUSETTS ARE IN THE MIDDLE OF A WEEK IN OUR NATION’S CAPITAL. THEY WILL NEVER FORGET. THEY WILL NEVER FORGET IT. AND THEY ARE EACH BRINGING BACK $10,000 ...

Washington — Senate Republicans elected Sen. John Thune as leader on Wednesday, after Minority Leader Mitch McConnell — the longest serving leader in the Senate history — opted to step down from the post. Thune, the current whip, won 29 votes on the ...

Long the most critical branch of the federal government, Congress has ceded much of its own institutional power. Here's how it happened.

Ted Cruz (R) and Ted Brown (L) did not respond to the El Paso Times questionnaire. Please describe your personal and professional background. I was born and raised in North Texas by a single mom who was a Dallas public school teacher, and after attending ...

In 2012, Governor Mitt Romney was the Republican candidate for President of the United States, and Representative Paul Ryan (Wisconsin) ran for Vice President of the United States, as Mitt Romney’s running mate. On August 23, 2012, I published an article ...

[This post is co-authored with Professor Seth Barrett Tillman.] In Trump v. United States (July 1, 2024), Justice Thomas wrote a concurrence that opined on the constitutionality of the Special Counsel's appointment. The Constitution's Appointments Clause ...

Former Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake was one of seven Republicans who joined Democrats to pass a resolution to end U.S. military assistance for Saudi Arabia's war in Yemen. President Trump vetoed that measure. On CBSN, Flake weighs in on the president's decision.

The United States of America Israel? ” Sen. Sanders says AIPAC is buying silence in Congress as Gaza burns. Explore his explosive claims, the billions at stake, and why this could reshape U.S. foreign policy—and democracy itself. On the Senate floor ...

The U.S. Mint in Philadelphia pressed its final penny last week, bringing an end to a tradition that dates to the earliest days of the republic.