Chris Wright, Trump's energy secretary nominee, faced Democratic backlash during his confirmation hearing over controversial wildfire comments.

A Georgia republican was hurled to the floor and arrested while trying to crash a state speech he had been previously banned from attending.

Alabama Senator Tommy Tuberville has voiced his refusal to assist California as multiple wildfires continue to burn in the Golden State.

The senator went after the former Fox News anchor for cheating on both his wife and a woman who gave birth two months prior.

Joe Manchin ends his nearly 15-year Senate career by criticizing the Democratic Party's shift to progressive policies, calling it "toxic."

A New Jersey lawmaker has called for a statewide drone ban after growing concerns over unexplained nighttime drone sightings.

Andy Kim, a Democrat, will be taking over the seat of former Sen. Bob Menendez, who resigned this summer after being convicted of federal corruption charges.

Democrat Angela Alsobrooks defeated former Gov. Larry Hogan to become Maryland's first Black US senator.

The latest indictment doesn't add new charges but details further actions by the embattled senator

National surveys show Donald Trump to be far ahead of his rivals, with Tim Scott receiving fewer than 5% of the vote.

Ramón Montalvo Hernández, a federal senator for the PRD, was shot five times in the State of Mexico early on Thursday morning.

Rafael Cruz, father of Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) spoke at an Oklahoma gun rights gathering and said that atheism leads to perversion and pedophilia.

The Mexican senator claims he was blinking, not sleeping.

Vicki Marble, R-Fort Collins, stated that more blacks and Hispanics live in poverty, in part, because of fried chicken.

Analysts say Ted Cruz is technically a dual citizen of both nations.

The Arizona senator says the "border surge" amendment in the Senate bill could be amended in a House compromise, but the path to citizenship is not negotiable.

Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.), a longtime advocate for the rights of same-sex marriages, had earlier tried to introduce an amendment to the immigration reform bill extending green card rights to foreign-born spouses. The Supreme Court's ruling on DOMA effectively does what Leahy had sought to codify in his amendment.

"If we don’t pass immigration reform," Graham said, “if we don’t get it off the table in a reasonable, practical way, it doesn’t matter who you run in 2016."

The Democratic senator from Virginia made history yesterday after delivering a speech on the Senate floor entirely in Spanish.

Who might Gov. Christie pick to succeed Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J., and why?

Sen. Frank Lautenberg, D-N.J. died Monday at age 89.

Rhode Island's governor, Lincoln Chafee recently announced a change in party affiliation.

Another scandal in Mexican politics! This time, Quintana Roo senator, Luz María Beristain, gets angry at an airline representative because she didn't let her in a flight when the politician was late.

John McCain engaged Mike Lee in criticizing the Utah Senator's remarks about Inside-the-Beltway procedure.

Representatives of both ideologies believe Obama may be in trouble if implicated in the alleged Benghazi cover-up.

Nevada Senator Kelvin Atkinson revealed during heated debate on a state gay marriage bill that he is gay. The Nevada Senate voted 12-9 in support of a bill that would recognize same-sex marriages in the state.

Sen. Bill Nelson threw his support behind same-sex marriage this week. Why did he make the decision at this time?

Democratic NY State Sen. Malcolm Smith was arrested for his alleged participation in a payoff scheme to get him onto the Republican ballot for mayor of New York City.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., breached the topic of a major minimum wage hike in recent Senate testimony.

Sen. Rob Portman expresses his new stance on gay marriage.