Former school board member Jennifer Jenkins challenges Ashley Moody for a US Senate seat in Florida

A Democratic former school board member who garnered attention for defeating a future cofounder of Moms for Liberty announced she is running for the U.S.

Senate advances defense bill boosting service member pay, Pentagon reforms

The Senate teed up debate on the $925B National Defense Authorization Act on Tuesday, a bill focused on Pentagon reforms rather than gutting “woke" policies.

Senate Republicans defeat Chuck Schumer push to force release of Epstein files

The GOP tabled Schumer's amendment, but Republicans Rand Paul and Josh Hawley joined Democrats in voting in favor of releasing all of the records.

Chuck Schumer surprises colleagues, forces Senate vote on disclosing the Epstein files

Senate Republicans have largely been able to steer clear of the Jeffrey Epstein scandal. The Democratic leader, however, unexpectedly forced the issue.

Senior Democrat says Pentagon didn’t present conclusive evidence alleged drug smugglers killed in strike were gang members

Defense Department officials briefing congressional staff on Tuesday about last week’s US military strike on a boat in the Caribbean did not present conclusive evidence that the targets of the attack were members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua,
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The Oregon Senate’s top 3 Democrats received bomb threats Thursday

The threats come as figures across the political spectrum fear political violence following the Charlie Kirk assassination.

House pushes to conference first batch of 2026 funding bills with Senate

The House is making a push to formally conference government funding legislation for fiscal 2026 with the Senate, breaking with recent norms as Congress stares down a Sept. 30 deadline to prevent
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