The Senate voted Wednesday, to confirm former Democratic Rep. Tulsi Gabbard as director of national intelligence.

In an extract from The Conversation’s new book on democracy, we chart the origins of the parties that dominate politics today ...

Lt. Gov. Jon Husted was sworn in as Ohio's newest U.S. senator Tuesday, just one day after his predecessor became vice president of the United States. Vice President JD Vance administered the oath ...

Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young is calling for safeguards to stop tech billionaires gaining greater influence in Australian politics. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman “I am concerned that ...

WASHINGTON – Former Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell fell twice on Wednesday and was escorted out of the Capitol in a wheelchair as a precautionary measure. The longtime leader ...

The Senate is expected to debate a Greens motion today which calls for urgent action to stop “Trump-style politics” coming to Australia. The motion proposed by Greens Senator Nick McKim is set ...

"After taking the 2-5am shift on the Senate floor last night for our overnight protest, got 2 hours of crappy sleep on my office couch and right back at it today," Murphy posted on X. "We don’t ...

The Senate is poised to vote on whether to confirm Russell Vought to a top administration role after Democrats held a rare overnight session to oppose his nomination. Vought was tapped by ...

Senate Democrats are struggling to deal with a rising tide of anger inside their party as President Donald Trump and billionaire ally Elon Musk run roughshod over federal agencies, with House ...

WASHINGTON, Feb 3 (Reuters) - U.S. Senator Brian Schatz said on Monday he would block Senate votes on President Donald Trump's nominees for diplomatic positions in protest over moves to close the ...

Trump and his Capitol Hill counterparts, Senate Majority Leader John Thune and House Speaker Mike Johnson, are now working to decide how deeply to slash spending on popular — yet expensive ...

Amid confusion over whether departures would be voluntary and permanent, Senator Gallagher said forcible displacement “is not consistent with international law” as she restated Australia’s ...