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Southern California quarterback Jayden Maiava, right, jumps away from Oregon linebacker Teitum Tuioti during the first half of an NCAA college football game, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)

Senate passes college sports bill that would rein in athlete payments and transfers

September 28, 2026 at 9:42 p.m.

The Senate passed a sweeping bipartisan bill on Monday that would regulate college sports, an attempt to end “chaos” in an industry that has been upended by skyrocketing athlete payments...

FILE – Kraken co-CEO Arjun Sethi speaks as President Donald Trump listens during a meeting with technology leaders in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Aug. 19, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File)

Senate blocks cryptocurrency regulation as Democrats push back on Trump investments

September 15, 2026 at 4:58 p.m.

Senate Democrats on Tuesday blocked legislation to create a new regulatory framework for cryptocurrency, stalling an industry-backed effort to place new guardrails around digital assets after demanding more limits on...

Tech CEOs call for AI regulation. President Donald Trump and Congress are not rushing to act.

September 15, 2026 at 7:28 a.m.

The technology industry’s increasingly urgent warnings about the potential harm of artificial intelligence are slamming into political intransigence in Washington.

Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., speaks to reporters at the U.S. Capitol, Monday, Sept. 14, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Allison Robbert)

GOP Sen. Mitch McConnell returns to Senate for the first time since his June hospitalization

September 14, 2026 at 5:32 p.m.

Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky returned to the Senate on Monday for the first time since June 14, when he was hospitalized after a fall in his home.

FILE – At left, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton speaks in McKinney, Texas, May 19, 2026, and at right, Texas state Rep. James Talarico, after voting, in Austin, Texas, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/LM Otero and Eric Gay,File)

The GOP was confident about keeping its Senate majority. Now the fight for control is wide open.

September 8, 2026 at 6:09 a.m.

Republicans appeared to have a firm grip on the Senate heading into the final two years of President Donald Trump’s term. But with less than two months until Election Day,...

Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., introduces Adm. Kevin Lunday, acting commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard, during a Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing on the nomination Lunday for Commandant of the Coast Guard, Nov. 19, 2025, on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson, File)

Senate passes sweeping Russia sanctions bill negotiated by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham

August 7, 2026 at 3:52 p.m.

The Senate overwhelmingly approved a punishing Russian sanctions package Friday, the result of a yearlong campaign by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham to reinforce U.S. support for Ukraine.

FILE – Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche is sworn in as he appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general clears critical hurdle after deal with GOP holdouts

August 4, 2026 at 5:01 p.m.

A Senate committee is expected to vote Tuesday to advance acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to lead the Justice Department after the former personal lawyer for President Donald Trump...

FILE – Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, July 15, 2026. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein, File)

Todd Blanche rescinds fund for Trump allies after GOP senators threaten to block his attorney general bid

August 3, 2026 at 6:25 a.m.

Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche issued a formal order terminating President Donald Trump’s $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization fund” to compensate his political allies.

Rep.-elect Max Miller, R-Ohio, arrives for new member orientation check-in and program registration with Emily Moreno in Washington, Nov. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Amanda Andrade-Rhoades, File)

Sen. Bernie Moreno says former son-in-law Max Miller should not serve in the House

August 2, 2026 at 7:57 p.m.

U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno said his former son-in-law, U.S. Rep. Max Miller, should not be serving in the House and should “seek professional help” as Miller defended himself against allegations...

President Donald Trump floats pulling Todd Blanche’s nomination for attorney general to avoid conceding to GOP demands

July 30, 2026 at 12:59 p.m.

President Donald Trump said Thursday he may pull acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination for the full-time post.

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