Kate Santaliz

President Donald Trump has not ruled out pardoning or commuting the sentence of former Sen. Bob Menendez, though allies believe there is only a small chance that the New Jersey Democrat will receive clemency before he’s scheduled to report to prison next month.

Sen. Joni Ernst, R-Iowa, was repeatedly pressed on cuts to Medicaid in the House's budget bill at a town hall in her home state on Friday, and pushed back on an attendee who said the cuts would lead to deaths.

Sen. Ron Johnson said he thinks there are “enough” Republicans to “stop the process” on the GOP's domestic package in order to prioritize spending reductions.

The Senate advanced a major cryptocurrency regulation bill Monday on a bipartisan vote just two weeks after every Senate Democrat united to block it.

WASHINGTON — The GOP-led House Budget Committee voted to reject a sweeping package for President Donald Trump's agenda on Friday, dealing an embarrassing setback to Speaker Mike Johnson, R-La., and Republican leaders.

Sen. Bill Cassidy helped clinch Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s bid to lead the Department of Health and Human Services months ago after securing commitments from Kennedy to, among other things, avoid undercutting public faith in vaccinations.

U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Wednesday that the number of flights in and out of the Newark airport will be cut to ease flight delays.

WASHINGTON — Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N

In the run-up to the vote to confirm Pete Hegseth as defense secretary, Sen.

The Republican-led Senate is moving forward with a vote Thursday on a bipartisan crypto regulation bill, but it’s unclear if enough Democrats will support it as negotiations between the two parties are ongoing.

Republicans are scrambling to resolve intense divisions over Medicaid as they hammer out a key piece of their massive bill for President Donald Trump’s agenda.