Former West Virginia legislator convicted on Jan. 6 charges mulls run for federal office

Days before he reports to prison, former West Virginia Republican state legislator Derrick Evans tells CBS…

Dems propose raising taxes on high earners to extend Medicare solvency

Senate Democrats want to raise taxes on some high earners and use the money to extend…

Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy breaks hip, will undergo surgery

FILE: US Senator Patrick Leahy (D-VT) speaks during a Senate Appropriations Subcommittee hearing with FBI Director…

Senate passes most significant gun control legislation in decades

Washington — The Senate late Thursday voted 65 to 33 to pass the bipartisan gun control bill,…

Primary preview: Alabama Senate runoff, D.C. mayor, House races in Virginia

The two Republican candidates in Alabama’s U.S. Senate primary runoff on Tuesday can each say that…

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Pennsylvania Senate GOP primary recount begins

Recounting began Friday in the too-close-to-call Republican primary contest for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, with barely…

Senate Democrats search for path forward on gun control after Texas school shooting

Washington — Senate Democratic leaders on Wednesday implored Republican senators to drop their firm opposition to…

Chris Murphy, lawmaker from Sandy Hook district, speaks on Senate floor after Texas elementary school mass shooting:

Connecticut’s Sen. Chris Murphy spoke from the Senate floor on Tuesday several hours after a mass…

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