Sen. Jeff Merkley has been speaking for more than 15 hours, as of Wednesday morning, warning abut the "grave threat" posed by Donald Trump to American democracy. "I’ve come to the Senate floor tonight to ring the alarm bells.

Schmitt, who chairs the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on the Constitution, plans to hold the hearing on Oct. 28 and will examine the cross section of the First Amendment and political violence, specifically in the wake of the assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.

The Senate fell short in its 12th vote on advancing the Republican bill to end the government shutdown. Follow live updates here.

Senator Jeff Merkley leads an overnight speech calling for an end to the government shutdown as Democrats urge President Trump to meet.

During her remarks from the Senate floor this month, Senator Elissa Slotkin called out President Trump's contempt for the rule of law. Slotkin stated, "Nobody gets to rewrite the constitution."

The oldest living senator in Congress is also the Senate President Pro Tempore amid the government shutdown 2025. How old is he? Meet Chuck Grassley.

A Pulaski County Circuit judge ruled in favor of a Franklin County resident Wednesday and said a June 2026 special election to fill a vacant state Senate seat unconstitutionally deprives voters of a voice in next year’s legislative session.

Retired teacher Brenda Brewer of Booneville said Wednesday that she won't run in the special election for the Senate District 26 seat formerly held by the late state Sen. Gary Stubblefield, R-Branch,