Marvin Recinos - AFP / Getty Images Democrat's Stunt to Retrieve Man from El Salvador Ends with Embarrassing Dud A Democratic senator's plan to bring an illegal immigrant and alleged gang member currently in an El Salvador prison to the U.S. was a flop. By Jack Davis April 17, 2025
Omar Chatriwala / Getty ImagesPremium Answering Reader Questions: Can the Filibuster Sabotage Trump's Agenda? What Size Should the Gov't Be? This week we answer your questions about how Democrats might weaponize the filibuster, and how big the federal government should be. By Pedro Israel Orta and C. Douglas Golden April 13, 2025
Kayla Bartkowski / Getty ImagesCommentary Watch: Sen. Kennedy Hits AOC with Scorching 'Shampoo' Insult - Did He Go Too Far? "I consider AOC to be the leader of the Democratic Party. She's entitled to her opinion. I'm entitled to mine." By C. Douglas Golden April 10, 2025
Julia Demaree Nikhinson - File / AP Senate Confirms Mike Huckabee in 53-46 Vote The Senate voted Wednesday to confirm former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee as the Trump administration’s ambassador to Israel. By The Associated Press April 9, 2025
Chip Somodevilla / Getty Images Lone Republican Senator Votes Against Trump's Pick for Key DOJ Position A conservative attorney who vows to put the Constitution first and politics last has been confirmed to a key Justice Department post. By Jack Davis April 4, 2025
Andrew Caballero-Reynolds / AFP / Getty ImagesCommentary Senate RINOs Turn on Trump to Undo Key Policy, But Then a Republican Colleague Points Out the Obvious As Barrasso noted, the four GOP defectors merely wasted time, for Trump will win on tariffs in the end, as history suggests he should. By Michael Schwarz April 3, 2025
Kayla Bartkowski / Getty ImagesCommentary Republicans Help Dems Pass Bill to Block Trump Tariffs, 24 Hours After Canadian Leader Wanted to Give Trump Everything Senate GOP dissidents have erected roadblocks, but Trump seems certain to plow ahead with his James Madison-like efforts on tariff policy. By Michael Schwarz April 3, 2025
@EricLDaugh / X screen shotCommentary Adam Schiff Gets Reminded of His Past After He Virtue Signals About 'Truth' on Senate Floor Pathological liars like Schiff have the gall to speak of "truth" and "decency" because in Washington, D.C., they never face real consequences. By Michael Schwarz April 2, 2025
Andrew Harnik / Getty ImagesCommentary Trump Accuses 4 Republican Senators of Being 'Unbelievably Disloyal' Amid Tariff Bill Battle One can neither ignore Republicans' history of intra-party squabbling nor deny that tariffs long ago amounted to a core Republican value. By Michael Schwarz April 2, 2025
Senate Television via APCommentary Cory Booker Yammers for 20 Hours Straight in Attempt to Disrupt 'the Normal Business of the US Senate' Failed presidential candidate Cory Booker is taking a peculiar approach to air his grievances with President Donald Trump. By Bryan Chai April 1, 2025