U.S. Rep. Andy Barr's Senate campaign announcement ends months of speculation about whether he would jump into the race.

Kentucky Republican Rep. Andy Barr said in a Tuesday announcement he is all in on a campaign to replace Sen. Mitch McConnell.

Cory Booker’s speech served as a reminder of the Senate’s potential for meaningful debate, but also underscored how far the ...

By: Bianca Machain, April 22, 2025 From March 31 at 7 p.m. to April 1, at 8:05 p.m. Sen. Cory Booker of New Jersey stood on the Senate floor and delivered the longest speech in Senate history centered ...

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (WPRI) — Senate President Dominick Ruggerio, a powerful figure in Rhode Island politics for decades, has ...

Sen. Chris Van Hollen’s (D-Md.) trip to El Salvador to visit a mistakenly deported constituent has thrust the mild-mannered ...

Despite lacking congressional power, Democrats are finding new ways to challenge the Trump administration's actions.

Long speeches incorporate varied topics and texts. Whether or not these digressions are relevant to the issue at hand, they make the speaker’s remarks last longer.

That’s what happened during Sen. Strom Thurmond’s 1957 filibuster of the Civil Rights Act – the longest speech on the Senate floor before Booker’s performance. When Thurmond needed a bathroom break ...