Melissa Quinn is a senior reporter for CBSNews.com, where she covers U.S. politics, with a focus on the Supreme Court and federal courts. Washington — Democratic Sen. Mark Kelly of Arizona filed a ...

FAR. CHRISTIANE CORDERO, ABC NEWS, WASHINGTON. NEW THIS MORNING, WISCONSIN SENATOR RON JOHNSON CLASHING WITH MINNESOTA ATTORNEY GENERAL KEITH ELLISON, APPEARING TO BLAME HIM FOR THE SHOOTING DEATHS OF ...

Republican U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell was discharged from the hospital Feb. 10, more than one week after he checked himself in, a spokesperson said in a Feb. 11 news release. "Senator McConnell was ...

A senior Democratic lawmaker with knowledge of some of the U.S. government’s most secretive operations has said he has “deep concerns” about certain activities by the Central Intelligence Agency. The ...

Former U.S. Sen. George Mitchell. (Photo by Jan McCullough) Former Maine U.S. Sen. George Mitchell has resigned as honorary chair of the Mitchell Institute, the organization announced Thursday. The ...

Republican U.S. Senator Mitch McConnell checked himself into the hospital on Monday night after experiencing flu-like symptoms over the weekend, Fox News reported, citing his office. "In an abundance ...

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., praised Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., as a "maverick," arguing that the nonconformist Democrat's authenticity matters more than toeing the party line on Capitol Hill. "He plays ...

As Congress works to reach a deal to avoid a government shutdown, Geoff Bennett spoke with Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin for a Republican perspective on negotiations. Well, for a Republican ...

Republican U.S. Senator Susan Collins of Maine warned that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) recruits are getting rushed into the field and "their training has not been as thorough and ...

U.S. Sen. Bill Cassidy wants you to know he’s in the Senate race for the long haul and expects to win reelection. On Tuesday, Cassidy launched the first TV ad of his campaign, wasting no time to draw ...

Sen. John Curtis (R-Utah) on Monday criticized Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem’s reaction to the killing of Alex Pretti by a federal agent as “premature” and argued that ...