FIRST ON FOX: Former Detroit Police Chief James Craig will launch his campaign for the U.S. Senate in Michigan on Tuesday. Craig, whose impressive law enforcement career in a handful of states spans more than 40 years, is seeking to replace retiring Democrat Sen. Debbie Stabenow in the Senate. He …
Read More »Tim Sheehy reveals millions raised in crucial race against Tester that 'will determine control of the Senate'
FIRST ON FOX: First time Republican Senate candidate Tim Sheehy raised over $2.8 million in just the first fundraising quarter since launching his campaign in June. Shared first with Fox News Digital, Sheehy revealed $2.2 million of the third quarter fundraising dollars came from donor contributions, with an additional $650,000 …
Read More »FBI director says terror threats elevated to all-time high since Oct. 7: 'Blinking lights everywhere'
FBI Director Christopher Wray testified Tuesday that the terror threat facing the United States has reached unprecedented levels since the Oct. 7 attack on Israel. Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., asked Wray to describe the current “threat matrix” facing the United States at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing. “What I would …
Read More »NSFW: Capitol Hill rocked by sex tape scandal featuring famous Senate hearing room
The United States Senate was rocked by a gay sex tape scandal after a video of two men engaged in an explicit sex act in a Senate hearing room appeared online. U.S. Capitol Police told Fox News they were aware of an amateur pornographic video published by the Daily Caller …
Read More »House, Senate lawmakers demand Supreme Court block White House eco actions: 'Set the record straight'
FIRST ON FOX: A group of dozens of House and Senate Republicans filed a legal brief Monday to urge the Supreme Court to take up two cases related to President Biden’s authority to lock up public lands from resource development and other uses. In the brief first obtained by Fox …
Read More »Senators urge Bernie Sanders to hold a hearing on the scope of antisemitism at college campuses
FIRST ON FOX: Sens. Jacky Rosen, D-Nevada and James Lankford, R-Okla., sent a letter Tuesday to Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., Chairman of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP), requesting a hearing about the scope of antisemitism on college campuses. The senators wrote a full committee hearing …
Read More »Senate advances defense bill boosting service member pay, Pentagon reforms
The Senate teed up a colossal package to authorize funding for the Pentagon on Tuesday, marking the first legislation to hit the floor since lawmakers returned from August recess. Lawmakers advanced the Fiscal Year 2026 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) on a largely bipartisan 84 to 14 vote, setting up …
Read More »Reporter's Notebook: Democrats' shutdown gamble reveals party divisions, Schumer's weak spot with the left
It’s often hard to separate the noise from the signal in politics. The noise is that congressional Democrats are fighting President Donald Trump and Republicans over a prospective government shutdown and healthcare spending. The signal is scratchy. But if you turn the squelch knob, you may detect the signal. We …
Read More »Trump-approved plan to avert government shutdown scuttled by Senate
Senate Republicans’ bid to pass a short-term government funding extension was foiled by Senate Democrats as the deadline to fund the government fast approaches. While the proposal easily glided through the House with little drama, it hit a brick wall in the Senate and failed 44-48. Only one lawmaker, Sen. …
Read More »Government limps deeper into shutdown crisis with no deal in sight
The Senate remains deadlocked on a path to end the shutdown as it nears its second week, and Republicans’ meager support across the aisle to reopen the government may be crumbling. Senate Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., needs at least eight Senate Democratic caucus members to join Republicans to reopen …
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