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Ernst, who hasn't formally announced she is seeking reelection in 2026, brought in $723,000 in the second quarter, slightly ...

As Mike Waltz, President Donald Trump’s nominee for U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, appears before the Senate Foreign ...

The hearing will provide senators with the first opportunity to grill Waltz over revelations that he added a journalist to a ...

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Republican senators say reports that Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth froze weapons shipments to Ukraine without getting ...

The North Carolina senator, who recently said he did not plan to run for re-election, said the defense secretary’s decisions ...

A prominent Republican senator who once voted to confirm Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth is now publicly questioning that decision, calling the appointee by President Donald Trump "amateurish" and "out ...

Republican Thom Tillis suggested the Senate Armed Services Committee had been “a little bit generous” when outlining ...