United States Senate15 Sept 2026Watch: Republican senator presses Kash Patel on bestiality in bizarre exchangePatel defended the FBI's updated hiring policy allowing applicants with a history of bestiality to qualify for a role in the law enforcement agency.15 Sept 202615 Sept 2026Watch: Moment Mitch McConnell returns to CongressVideo shows the Kentucky senator leaving his home in a wheelchair and greeting colleagues in the US Capitol Building after a three-month absence.15 Sept 202614 Sept 2026Mitch McConnell returns to Senate after three-month absenceThe Republican senator, absent since June, has faced questions about transparency around his health.14 Sept 202626 Aug 2026Darline Graham wins primary to contest late brother's US Senate seatThe Trump-backed candidate, whose brother Lindsey Graham died in July, has never previously run for elected office.26 Aug 20266 Aug 2026US Senate committee votes to hold Fauci in contempt over Covid hearingThe committee will now refer him for possible prosecution for refusing to answer questions about his handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.6 Aug 20265 Aug 2026El-Sayed promotes left-wing platform after Michigan Senate primary winAbdul El-Sayed, the son of Egyptian immigrants, would be the first Muslim US senator if elected in November.5 Aug 20265 Aug 2026Michigan Democrats locked in tight battle to earn Senate nomination in crucial seatLeft-wing outsider Abdul El-Sayed is narrowly ahead of establishment-backed congresswoman Haley Stevens.5 Aug 20265 Aug 2026US congressman refuses to drop re-election bid over ex-wife's abuse claimsOhio Republican Max Miller's former father-in-law, a US senator, wants him removed from Congress.5 Aug 202629 Jul 2026Fauci invokes Fifth Amendment in showdown with Republican lawmakersFauci invoked his right not to respond to questions in his opening statement, citing Senator Rand Paul's "unhinged obsession" with trying to put him "behind bars".29 Jul 2026...
