Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is considering a run for US Senate, according to new reports. A run against Senator John Cornyn would be a test of the split in the Texas Republican Party.

WASHINGTON – Those following the X account of U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, were scratching their heads Wednesday night over an all-caps post depicting a photo of him standing next to President Donald Trump. “WE’RE READY TO MAKE $USA GREAT AGAIN,” read the post, which included what users said was a cryptocurrency pitch.

In an interview with Fox News Digital, Paxton gave more credence to the rumors, saying that despite "loving what I’m doing … I’m looking potentially at the U.S. Senate."

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Texas federal lawmakers are making a bipartisan effort to introduce legislation to help combat the Cattle Fever Tick infestation in Texas and nationwide.

His nomination roiled FBI insiders, with reports emerging that the bureau could face mass resignations should he secure the post.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. will testify before the Senate Finance Committee on Wednesday, January 29, as he seeks confirmation as the nation's health secretary. Ahead of his confirmation hearing, articles about the sound of his voice and his spasmodic dysphonia have been in the news. This is what you need to know about the condition.

With Donald Trump’s nominees slowly emerging from Senate committees, lawmakers on both sides of the aisle are preparing for a weekslong slog as Democrats force Republicans to work through procedural obstacles to fill out the new president’s Cabinet.

Senate Republicans are under growing pressure from prominent former Republican officials to reject President Trump’s pick to head the FBI, Kash Patel, setting the stage for another bruising

Kennedy Jr. rejected characterizations of him as an anti-vaxxer in a Senate hearing Wednesday where senators will weigh his confirmation as Health and Human Services Secretary—as his former billionaire running mate threatens to fund primary challenges against lawmakers who vote against him.

In 2020, then-Democratic congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard introduced legislation calling on the federal government to drop all charges against Edward Snowden, the National Security Agency contractor who in

Senate Finance Committee members Catherine Cortez Masto and John Cornyn will introduce legislation Thursday to stop companies from deducting or claiming credits on their U.S. tax bills for taxes paid to Russia.