United States Senate

Mitch McConnell backs House TikTok bill that could lead to ban

Washington — Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Monday endorsed a bill that could lead to a b...

technology | 6 months ago

Democrats start out ahead in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin 2024 Senate races — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll

As Democrats play defense in U.S. Senate races this year, two battleground-state incumbents start ou...

us | 5 months ago

Halle Berry joins senators to announce menopause legislation

Washington — Actor Halle Berry joined a group of bipartisan senators on Thursday to announce new leg...

us | 5 months ago

Senate passes FAA reauthorization bill ahead of deadline

The Senate has passed a $105 billion bill designed to improve air safety and customer service for ai...

us | 5 months ago

Senate to vote on border bill as Democrats seek to shift blame to GOP

Washington — The Senate is expected to vote Thursday on a bipartisan border security measure that Re...

us | 4 months ago

Lawmakers pursue legislation that would make it illegal to share digitally altered images known as deepfake porn

Last year, there were more than 21,000 deepfake pornographic videos online — up more than 460% over ...

politics | 4 months ago

Americans want to protect IVF amid battles over abortion, but Senate at odds over path forward

Washington — Americans appear to be in rare agreement when it comes to IVF, with surveys indicating ...

us | 4 months ago

Senate Democrats to unveil package to protect IVF as party makes reproductive rights push this month

Washington — A group of Senate Democrats is set to unveil a new package to protect access to IVF on ...

politics | 4 months ago

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez to run for reelection as independent

Washington — Sen. Bob Menendez, a New Jersey Democrat, has decided to seek reelection as an independ...

us | 4 months ago

Senate to vote on right to contraception bill as Democrats pressure Republicans

Washington — The Senate is scheduled to vote Wednesday on legislation to protect access to contracep...

us | 4 months ago

Senate to vote on IVF package amid Democrats' reproductive rights push

Washington — The Senate is set to vote Thursday afternoon on a legislative package to protect access...

us | 4 months ago

Peter Welch becomes first Senate Democrat to call on Biden to withdraw from presidential race

Washington — Sen. Peter Welch of Vermont on Wednesday became the first Senate Democrat to publicly c...

us | 3 months ago

New Jersey Sen. Bob Menendez set to resign on Aug. 20 after being convicted on federal bribery charges

NEW JERSEY -- Sen. Bob Menendez will resign effective Aug. 20. This comes a week after he was convic...

us | 2 months ago

Kari Lake wins GOP Senate primary in Arizona, will take on Ruben Gallego in November

Kari Lake won the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate in Arizona on Tuesday, setting up a fierce b...

us | 2 months ago

Elissa Slotkin, Mike Rogers win Senate primaries in Michigan, CBS News projects

(CBS DETROIT) — Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin and former Republican Rep. Mike Rogers have won their...

politics | 2 months ago

Royce White wins Republican nomination for U.S. Senate to face off against Sen. Amy Klobuchar

MINNEAPOLIS — Republican Royce White has defeated Joe Fraser in the Minnesota primary election and w...

us | 2 months ago