RFK Jr. faces Senate questions on CDC and vaccine moves, U.S. and allies meet on Ukraine and Trump appeals tariffs to Supreme Court.

Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson enters the race to replace retiring GOP Sen. Joni Ernst, pledging to campaign across all 99 counties starting with a Friday kickoff event.

California, Oregon, and the state Washington formed a new West Coast Health Alliance in response to turmoil and shifting vaccine guidance at the CDC.

Hinson, who flipped a Democratic-held House seat in 2020, made the announcement after fellow Republican Sen. Joni Ernst said she wouldn't seek re-election.

Two very different but powerful camps - Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) on one side and the crypto industry on the other, want improvements in the market structure bill.

A partial government shutdown looms Oct. 1 unless Congress can overcome partisan bickering and a loss of trillions in tariffs to keep the lights on.

Erwin Antoni, of Pennsylvania, to be Commissioner of Labor Statistics, Department of Labor, for a term of four years, vice Erika L. McEntarfer. Laura

U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst said Tuesday that she will not seek reelection next year, confirming in a video post on social media that she will retire after months of speculation about her plans.

The Senate Judiciary Committee will reconvene after the August recess this week for two days of hearings on judicial and United States attorney nominations amid tensions spurred by President Donald Trump and his growing frustrations with a tradition that is holding up the confirmation of key nominees.