US Senate

Witkoff, Rubio brief Congress in first-ever meeting since signing of US-Iran MoU

Bipartisan lawmakers pressed the administration officials on issues such as lifting sanctions on Iran and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, US Special Envoy Steve Witkoff, and U.S. President Donald Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner meet with a Ukrainian delegation in Hallandale Beach, Florida, US, November 30, 2025.
US President Donald Trump boards Air Force One as he departs Reading Regional Airport in Reading, Pennsylvania, US, June 23, 2026.

Senate rejects motion to limit Trump's war power in Iran day after voting yes on similar resolution

US President Donald Trump arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, US, June 23, 2026.

Trump slams Senate's Iran resolution as 'meaningless,' attacks its GOP defenders

A protester holds a banner opposing the war with Iran during US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's opening remarks at a Senate Armed Services Committee hearing on US President Donald Trump's FY2027 budget request for the Department of Defence on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, US, April 30, 20

Republican-majority US Senate votes to curb Trump's powers in Iran war


Lindsey Graham says Schumer's Israel comments 'earth-shatteringly bad'

"Whether you like Bibi or not, it's not the question. The question is, is it appropriate for anybody in this body telling another country to take their government down?" Graham said

 U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to members of the press at Republican presidential candidate and former U.S. President Donald Trump's South Carolina Republican presidential primary election night party in Columbia, South Carolina, U.S. February 24, 2024.

'Israel not a banana republic': Netanyahu slams Schumer's 'undermining' speech

Yair Lapid: Schumer's speech "is proof that, one by one, Netanyahu is losing the staunchest supporters of Israel."

Senator Chuck Schumer

Schumer: Netanyahu a major obstacle for peace, Israel must hold elections

Schumer identified Netanyahu as one of four main obstacles to achieving lasting peace in the Middle East.

  Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) meets Israeli War Cabinet member Benny Gantz

US: Netanyahu’s leadership may be jeopardized, Gaza policies harmful

“We expect large protests demanding his resignation and new elections. A different, more moderate government is a possibility,” the report stated.

 A large billboard depicting an image of Benjamin Netanyahu with the words "You're the head, you're responsible."

US Senate foreign relations committee pens letter for reconsideration of new ICRC head

The Red Cross has been heavily scrutinized for failing to visit Israeli hostages and not reporting that the hostages had been taken to Shifa Hospital. 

Pierre Krahenbuhl Commissioner-General of the UNRWA attends a news conference in Geneva

Mitch McConnell to step down as US Senate Republican leader in November

McConnell, 82, represents the state of Kentucky and is the longest-serving Senate leader in history.

US Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Republican from Kentucky, stands for a photo at the US Capitol in Washington, DC, US, November 9, 2020.

Putin says Russia will push further into Ukraine after 'chaotic' fall of Avdiivka

"Once Avdiivka is under their control, they undoubtedly will choose another city and begin to storm it," Kuleba said.

 A Russian military vehicle drives past residential buildings damaged in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in the town of Avdiivka in the Donetsk Region, Russian-controlled Ukraine, in this image taken from video released February 20, 2024

US Senate advances $95 billion Ukraine, Israel aid bill after failed border deal

The security aid bill includes $61 billion for Ukraine as it battles a Russian invasion, $14 billion for Israel in its war against Hamas.

 US senate floor

Israel aid debate reveals differences among Jewish groups over immigration

Israel and immigration — or border security — became linked when Republicans said they’d only support aid to Israel and Ukraine if it was paired with significant new US immigration restrictions.

 MIGRANTS BOUND for the US border rest in Los Corazones, Mexico.

US House speaker slams Biden ahead of meeting with Knesset speaker

"There's an absence of leadership in the White House as President Joe Biden is attempting to dial down support for Israel," Johnson said. 

 Israeli family members of a hostage taken by Hamas wait for a meeting in Washington, US, February 6, 2024