U.S. Senate

When sworn in this summer, Jackson will be the first Black woman on the Supreme Court.

On Tuesday, lawmakers grilled Jackson for more than 13 hours and will again question her Wednesday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. ET.

Next week the Senate Judiciary Committee will hold confirmation hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson, the federal judge President Biden has tapped as his Supreme Court nominee.

A professor points to a history of “white riot,” aimed at overturning democracy perceived to be in the interest of Black people.

ABC News' Matthew Dowd says shifts are happening here, too, but will take longer because of Texas' long history of being a deep red state.

Democrats are hopeful about possibly picking up total control of Washington after the Associated Press projected that the party had picked up one of two Georgia Senate seats early Wednesday morning.

Senate Republicans rejected their own president's veto on New Year's Day, and the National Defense Authorization Act is set to take effect despite President Trump and a feud over relief payments.

The emergency relief package includes direct payments to Americans, expanded unemployment insurance, aid to large and small businesses, and significant funding for the health care industry.

U.S. Ted Cruz was back in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday, after spending nearly a week in self-quarantine at his Houston home. Though he did not get sick,…

The U.S. Senate race in Texas is being closely watched after Democrat Beto O’Rourke’s near victory over Ted Cruz in 2018. The close race led many to…