Senate

A Texas Tech regent wrote a $274,000 check to Ken Paxton's Senate campaign, and the next morning, according to The Texas Tribune, Paxton's office threatened the Big 12 conference with a $200 million lawsuit to protect Texas Tech's interests. The story also notes that Texas...

TRT World reports that US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth faced heated questioning from senators over Washington's strategy in the Iran conflict, with lawmakers pressing whether the administration has a clear plan to end the war. According to TRT World, Hegseth rejected accusations of strategic failure...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth requested $87 billion in additional Pentagon funding at a Senate committee hearing as the US conducted its 11th consecutive night of strikes against Iran. DW News reports that senators criticized Hegseth's Iran war strategy during the hearing. President Trump has threatened...

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth disclosed during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing that the U.S. military campaign against Iran has cost an estimated $37.5 billion, according to WION. The figure marks a significant increase from the administration's previous estimate released in May.

Following Senator Lindsey Graham's death, South Carolina's governor appointed his sister, Darline Graham Nordine, to fill the vacant Senate seat until the next election. The appointment was legally permissible under state law but has sparked debate about whether family members should inherit powerful political offices...

According to coverage of a Senate hearing, FBI Director Kash Patel faced questioning from senators regarding an ongoing FBI leak probe.