Stef W. Kight

A federal appeals court ruling Tuesday could erase a new midterm advantage for Republicans.Why it matters: The 2-1 ruling would block Republicans from using cash-rich party committees to buy more p...

President Trump's top political hands had some surprising advice for Senate Republicans last week: Talk more about health care.Why it matters: Trump and the MAGA base are fixated on the voter-ID an...

It's August, which means lawmakers are fanning out across the country to campaign for themselves and their colleagues.Why it matters: A friendly senator or House member can help on the stump. But o...

Senate Republicans' top super PAC is pouring an extra $6 million into Michigan to attack Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed.Why it matters: It's part of $12 million in new spending this month...

Top Pentagon officials are already pitching reconciliation 4.0 to Senate Republicans behind closed doors, underscoring the need for a massive boost in military funds, Axios has learned.Why it matte...

White House officials will press Senate Republicans behind closed doors Wednesday to pass a blueprint for another GOP-only megabill before they leave for the August recess, but save any possible de...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune has one of the toughest jobs in Washington. It could get even harder next year.Why it matters: Thune is one of the few Republicans in Washington who's managed to s...

In a massive show of bipartisanship, 86 senators voted to move forward with a Russia and Iran sanctions bill that had been championed by the late Sen. Lindsey Graham.Why it matters: The vote came h...

Senate Majority Leader John Thune is pulling off something today's Republicans rarely attempt: telling President Trump "no."Why it matters: Pressure from Trump and the MAGA base is piling up on Thu...

Hardline conservatives are gaining power in the Senate atop key committees.Why it matters: The senators known for rankling GOP leadership now have gavels that let them hold hearings, advance legisl...

The Senate is set for another big House infusion next year.Why it matters: The two chambers often clash over differing cultures and procedures. An influx of senators used to the faster, more confro...

Senate Republicans are anxious to avoid giving Democrats another opening to force a government shutdown weeks before the midterm elections.Why it matters: The appropriations process is a slog, Sen....

Senate GOP leaders say they have spoken with Sen. Mitch McConnell in recent days, as speculation swirls online among MAGA influencers about the Kentucky Republican's health.Why it matters: McConnel...

The Senate GOP campaign arm won a major Supreme Court boost in the party's bid to hold congressional majorities on Tuesday.Why it matters: Republicans' reliance on mega-donors and their cash-flush ...

Senate Republicans are elevating Colombia as a role model in their push for stricter voting rules in the U.S. — and using California as their foil.Why it matters: Republicans don't have the votes t...

President Trump is making life hell for Senate Republicans, and they're returning the favor."I make no apologies for standing up to the president," Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) told reporters after he...

President Trump's lunch with GOP senators devolved into a lengthy shouting match between him and outgoing Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-La.).Why it matters: Trump's handling of the war in Iran and the Senat...

Sens. Mike Lee and Rick Scott have teed up what could be a tense, confrontational lunch Wednesday with President Trump and Senate Republicans.The two spent months pressuring Senate Majority Leader ...