The Latest Breaking News from Sheldon Whitehouse

Trump’s judicial nominee Emil Bove echoed a Mafia code of silence as Senate Republicans shielded him from scrutiny.

Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee used a hearing Wednesday to air questions about use of the autopen in the Biden administration.

Democrats tried to alter unconstitutionally the membership of the Supreme Court; they extorted Facebook into censoring free speech; they issued presidential executive orders unsupported by statute; and they pushed unprecedented prosecutions of Biden's predecessor in office, and his 2024 opponent, in the presidential race.

ANALYSIS: The Senate Democratic leader is increasingly finding himself out of step with both his party’s voting base and his colleagues in Congress, writes John Bowden

Democrats lost a vote to undo Trump's tariffs in the Senate. However, even though some members questioned the leadership as a different strategy could have seen the bill passed, the move is still being seen as a win by some given its symbolic meaning

The resolution failed in a 49-49 vote, largely due to the absence of two senators, including one Democrat.

Politically, Republicans can’t get enough of what President Trump and Elon Musk have wrought. But they have not put their money where their mouths are.

Fossil fuel groups poured a record $96m into Trump ahead of the 2024 election, demanding more scrutiny, not less, says Sheldon Whitehouse

Ukrainian leader abruptly left White House after being publicly berated by US president in Russia ceasefire talks