Topic: Majority Whip Dick Durbin

Two hours after President Joe Biden announced he is ending his campaign run, Vice President Kamala Harris said she was "honored" to receive Biden's endorsement and intends to "earn and win" the Democratic nomination.

Chief Justice John Roberts refused Thursday to meet with Senate Democrats to discuss Supreme Court ethics issues stemming from two controversial flags flown over Justice Samuel Alito's properties.

U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland on Friday named Delaware U.S. Attorney David Weiss as special counsel in an investigation of Hunter Biden, son of President Joe Biden.

A bill that would expand the United States' ability to prosecute global war crimes heads to President Joe Biden's desk after being approved by the Senate on Thursday.

Sen. Bob Menendez called for an immediate freeze to all U.S. cooperation with Saudi Arabia, in response to its move to cut oil production amid already strained supplies due to Russia's war in Ukraine.

The U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom called on President Joe Biden to drastically increase the number of refugees accepted from aboard this year.

The U.N. is questioning top U.S. officials on whether the government believes torture bans apply to military personal operating outside U.S. borders.

Rep. John Lewis,D-Ga., said he opposes President Obama's nomination of Michael Boggs to serve on the federal court, endangering a delicate deal to fill seven vacancies on the state bench.

The Senate voted to invoke cloture on a bill to provide aid to Ukraine and impose sanctions on Russia Monday, 78-17.

U.S. President Obama is expected to fill in the blanks about how he wants money spent in the 2015 budget since top-line numbers are in place, one lawmaker said.