Michigan Sen. Gary Peters says he thinks it's time to turn over the reins so he won't be seeking a third term in 2026.

A Senate committee will consider Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to lead the Office of the Director of National Intelligence after she spent weeks working to persuade lawmakers to vote for her.

Some Republican members of the Senate Intelligence Committee have discussed the idea of making a key vote on Tulsi Gabbard’s nomination to become intelligence chief public instead of voting behind closed doors.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Republican chair of the Senate Judiciary Committee and the panel's top Democrat asked U.S. President Donald Trump to detail his rationale for firing 18 inspectors general that provide oversight at U.S. government agencies.

President Donald Trump fired more than a dozen inspectors general across the federal government apparently without giving Congress the required notice and reasons, providing an early test for a recently formed caucus aimed at protecting agency watchdogs.

The leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee sent a rare bipartisan letter to President Trump demanding an explanation for his firing of 17 inspectors general (IG) in one night. The rebuke said Trump violated the law by failing to give Congress 30 days’ notice and a rationale for the removal for each of the watchdogs