Senate

Rigathi Gachagua says the charges against him, including corruption, are a ploy to push him out of office

We learnt this week that an American president, no matter how rogue, cannot keep himself in power against the will of the people

Joe Biden doesn’t have the mojo needed to restore the US – so he needs a full house to appoint those who do, writes Richard Calland.

Duterte has pitched constitutional reform to turn the country into a decentralised federal republic where regions would have the power to fix problems

President Trump backed down late on Wednesday in a spat with Democrats over his State of the Union address

After convening for just a few minutes following the Christmas break, the Senate adjourned, deciding to renew budget deliberations only next Wednesday

The largely symbolic vote dealt a fresh warning to President Trump, who has staunchly backed the Saudi regime

Proclaiming himself "Trumpier than Trump", Don Blankenship has mounted a highly controversial campaign

In his first congressional appearance, the Facebook founder answered questions for nearly five hours as he sought to quell the storm over privacy.

Gina Haspel has been named by President Trump as new director of the CIA, becoming the first woman to hold the post if confirmed by the Senate

​The US government has shut down for the second time this year after Congress failed to reach a deal on the budget

Democrat Doug Jones scored a stunning upset victory Tuesday in an intense US Senate race in conservative Alabama, dealing a humiliating blow to Trump

Democrat ​Doug Jones’s senate victory came at the end of a vitriolic campaign centred on his rival who had been accused of preying on teenage girls.

Donald Trump officially endorsed the candidacy of embattled Republican Senate hopeful Roy Moore, who allegedly assaulted multiple teenage women.

​A gay Australian lawmaker popped the question to his partner in parliament shortly after a bill paving the way for same-sex marriage was introduced