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Hell Is Real and It's This Video of Alex Jones and Marco Rubio Arguing

Please make it go away.

Cindy McCain Could Take Her Husband's Seat in a "Widow's Succession"

It's one of the first ways women were able to get involved in politics.

Senate Democrats Are Launching a Bill to Forgive Puerto Rico's Debt

“Puerto Rico needs every tool possible to recover physically and economically."

A Make-A-Wish Teen Was a Senator for a Day

Thomas Stephenson, 18-years-old, was welcomed to Capitol Hill by Michigan senator Gary Peters.

Senators Are Already Fighting Over the Next Supreme Court Justice

Mitch McConnell pledged a vote this fall, but Democrats want to wait until the midterm elections.

Donald Trump Jr. Is at the Center of 2,500 Pages on a Controversial Trump Tower Meeting

Transcripts of lawmaker interviews with Donald Trump's son and Russians have been released.

The Senate Voted to Save Net Neutrality

Now the measure has to pass the House.

Russian Hackers Had Access to Voter-Registration Data Ahead of the 2016 Election

A new Senate Intelligence Committee report explains the level of access hackers had.

Mississippi Is Sending a Woman to the U.S. Senate for the First Time

Cindy Hyde-Smith is a former Democrat who worked on Trump's 2016 campaign.

The House Passed a School Safety Bill with No Gun Control Measures

The new bill follows bipartisan support for a similar bill in the Senate.

Meet Beto O'Rourke, the Senate Hopeful Taking on Ted Cruz

The punk rock politician from Texas isn't taking donations from PACs or corporations.

President Trump Asked a Republican Senator If He Was Afraid of the NRA

Several Republicans were at odds with the president during and after a bipartisan gun control summit.

Watch Activists Chant “Shame!” After Florida Senators Voted Down an Assault Weapons Ban

A committee vote that rejected the ban was met with calls to “Vote them out!”

5 Must-Watch Midterm Races That Could Flip the Senate

Midterms will be held in November.

The Senate Blocked a Bill That Would Ban Abortion After 20 Weeks

They stopped it from moving forward during a procedural vote.

Chelsea Manning Is Officially Running for Senate

She filed papers to run in Maryland.

Former Sheriff Joe Arpaio Is Running for Senate After Running a "Concentration Camp"

He's vying for the Arizona seat.

A Former Planned Parenthood Official Replaced Al Franken in the Senate

Meet Tina Smith.

Why Do White Women Vote Against Their Best Interests?

Roy Moore is the latest troubling candidate to receive support from white women voters, despite his problematic stances.

Alabama Will Decide Between an Alleged Rapist of Teenagers and Doug Jones in the Senate Race

The vote is on December 12.