06/09/2015

Sen. Joni Ernst (R-Iowa) walks into the elevators outside the Senate chamber doors. (The Hill)

06/04/2015

Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), with other Senate Democrats, decries the Republican plan to pass a National Defense Authorization bill that maintains sequestration spending caps but increases the military budget through a separate process via Pentagon war funds. (The Hill)

06/04/2015

Sen. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) calls on the Senate GOP to work with Democrats in crafting a Defense authorization bill that can win President Obama’s signature. After the Obama Administration announced its intention to veto legislation that maintained sequester spending caps, several Democrats implored the Republican majority not to move forward with the legislation as is. (The Hill)

06/04/2015

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) listens as Fred Hochberg, president of the Export-Import Bank, testifies before the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee regarding reauthorization of the federal agency before its expiration later in the summer. (The Hill)

06/02/2015

Rep. Chris Van Hollen, foreground, attends a hearing on intimate partner gun violence with Rep. Donna Edwards, speaking with Leader Pelosi. Both Democrats are running against each other in the upcoming Maryland Senate primary. (The Hill)

06/02/2015

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) holds a press conference, calling on the government to declassify the remaining secret pages of the 9/11 inquiry that many believe reveal Saudi Arabia’s role in financing the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Paul’s remarks came a day after he single-handedly forced the temporary expiration of the national surveillance mass collection program authorized by the PATRIOT Act. (The Hill)

06/02/2015

Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) and members of the Democratic leadership hold a press conference following a policy luncheon with their caucus. (The Hill)

05/31/2015

Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) leaves the Capitol building after railing on the Senate floor against the national surveillance program authorized by the PATRIOT Act. While Paul was not successful in ultimately killing the program, the presidential candidate’s tactics will likely cause the program to expire at midnight, at least temporarily. (The Hill)

05/31/2015

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) walks through the Senate carriage doors for a rare Sunday session. The Republican leadership called senators back early to vote on legislation reforming parts of the PATRIOT Act. (The Hill)

05/31/2015

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) walks out of the Senate chamber after gaveling in a rare Sunday session where the legislative body will debate a bill to reform parts of the PATRIOT Act before those provisions expire at midnight. (The Hill)