When you’re the emperor Augustus, they let you do it.

Caesar had no desire to remake the republic nor to destroy the way Roman politics worked ... popular generals Marius and Sulla marched on Rome to force the senate to grant them military commands.

Dick Durbin, the No. 2 Senate Democrat, announced Wednesday that he will retire after 44 years in Congress. “There comes a point where you have to face reality that this is the time to leave for ...

He won his Senate seat in 1996 after his mentor and friend Paul Simon retired and endorsed Mr. Durbin to succeed him, a significant boost for an Illinois politician from outside the Chicago area ...

Re “A Startling Admission From a G.O.P. Senator: ‘We Are All Afraid’” (news article, nytimes.com, April 17): Senator Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, says, “We are all afraid.” ...

Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), the No. 2 Senate Democrat, announced Wednesday he will not seek reelection, capping off a decades-long Senate career. “The decision of whether to run for reelection ...

There are 35 U.S. Senate seats up for election in 2026, with at least four battleground states expected to decide the balance of power – and whether Republicans maintain control of all three ...

Senate Republicans unveiled their new budget blueprint Wednesday afternoon, paving the way for the Senate and House to finally inch closer to advancing President Donald Trump’s immigration and ...