U.S. Senate

Members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs heard from VA officials about how the department is improving its quality of care after investigations into multiple high-profile scandals.

After recovering from wounds suffered in World War II, Dole went on to represent Kansas in Congress for more than 30 years.

The U.S. Senate launched a new caucus focused on helping women advance in STEM education and careers. West Virginia’s Sen. Shelley Moore Capito is one of the lawmakers spearheading the effort.

Six high school students have been named as West Virginia’s finalists for this year’s U.S. Senate Youth Program (USSYP).

On this West Virginia Morning, we listen to the first of a two-part conversation with new interim Executive Director and CEO of the National School Boards Association -- and West Virginia native -- Chip Slaven.

West Virginia’s mostly Republican congressional delegation has varied rankings when it comes to their level of bipartisanship, according to an index evaluating the most recent class of federal lawmakers.

The West Virginia Democratic senator said Tanden's past statements attacking lawmakers "will have a toxic and detrimental impact" on her ties with Congress if she were to lead the budget office.

The U.S. Senate is now locked in a 50-50 tie with equal numbers of Republicans and Democrats. This is only the fourth time in the history of the United States this has happened.

On this West Virginia Morning, there is precedent for a 50-50 deadlocked U.S. Senate to work together, but in this hyper-partisan, extremely divided climate, can that happen? We explore this in a conversation with a Marshall University political science professor. Also, we share the latest in state news.

One of West Virginia’s two U.S. Senate seats are on the ballot this year as the GOP fights nationally to retain its majority in Washington, D.C. Republican Sen. Shelley Moore Capito faces Democrat Paula Jean Swearengin. We bring you this profile of both candidates.