WASHINGTON — The Senate on Thursday unanimously agreed to hang a plaque honoring the officers who protected the Capitol when it was under attack by a pro-Trump mob on Jan. 6 five years ago.

Democrats want to regain control of the chamber, and they have recruited some top candidates. But they are facing a tough map.

The Senate agreed Thursday to display a plaque recognizing the police officers who defended the Capitol during the riots on Jan. 6, 2021, a step forward in a yearslong stalemate.

The Senate is staring down multiple flash points in the coming months as lawmakers head into a year colored by electoral politics but with plenty of policy fights on the horizon. Lawmakers wrapped

Federal law mandated that the memorial tablet be installed by March 2023, but Congress blew past that deadline.

As the new year begins, the race for U.S. Senate in Texas is emerging as one of the most consequential political contests both for the state and the nation. With control of the Senate at stake, both Republicans and Democrats are watching competitive primary elections that could reshape the state's political future.

President Donald Trump may have significantly disrupted the global oil industry by removing Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro from the country and bringing him to the U.S. to face criminal charges.

President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Friday blocking courts and creditors from seizing Venezuelan oil revenue that is currently being held in U.S. Treasury accounts. The order, titled “Safeguarding Venezuelan Oil Revenue for the Good of the American and Venezuelan People,