WASHINGTON (AP) — Nearly six months after Joe Biden left the White House, Senate Republicans are still scrutinizing his presidency, kicking off the first in what’s expected to be a series of congressional hearings this year on his mental fitness in office.

Most Senate Democrats refused to participate in a hearing about former President Joe Biden's mental fitness on Wednesday. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Sen. Peter Welch (D-VT) were the only senators who attended,

The Senate passed first-of-its-kind bipartisan cryptocurrency legislation, called the GENIUS Act, after months of negotiations and weeks of back-and-forth between Democratic and Republican backers. The final tally was 68-30,

The 68-30 vote on the GENIUS Act was the first time that the Senate has passed major legislation to regulate digital assets.