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The establishment strikes back in New Hampshire Senate primary
The political establishment has carried the day in the Senate primary elections in New Hampshire. U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas (D-N.H.) won the Democratic nomination on Tuesday to succee…
New Hampshire Senate race set between John Sununu and Chris Pappas
Republican John E. Sununu was declared the winner of Tuesday’s New Hampshire GOP Senate primary, teeing up a battleground general election with Democratic nominee Rep. Chris Pappas…
Let's Go: Sununu and Pappas Advance in New Hampshire Senate Race
At long last, the general election stage has officially been set in the New Hampshire Senate race, where it will soon be determined who gets to fill the seat being vacated by Democ…
Poll Shows Shifts in New Hampshire Senate Race as GOP Aims to Flip Seat
Support for a progressive candidate has surged in the state's Democratic Senate primary race, polling shows.…
Democrats Just Might Win the Senate
Strategists in both parties have long thought that everything would need to go right for Democrats to take over Congress this fall. Their map, though, is becoming more forgiving.…
Chinese hackers targeted NASA, Senate, Federal Reserve, and others, Justice Department says
The Justice Department on Wednesday said it shut down several platforms linked to China that hacked the Senate and multiple government agencies. Officials said a Chinese company li…
Two Dan Sullivans to appear on Alaska’s US Senate ballot in November’s midterm elections
The incumbent senator Dan S Sullivan has condemned ex-school teacher Dan J Sullivan, claiming he is running at the behest of Democrats to confuse supporters Republican senator Dan …
Alaska Senate race’s absurd name problem gets even harder to untangle
Former Anchorage Mayor Dan A. Sullivan endorses incumbent Sen. Dan S. Sullivan over a third Dan Sullivan accused of being a Democratic plant.…
Alaska Dem Senate hopeful Mary Peltola racked up hundreds of missed votes during stops at multiple taxpayer-serving jobs
Peltola missed 794 of 4,265 state House votes, or 18.6%, during her five terms from 1999 to 2009, according to legislative records.…
Texas and Iowa Senate races shift toward Democrats: Cook Political Report
The Cook Political Report on Thursday moved the high-profile Texas and Iowa Senate races from “lean Republican” to “toss-up,” reflecting the increasingly difficult terrain for Repu…
Fauci refuses Senate appearance after invoking Fifth Amendment more than 100 times in COVID probe
Ron Johnson has been conducting a parallel investigation into Fauci and the federal government’s response to COVID-19.…
New Maine Senate Poll Shows Susan Collins Slipping as Midterms Loom
The latest numbers suggest a competitive race, but they don't necessarily signal immediate trouble for Collins.…
Dem Senate candidate El-Sayed defends ties to hate streamer Hasan Piker, hints at big tax increase for middle class
Piker declared in 2019 that "America deserved 9/11.''…
Late-Night Senate Session Ends With SAVE America Defeat
The U.S. Senate adjourned early Saturday morning after a long night of votes and debate, failing to pass one of President Trump’s most pressing priorities, the SAVE American Act. T…
Senate Passes Stopgap Bill, Kicks Shutdown Fight Past Midterms
Senate Republicans agreed early Saturday to pause a Trump administration rule that would have put political appointees in charge of federal grant decisions. That was the price of g…
Schumer said ‘Democrats support voter ID’ — then every Senate Democrat voted against GOP bill
Chuck Schumer and Senate Democrats blocked Jon Husted's voter ID bill despite Schumer's past claims that Democrats support voter identification.…
South Carolina’s Surprise Election (with Meg Kinnard)
After Sen.…
Dem Senate hopeful flip-flops on emerging issue impacting communities across US
Former Democratic Senator Sherrod Brown celebrated Amazon datacenter construction in Ohio in 2015 but now campaigns against them as an electric grid drain.…
Senate narrowly approves Blanche as AG, capping tough confirmation fight
The early-morning 50-49 vote grants President Donald Trump’s former criminal defense lawyer a full stint as the head of the Justice Department, which has been rocked by vacancies a…
Senate confirms Todd Blanche as Trump’s attorney general in 50-49 vote
Two Republicans, Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) and Susan Collins (R-Maine), voted with all Democrats against his confirmation.…
Senate GOP punts party-line budget fight until after August recess
The Senate scrapped plans to vote on a party-line spending blueprint that funds the war in Iran and includes President Donald Trump‘s election integrity priorities on Friday, avoid…
Dr. Oz asks Senate to delay hemp ban to keep CBD coverage for seniors on Medicare
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz is wading into the debate over hemp ripping through the halls of the Senate this week, asking the chamber to keep…
Senate Passes Important Bill That Was a Top Priority for the Late Lindsey Graham
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) was reportedly a workhorse, and he was working on passing some important bills before his untimely passing on July 11.…
The Senate wants a recess. Trump doesn’t.
Before senators leave for recess, Republican leaders are trying to plow through a lengthy to-do list.…