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Michigan presents an opportunity for Republicans to flip a Senate seat in the 2026 midterms, but a new poll suggested the race will be close in the battleground state that narrowly backed President Donald Trump last November.
Cybersecurity, emergency response and infrastructure projects are among the key proposals in a $13 billion spending bill advanced Tuesday by the Texas Senate. House Bill 500, known as the “supplemental budget bill,
Sen. Tommy Tuberville (R-Ala.) on Tuesday announced he was running for governor with the launch of his campaign website, creating an open GOP primary for his Senate seat in the process.
Calling a move to block a ban on the sale of new gas-powered cars by 2035 "illegal" and "an unconstitutional attack," Newsom vowed to take the fight to court.
The current House-passed bill blocks support to Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers that received more than $1 million in Medicaid funding in 2024. There are exceptions for clinics that help women who are pregnant as a result of rape or incest or are suffering from a life-threatening medical emergency.
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Rep. Raja Krishnamoorthi (D-Ill.), a candidate for Illinois’s open Senate seat next year, declined to say whether he would back Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) for another term at
The 2026 midterms will prove crucial to Democrats and Republicans as both chambers of Congress hang in the balance.
Senate Republicans say changes are coming for the sprawling domestic policy bill carrying President Trump’s agenda. Their colleagues who took political risks to push it through the House might not like them.
If the senator makes it to the governor’s office next year, it’ll be a classic example of a politician failing up.
Interning in the Senate is not very much like playing professional football, but Jalen Travis has found some overlap. “Grinders win. That’s something I learned on the field first and something that was reinforced during my time on the Hill,