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Texas redistricting fight shakes up battle lines for both parties in key US Senate race

Texas Rep. James Talarico speaks at a rally, Saturday, Aug. 16, 2025, at Wrigley Square in Millennium Park in Chicago. (AP ...

Maryland politics: Senate race, Ed Hale GOP bid, new pension trustees

Del. Malcolm P. Ruff is seeking a rematch against Sen. Dalya Attar for the District 41 Senate seat while Maryland sees new ...

He Died in a Plane Crash While Running for Senate. Three Weeks Later, Missouri Elected Him Anyway

Missouri Gov. Mel Carnahan was killed in a plane crash weeks before Election Day — and still won a seat in the U.S. Senate.

Gianno Caldwell mulls Senate bid as Chicagoans are 'begging for change' on crime woes

Gianno Caldwell mulls Illinois Senate campaign for Dick Durbin's open seat, focusing on law-and-order platform after a ...

Democrats' Chances of Beating Susan Collins in Maine Senate Election

Democrats are hoping to unseat Senator Collins, a Trump skeptical Republican, in the November 2026 midterm elections.

Senate Adds Guardrails in an Effort to Force Trump to Obey Spending Bills

Leaders of the Appropriations Committee are trying to tighten up funding legislation to give the Trump administration less ...

Trump-appointed judge rules Alabama must have another majority Black state Senate district

U.S. District Judge Anna M. Manasco, a President Trump appointee, ruled that the Montgomery section of the map violates ...

How Democrats hope to use SEPTA cuts to flip the state Senate for the first time in 31 years

Democrats hope to attach commuter pain to vulnerable Republicans from the collar counties, who they blame for the impending ...