Blackburn keeps Tennessee seat in GOP hands
Conservative Rep. Marsha Blackburn (R) has defeated former Gov. Phil Bredesen in Tennessee, likely quashing Democrats’ chances of taking control of the Senate.She will fill the seat vacated by Sen. Bob...
View ArticleGOP to retain Senate majority
Republicans are guaranteed to keep control of the Senate after netting early victories by flipping four Democratic seats and winning a marquee race in Texas.GOP candidates scored major victories in...
View ArticleBaldwin defeats Vukmir in Wisconsin Senate race
Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) trounced Republican Leah Vukmir in Wisconsin's Senate race on Tuesday, clearing her way to a second-term in the chamber.Baldwin's win is welcome news for Democrats, who have...
View ArticleCramer ousts Heitkamp in critical North Dakota Senate race
Rep. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.) toppled Sen. Heidi Heitkamp (D-N.D.) in North Dakota's hotly contested Senate race on Tuesday after a hard-fought campaign that emerged as a test of Democrats' ability to...
View ArticleGraham lauds GOP Senate results: 'Conservative judicial train is going...
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) celebrated the GOP Senate results in the 2018 midterms Tuesday night, saying conservative judicial confirmations will keep coming."When the GOP maintains control of the...
View ArticleDemocrat Smith wins in Minnesota, will serve remainder of Franken term
Sen. Tina Smith (D-Minn.) staved off a Republican upset in Minnesota on Tuesday night.Smith defeated GOP state Sen. Karin Housley to serve out the final two years of Al Franken’s Senate term, after he...
View ArticleCantwell easily wins reelection in Washington Senate race
Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) easily secured a fourth term in the Senate on Tuesday night.Cantwell defeated GOP candidate Susan Hutchison a former broadcast journalist who lead the state GOP party for...
View ArticleHawley defeats McCaskill in tight Missouri Senate race
Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley won the closely watched Senate race in Missouri on Tuesday night, handing Republicans a significant victory as they look to expand their majority. Hawley defeated...
View ArticleMcConnell thanks Trump as early results favor Senate GOP
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) thanked President Trump in a phone call Tuesday evening for his work in recent weeks campaigning against Senate Democratic incumbents, according to a...
View ArticleScott appears headed for victory in Florida Senate race
Florida Gov. Rick Scott (R) appeared headed for victory against Sen. Bill Nelson (D-Fla.) in the state's hotly contested Senate race on Tuesday, delivering a blow to Democrats that worked for months to...
View ArticleSenate GOP beats expectations with expanded majority
Senate Republicans expanded their 51-seat majority on Tuesday, overcoming historic political headwinds that cost their party the House.The results in key battleground races mark a major victory for the...
View ArticleTrump delivers for McConnell in Senate races
President Trump delivered big for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on election night, helping Republicans defeat at least three Democratic incumbents in Indiana, Missouri and North...
View ArticleMcConnell says he will push for border wall funding
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said on Wednesday that he will make an effort to get funding for President Trump’s border wall in the lame-duck session, adding that he had already spoken...
View ArticleMcConnell reaches out to Pelosi to find common ground
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Wednesday reached out to House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi (Calif.), marking the start of a working relationship that will be tested in the months...
View ArticleDurbin: Republicans are making it 'as hard as possible' to vote
Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin (D) blasted efforts from Republicans in various states to crack down on voter fraud on Wednesday, accusing GOP lawmakers of widespread voter suppression.Responding to a...
View ArticleGraham bashes media for 'activist' agenda at Trump presser
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) accused the "mainstream press" of revealing an "activist" agenda during a Wednesday press conference with President Trump. “The mainstream press are not – in my opinion –...
View ArticleSchumer: Interfering with Mueller would spark 'constitutional crisis'
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday warned that attempts by President Trump or a successor to Attorney General Jeff Sessions to interfere in special counsel Robert Mueller's...
View ArticleGraham says he'll work with Trump to find 'confirmable' AG pick
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said Wednesday that he will work with President Trump to find a "confirmable, worthy successor" to replace Jeff Sessions as attorney general after Sessions was forced out...
View ArticleSchumer: Acting AG should recuse himself from Mueller probe
Senate Minority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) on Wednesday said that acting Attorney General Matthew Whitaker should recuse himself from overseeing special counsel Robert Mueller's...
View ArticleGrassley to make chairmanship decision after meeting with colleagues next week
Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) plans to make a decision about which committee chairmanship he wants to hold next year after discussing the matter with his Senate colleagues next week, a spokesman for the...
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