All posts tagged "Senate"

Democrats have won control of the U.S. Senate, ending the Republican majority and dealing a major blow to President Donald Trump’s agenda.

NBC News and Decision Desk HQ projected Tuesday night that Democrats will hold at least 51 seats, enough to overturn the GOP’s 53-47 majority. Democrats needed a net gain of four seats and have flipped six so far. Because Vice President JD Vance breaks ties, Democrats needed 51 seats rather than 50 to take control.

Democrats flipped Republican-held seats in Iowa, Kansas, Ohio, North Carolina, South Carolina and Texas, according to NBC’s results tracker, several of them in states Trump carried by double digits in 2024....

A closely contested Senate race in Alaska could take an extraordinary turn, with the U.S. Senate itself potentially deciding the winner, a leading election law expert warned Friday.

Rick Hasen, a CNN contributor and professor of law and political science at UCLA, outlined the unusual possibility during an appearance with CNN’s Brianna Keilar, as questions swirl over whether Alaska’s Republican governor could withhold certification of the election results.

“If it's really disputed, it could end up getting decided by the United States Senate, which is the ultimate arbiter of who's won each of these elections,” Hasen said....

A mysterious right-wing political action committee has spent nearly $400,000 promoting a socialist running for the US Senate in Ohio, raising questions about an apparent effort to siphon progressive votes from Democratic candidate Sherrod Brown in a key midterm contest, according to reports published Monday.

The Columbus Dispatch and Cleveland.com are among the media outlets reporting that the newly formed Enough Promises Ohio PAC has financed mailers urging voters to support Greg Levy, an independent candidate affiliated with the Party for Socialism and Liberation (PSL), whose working-class platform includes implementing a $30 hourly minimum wage, ending the “US war machine” and “war on Black America,” and working to “save the planet from capitalism.”

The mailers were not produced by Levy’s campaign. Federal campaign finance filings trace the spending to a printing vendor with connections to President Donald Trump’s political network. Seven Farms shares a business address with Whistlestop Strategies, a direct mail operation associated with Big Dog Strategies, a Republican consulting firm that has worked with Republican candidates and has ties to MAGA Inc., Trump’s principal super political action committee (PAC)....

Former Republican operative Rick Wilson argued that President Donald Trump doesn't plan to use his 'MAGA money pile' to save Republicans in the midterms.

In his Substack on Tuesday, Wilson revealed that Trump's deepest affection is for one thing and one thing only: cash.

"Donald Trump likes money," Wilson wrote. "He likes it more than he likes anything else in this world, including his children. That love of cash has manifested itself this year in an epic tidal wave of political corruption."...

Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) put out a statement that he's been discharged from a rehabilitation center, but online sleuths aren't buying it.

McConnell was recovering from a fall he suffered in mid-June, but the lack of public appearances and two proof-of-life photos have drawn scrutiny and doubt. His absence has also caused problems for the GOP Senate, as he hasn't been able to cast a vote, including on his committees.

"Earlier today, I was discharged from the rehabilitation center to continue my recovery at home," a statement from McConnell's office read. "Elaine and I are grateful for the many well wishes."...

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles made a rare appearance on Capitol Hill Thursday, meeting privately with top Senate Republicans to try to end a stalemate.

President Donald Trump's agenda has stalled in Congress with his SAVE America Act, third budget package, and Todd Blanche's confirmation all hitting roadblocks, Politico reported.

So, Wiles went to have a "candid" chat with Republicans "amid brewing tensions between Trump and Senate Majority Leader John Thune and as the midterms loom," according to Politico....