6 ways Trump’s tax bill could shape the battle for control of Congress

The bill is deeply unpopular - with nearly 2-to-1 opposition, according to a Washington Post-Ipsos poll conducted in June. Read More

Debate is underway in the Senate on Trump’s big bill, but overnight voting is delayed

Debate has been underway late into the night in the Senate on President Donald Trump’s big tax breaks and spending cuts package. Read More

Many Trump voters back Senate Democrats, making the chamber a toss-up in the fall - Courthouse News Service

As late as 1996, Democratic President Bill Clinton easily won reelection while Republicans added two Senate seats. In fact, from 1968 to 2000, at least 10 states in every election backed presidential ... Read More

Trump wins again as ‘big beautiful bill’ passes the Senate. What are the lessons for the Democrats?

Donald Trump is continuing his run of political wins after his keynote legislation, nicknamed the ‘big beautiful bill’, squeaked through the Senate. Read More

Trump trade war could reshape 2026 battle for the Senate - MSN

Democratic strategists say that Trump’s trade war could hurt the economy enough to reshape the Senate battleground map in 2026. “I think it’s [a] game changer, I really do,” said Steve ... Read More

Is North Carolina’s Suddenly Open Senate Seat Lara Trump’s to Lose?

With Thom Tillis’s abrupt retirement announcement, the Tar Heel State could either be Trump’s best chance to tighten his grip on the Senate—or Democrats’ best chance to break it. Read More

Democrats fret about the political fallout from the Trump rally shooting - NBC News

MILWAUKEE — In the hours after a would-be assassin fired a bullet through former President Donald Trump’s ear, Panfilo DiCenzo, a 40-year-old Democratic voter from Pittsburgh, drew a simple ... Read More

Senate Republican candidates are trailing Donald Trump - MSN

But Democrats running for the Senate and groups supporting them are outspending Republicans by a total of more than $200 million, including past spending and future reservations, in Montana ... Read More

How the Harris 2024 shake-up could affect House and Senate races

It could also have a major impact on House and Senate races. Democrats’ substitution of Vice President Kamala Harris for President Joe Biden on ballot in November obviously resets the ... Read More

The four most important down-ballot races — and how they could affect the presidential election - The Independent

After Democratic-turned-Independent Senator Joe Manchin’s retirement in West Virginia, it’s almost guaranteed his place will be taken by a Republican in a state where every county voted for Trump. Read More

Senate Republican candidates are trailing Donald Trump

But Republicans in seven of the eight key Senate races appear to be trailing Trump, and only one GOP Senate candidate — Montana Republican Tim Sheehy — consistently leads his Democratic ... Read More