Senate Republicans tee up final vote on 48 Trump nominees after changing rules

Senate Republicans cleared a key hurdle Wednesday toward confirming four dozen of President Trump’s lower-level nominees, teeing up a final vote after they changed the chamber’s rules ... Read More

Key Senate contests take shape ahead of 2026 midterm elections

Washington — Democrats will be trying to take control of the Senate in the midterm elections next year, eyeing a handful of competitive races and a couple of long-shot bids. Over a third of the Senate ... Read More

Key takeaways from Tuesday’s special elections in Iowa and Georgia

Democrats continued their winning streak in key special elections this year with another victory in a contested state Senate seat in Iowa. The party eyed the seat as a pickup opportunity to break up ... Read More

Iowa Senate special election could break Republicans' supermajority. Meet the candidates:

Western Iowa voters are heading to the polls in a race that has the potential to cement or break Republicans' supermajority in the Iowa Senate. Two candidates are competing in an Aug. 26 special ... Read More

Senate Republicans trigger 'nuclear option,' changing rules to speed up Trump nominees

The new rule, established by the GOP on party lines, will enable it to confirm Trump nominees in groups, rather than individually. It's the latest move to erode minority powers. Read More

Senate GOP tees up ‘nuclear option’ to end Democratic nominee blockade

Senate Republicans on Monday formally got the ball rolling on their bid to invoke the so-called nuclear option and change the chamber’s rules in order to expeditiously confirm dozens of President ... Read More