“We are excited to reclaim the majority and to get to work with our colleagues in the House to enact President Trump’s agenda.” The GOP’s Senate majority of 53 seats also ensures that Republicans will have breathing room when it comes to confirming Cabinet posts, or Supreme Court ...
POLITICO Playbook The unofficial guide to official Washington, every morning and weekday afternoons.Sign up Follow Us Nov 2024 GOP wins back control of the Senate The chamber will play a huge role in not only legislative priorities next year, but also the incom...
Republicans believe they are in prime shape to win at least 52 seats in the Senate with only days to go until Election Day. The GOP has long been favored to win back the upper chamber, but the size of its majority has been in question as the party’s ca
Senate in 2008. Of 34 Senate seats to be decided by the voters (up from the usual 33 because of a special election to fill the seat of the late Republican Sen. Craig Thomas of Wyoming), 22 are he...
Republicans are favored to take the majority in the Senate, keeping all of their current seats and adding seats in West Virginia and Montana. This would put them at a 51-member majority, but there are several additional contests that are considered within reach, giving them a chance ...
Senate seats up in 2022 and their incumbents, by state’s presidential margin in 2020 StateIncumbentParty2020 Presidential Margin NDJohn HoevenRepublicanR+33.4 OKJames LankfordRepublicanR+33.1 IDMike CrapoRepublicanR+30.8 ARJohn BoozmanRepublicanR+27.6 ...
Senators night in Trump’s family box A group of Trump’s most loyal allies in the Senate are seated in the former president’s exclusive box at the RNC on Thursday night. Sens. Mike Lee, Bill Hagerty, and Ted Cruz are filling the s...
Inside Congress newsletter An evening recap of the action on Capitol Hill and preview of the day ahead.Sign up Follow Us Mar 2024 Speaker Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise will meet with Senate Republicans on Wednesday, as the GOP in both chambers seeks to plot their ...
Thursday marked the first day for candidates to file declarations of candidacy with the Oregon secretary of state's elections division. GOP Senate leader Tim Knopp, who led the walkout, went to the election offices in Salem early Thursday and submitted a candidate fili...
Karamo inherits a state party torn by infighting and millions in debt. She will be tasked with helping win back control of the Legislature and flipping one of the nation’s most competitive Senate seats, while attempting to help a presidential candidate win the battleground state. Addressing deleg...