Democrats face an uphill battle to capture the U.S. Senate in the November midterm elections, as Republicans are defending ⁠just ⁠two seats seen as competitive by nonpartisan analysts and hold a 53-47 majority.

Church leadership has developed a detailed plan for each possible scenario: If Hamilton continues as pastor without running, if he campaigns while remaining pastor, and if he wins the Senate seat. The church emphasizes that its mission will not change, and partisan politics will not be promoted from the pulpit.

In Texas, a pair of US Senate primaries set for early next month have emerged as an early gauge of the direction of both political parties and sparked a sharp debate over what it will take to win the reliably Republican state in November.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Senate Democrats have vowed to block government funding measures unless the legislation puts guardrails on Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) (Alex WROBLEWSKI) (Alex WROBLEWSKI ...

The U.S. Senate is set to vote Thursday on a spending package that would fund numerous government agencies. If it is not passed, the inaction will send the U.S. into a partial government shutdown, wherein non-essential government services will grind to a ...

SPRINGFIELD — Illinois' once-sleepy Democratic primary for retiring Sen. Dick Durbin’s seat heated up Jan. 26 as the three leading contenders used their first live debate to cast themselves as the strongest bulwark against President Donald Trump and ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The state of North Carolina is represented by Republicans Thom Tillis and Ted Budd in the United States Senate. While Budd is not up for re-election until 2028, Tillis is not running for ...