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2027: Governors’ Rush to Senate Raises Questions Over Public Interest

A fresh wave of political realignments is building ahead of the next election cycle, as several sitting and former governors position themselves for seats in the National Assembly,...

Democratic Senate Majority Within Reach

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2027: Of Senate’s Amended Standing Orders and Battle for Power

Fresh controversy has engulfed the Senate after amendments to its Standing Orders restricted eligibility for presiding offices in the 11th National Assembly to returning ranking se...

The Senate Is Within Reach for Democrats

Washington Post: “Democrats have long felt bullish about reclaiming the House of Representatives, but a shifting political landscape has also made their once long-shot hopes of win...

Which states to watch as the battle for Senate control heats up ahead of 2026 midterms

A total of 35 Senate seats will be on the ballot this November, with only 11 rated as remotely competitive by the Cook Political Report with Amy Walter. Republicans are on defense...

Chuck Schumer: 'We're Going To Take Back the Senate'

In an exclusive interview with NOTUS, the Senate minority leader defended the primary candidates he's endorsed and argued that as many as eight seats are in play in 2026.

Retribution Caucus Grows in the Senate

Bloomberg: “President Donald Trump finished off the political career of four-term Texas Republican US Senator John Cornyn, the latest purge in a score-settling revenge tour that bu...

Can Democrats Take Back the Senate?

Iowa's Senate Race Could Reveal How Deep Democratic Frustrations Run In 2026

A leading candidate is hoping to make up for a financial disadvantage with biting criticisms of Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.

One Senate Democrat’s uneasy standing within the party sparks intrigue as midterms loom

People have been speculating about the power balance in the Senate after the midterms — and all eyes have repeatedly fallen on one Democrat senator in particular.Politico published...

Can the Democrats Take Back the Senate?

Their electoral prospects are finally improving, but opportunities can quickly give way to divisions. Does the Party have a plan?

The Senate Is a Toss-Up

Jonathan Bernstein: “Overall, it does seem to me that the Senate majority next year is as close to a toss-up as possible. Democrats need to gain four seats to reach 51. That’s not...

2027: Governors, Ex-Governors Intensify Battle for Senate Seats

Sunday Ehigiator With less than one year to the 2027 general elections, political calculations across the country are increasingly tilting toward the Senate, as a growing number of...

Why a Democratic Senate, Once Unthinkable, Is a Real Possibility

Helped by a favorable national environment and strong candidate recruitment, Democrats are tied or ahead in four Republican-held seats, polls show.

Senate in a $1 Billion Ballroom Budget Battle

Senate Republicans are advancing party-line legislation that would inject billions of dollars into immigration enforcement and border security. But complicating the debate is a dis...

Senators introduce ban on lawmakers becoming lobbyists

11 races that could determine control of the Senate

The unpopular war with Iran and stubborn affordability issues have given Democrats cause to be more hopeful about their chances of flipping key seats — and maybe even winning contr...

Will Sen. Cassidy Get His Revenge Against Trump?

Interesting things happen when members lose primaries and suddenly have the opportunity to do as they please.

Senate GOP Gets Ready to Buck Trump

Punchbowl News: “Senate Republicans are preparing to buck President Donald Trump on two of his long-running obsessions: the White House ballroom project and the ‘weaponization’ of...

Democrats see Senate control within reach — but some big hurdles remain

The political terrain remains forbidding, but the president’s crumbling approval ratings and the Iran war’s weight on the economy offer the party an opening.

Bonus Quote of the Day

“They assume my ambition is a title or a seat. My ambition is way bigger than that. My ambition is to change this country. Presidents come and go, elected officials come and go, si...

Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Mallory McMorrow calls GOP rival a "formidable competitor"

The Democratic primary for the Michigan Senate race is heating up with less than three months to go before the election. Candidate and state Sen. Mallory McMorrow joins "The Takeou...

EDITORIAL: Senate’s fatal flaw: It isn’t democratic

With several forced retirements pending, the Conservative number will dwindle to nine, bringing them to the cusp of what’s essentially Senate official party status

In Bid To Flip Senate, Dems Push Deep Into Trump Territory