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Kemp endorses Derek Dooley for Georgia Senate seat and says an outsider can beat Democrat Jon Ossoff

ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp on Saturday endorsed Republican Derek Dooley in Georgia’s 2026 U.S. Senate race, ...

Top Senate Republican ready to 'roll over' Democrats with rule change to confirm Trump nominees

Wyo., threatened to use the nuclear option to change Senate rules to push through Trump's nominees as Senate Democrats' blockade continues.

Key Senate contests take shape ahead of 2026 midterm elections

Democrats are trying to retake the Senate majority in the midterms, but to do so, they'd need to defend 13 seats and flip ...

Gov. Gretchen Whitmer calls special election for state Senate seat that could split Michigan chamber

Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer has called a special election for a state Senate seat that has been vacant for nearly nine ...

Georgia state Senate election to replace former Sen. Brandon Beach goes to a September runoff

The lone Democrat in a seven-way race easily advanced to a runoff in a special election that will decide who will replace ...

Iowa Democrat Catelin Drey flips state senate seat to break GOP supermajority, CNN projects

Iowa Democrats secured a consequential victory in a special election on Tuesday, CNN projects, breaking the Republican ...

Texas GOP’s senate primary narrows, while State faces lawsuits over new laws

While the Texas Legislature enters the third week of 2025’s second special session, the primary battle for one of the state’s US Senate seats continues.

Senate health panel to review CDC departures, chairman says

WASHINGTON, Aug 28 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate's health panel will need to act following the firing of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Director Susan Monarez, its chairman said after the ...