Tag: Senate

Matthew McConaughey, a native of Uvalde, Texas, talks about the mass shooting in Uvalde as he joins White House press secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for the daily briefing at the White House in Washington on June 7, 2022.

McConaughey urges independents to flex political muscle and vote in midterm elections

Mackenzie Chase · October 18, 2026 6:23 pm

Michele Tafoya

Tafoya’s ‘masterful campaign’ addressing Minnesota fraud could keep Senate red: Joe Concha

Mackenzie Chase · October 18, 2026 1:30 pm

Texas state Rep. James Talarico, D-Austin, a Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, center, walks with his mother Tamara Talarico, left, and father Mark Talarico, right, after they voted in Austin, Texas, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)

James Talarico’s adoptive father linked to X account mocking Christianity and women

Hailey Bullis · October 18, 2026 9:45 am

President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a campaign rally at Truist Arena, Saturday, Oct. 17, 2026, in Highland Heights, Ky.

Trump plans full week of events in Republican battlegrounds: What to know

Emily Hallas · October 17, 2026 4:26 pm

Teachers unions magazine illustration

The teachers unions’ activist allies: You won’t believe the outside organizations that drive educational dysfunction

Cliff Smith · October 17, 2026 8:23 am

Troy Jackson, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, speaks at the Maine Democratic Nominating Convention, Saturday, July 25, 2026, in Bangor, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Dropkick Murphys, of Celtic punk rock fame, encourage Maine voters to ‘ship’ Troy Jackson to DC

David Sivak · October 16, 2026 10:44 pm

Abdul el Sayed, a progressive candidate in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Michigan, speaks during a campaign rally at the UAW Region 1 Union Hall, Aug. 2, 2026, in Warren, Mich.

El Sayed spends thousands on private security while proposing social workers for 911 response

Hudson Crozier · October 16, 2026 4:11 pm

U.S. Senate candidate Mike Collins speaks during an election-night watch party.

WATCH LIVE: Trump rallies in Georgia for Mike Collins

Christine Valora · October 16, 2026 3:14 pm

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Texas state Rep. James Talarico speaks at a food drive.

Talarico supporters not sweating dust up over his absence from campaign trail

Lauren Green · October 16, 2026 12:40 pm

Mary Peltola and Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK).

Dan Sullivan and Mary Peltola exchange heated jabs in Alaska Senate debate: Top takeaways

Brady Knox · October 16, 2026 9:08 am

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan, a Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate, attends an election night event on Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2026, in Minneapolis. (Kerem Yücel/Minnesota Public Radio via AP)

Peggy Flanagan’s lose-lose situation on fraud culpability in Minnesota Senate race

Mia Cathell · October 16, 2026 6:00 am

Sen. Susan Collins (R) looks to Troy Jackson (D) as he answers a question during the final Maine U.S. Senate debate in Bangor, Maine, on Thursday, Oct. 15, 2026. (Gregory A. Rec/Portland Press Herald via AP, Pool)

Maine Senate debate gets testy as Troy Jackson tells Collins to ‘shut up’: Top takeaways

David Sivak · October 15, 2026 10:56 pm