In the fight for control of the US Senate, the majority may come down to which factor carries more weight: the map or the environment.

The U.S. Senate has long been considered the pinnacle of American politics. Governors, in particular, saw the deliberative ...

The Republican and Democrat from a politically important purple state represent one of only three split states by party in ...

As of Feb. 2, 2026, there are three active vacancies in the 119th Congress, which spans from Jan. 3, 2025, to Jan. 3, 2027. Due to the active vacancies, Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the U.S.

Democratic political outsiders are vying to unseat Kansas Sen. Roger Marshall — and end nearly a century of Republican control of the state’s U.S. Senate seats. A Democrat has not represented Kansas ...