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With early voting already underway in many states, the most compelling case for voting to keep the GOP majorities in the House and Senate is simple. President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans campaigned in 2024 on an ambitious agenda. And they have delivered. The Republican agenda emphasizes individual liberty, less government, and the rule of […]

As both parties prepare for the final leg of the campaign, here are some of the most closely watched Senate races.

President Trump called out Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed on Sunday, saying he should have to pass through a metal detector to enter the Senate building. “Anyone with that record of support for jihadists would be screened and unable to get a seat on an airplane. They certainly should not give him a seat in...

Sen. Adam Schiff (D-Calif.) on Sunday called for Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to testify before the Senate over Starlink’s slowdown to its satellite service in Ukraine, which disrupted the country’s military capabilities. On NBC News's “Meet the Press,” Schiff told host Kristen Welker that if Democrats were to regain control of the Senate, Hegseth “should...

Sen. Adam Schiff said that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth should testify before the Senate on the Starlink satellite limitations that disrupted Ukrainian military operations.

Minority Whip Dick Durbin (D-IL) will have served 30 years when he retires from the Senate this January, taking with him three decades of institutional knowledge and at least a little accumulated wisdom. The next generation of Senate Democrats should heed his valedictory warnings as he retires, but they probably will not, especially if the […]

The Senate must confirm John Coale as President Trump's nominee for Special Presidential Envoy for Hostage Affairs due to his track record of using transactional diplomacy to secure the release of detainees.

As he leaves office, he rues Harry Reid’s Senate arson of 2013.

Republican lawmakers are threatening to block President Donald Trump’s nominees and derail his legislative agenda over restrictions on satellite services used by Ukraine’s military, according to The New York Times. Senators from both parties have told senior White House officials they will hold up pending nominations until the administration restores critical satellite communications capabilities used ...

A male hooker is now alleging that Senator Lindsey Graham had sex with him when he was a teenager. This comes on the heels of the senator’s death and after 23 years in the Senate. This was touted as a big election-breaking scoop by big-name members of the Democratic media elite. Why is this important? ...

Republican lawmakers alarmed over Ukraine’s loss of access to a Starshield, a critical battlefield tool, are pushing for more congressional oversight on what some view as Elon Musk’s “space monopoly,” fearing that Musk will have too much power over future national security operations. Sen. Kevin Cramer (R-N.D.), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee,...

Mississippi hasn’t sent a Democrat to the Senate since 1982, but what was long considered an untouchable state, punctuated by President Donald Trump’s 24-point victory two years ago, is now raising eyebrows as a possibly competitive seat in the midterm elections. Trump will rally voters Monday in the Magnolia State to reelect Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith […]

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) are living out their midterm nightmares — with nominees they didn't want and former colleagues they no longer control. Why it matters: Together, Schumer and Thune are stuck with five Senate races in which their party establishments thought they had a better chance of winning with someone else. 🤠 Texas: Thune's efforts to stop Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from winning the party's Senate nomination failed. Now Republicans are spending more than $329 million to defeat state Rep. James Talarico— and it's still a nail-biter. 🍑 Georgia: GOP leaders couldn't convince Gov. Brian Kemp to run. The eventual nominee, Rep. Mike Collins, has struggled to keep pace with fundraising juggernaut Sen. Jon Ossoff (D). GOP money is in retreat. 🦞 Maine: Schumer endorsed Gov. Janet Mills, but Graham Platner's implosion left Democrats with backup Troy Jackson against Sen. Susan Collins. ⛴️ Michigan: Abdul El-Sayed defeated Rep. Haley Stevens and made a name for himself nationally. But he won by just one point even though primary polls showed him up by double digits. He's now polling within the margin of error against the GOP nominee, former Rep. Mike Rogers. 🏈 Minnesota: Peggy Flanagan ran as a progressive, said she would not support Schumer as leader and bested establishment-backed Rep. Angie Craig. But Cook Political Report moved her race against former NFL sideline reporter Michele Tafoya toward Republicans even as it shifted other races toward Democrats. To make matters worse, Thune's and Schumer's former colleagues are creating fresh headaches by boosting candidates across the aisle. Former Sen. Joe Manchin, who flipped to independent in 2024 after being elected as a Senate Democrat, is campaigning for Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), as Semafor reported. Former Sen. Kyrsten Sinema , who also flipped from Democrat to independent before leaving office, is boosting Republican Jay Feely in her home House district. She even voted for him in the GOP primary, as Axios scooped. Former Sen. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) endorsed Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-Ga.) in his reelection this summer. The other side : In two red states, Schumer landed arguably the best candidates he could get. Democratic former Gov. Roy Cooper has all but put North Carolina to bed, and former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown is keeping it too close for Sen. Jon Husted's comfort in Ohio.

Republicans are looking doomed in Michigan, Ohio, and Texas...but there's always Pennsylvania.

Sen. Darline Graham (R-SC) did not raise her objections to President Donald Trump waiving bipartisan Russia sanctions named after her late brother during a campaign visit from Trump to support her election and a subsequent ride with him to Washington on Air Force One. The interim senator made the revelation to reporters Thursday after Trump […]

A teeny-tiny terror-sympathizer and a trans-loving tinkerfairy walk into a bar…then the bar burns to the ground. That’s the whole joke. Except it’s not a joke. It’s a metaphor for what happens when you vote the red-green alliance into the Senate, the once-honored and respected deliberative chamber that writes the laws, receives the classified briefings, ...

The fragile Senate permitting deal is a major priority across the energy industry, per newly filed lobbying disclosures. Why it matters: The filings reveal behind-the-scenes efforts by powerful interests and companies representing oil and gas, mining, renewables, environmentalists and plenty in between to shape the legislation. The big picture: The bill title (Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Act), its acronym (BAAJA) and its bill number appear throughout third-quarter lobbying disclosures. The bill was introduced Sept. 30, the last day of the third quarter. The disclosures, due Oct. 20, offer a window into efforts to influence the legislation during its drafting and negotiations. The lobbying extends beyond groups that specifically named the bill in their filings. Many others with a stake in the bill — like the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the National Association of Manufacturers — list permitting legislation in other ways. Driving the news: Here's just a small subset of the parties in the arena. Industry groups like the American Petroleum Institute, the Edison Electric Institute, the American Forest & Paper Association, the National Mining Association, and the Data Center Coalition. Green groups including Earthjustice, the Nature Conservancy, and Defenders of Wildlife. Low-carbon power trade groups such as the Solar Energy Industries Association. State of play: The lobbying goes far beyond trade associations, with many individual companies also involved. They range from Chevron and BP to power giants like Duke Energy and Southern Company to geothermal startup Fervo. Industrial and equipment heavyweights like Caterpillar, Schneider Electric and Cummins are there, too. Zoom in: The disclosures also offer clues about which provisions attracted lobbying attention. For example: The National Mining Association identified BAAJA provisions that would change Clean Water Act permitting, including state water quality reviews and limits on lawsuits challenging permits. The Interstate Natural Gas Association of America listed BAAJA provisions affecting interstate natural gas pipelines among its lobbying topics, alongside other pipeline permitting proposals. Threat level: The latest filings land amid new friction over the bill. This week the Interior Department asked a federal judge to allow it to reconsider the Biden-era prior approval of Avangrid's planned New England Wind project off Massachusetts. "This is how you blow up a permitting deal," Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) told Axios and other outlets about the latest in a string of Trump team moves against previously approved projects. Yes, but: An administration official cast the federal filing as a procedural move in the case brought by other opponents of the project. "Our filings defend the current government's litigating position," the official said. "We have been very transparent about the need for permitting reform and have also been transparent with Senator Whitehouse's and Senator [Martin] Heinrich's teams on all these legal filings," the official said, citing the two Democratic co-authors. 🆕 The latest: Democratic attorneys general from nine states express "substantial concerns" with the bill in a new letter to lawmakers, Punchbowl News reported this morning. What we're watching: The public advocacy and closed-door maneuvering should reach a fever pitch ahead of the first procedural vote on Nov. 9, and in the days and weeks that follow. The next wave of disclosures, covering October-December, should provide an even clearer look at the interests at play. Sign up here for Axios' Future of Energy newsletter.

President Donald Trump traveled to South Carolina on Wednesday to boost U.S. Sen. Darline Graham.

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Former officials urge Congress to reform permitting A group of economic and national security officials across multiple presidential administrations are urging Congress to pass permitting reform legislation. © Greg Nash In a letter to Senate Majority Leader...

Decision Desk HQ's model gives Democrats a 78% chance of winning the House and a 56% chance of controlling the Senate.

What will the Senate do with the Sunshine Protection Act of 2025? Likely nothing.

The 2027 Senate class will be the first delegation in more than four decades forced to address Social Security’s potential insolvency. The federal program is poised to run out of funds by 2032, triggering a 22-percent cut in benefits for tens of millions of Americans unless lawmakers act. Some bipartisan consensus has emerged among Senate...

EXCLUSIVE — A government watchdog group has filed a Senate ethics complaint against Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), arguing that her call to deter young people from working for President Donald Trump crossed the line from political criticism into threats against public service. The Center to Advance Security in America shared the complaint exclusively with the […]

Democrats need 51 Senate seats for a majority, while Republicans need 50.