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U.s. Senate
Democrats Take Control After Striking Power-Sharing Deal Both Democrats and Republicans can claim a tactical win in the maneuvering over the filibuster.
By Ed Kilgore
2022 midterms
Jan. 25, 2021
Republican Senator Rob Portman to Retire in 2022 The fight for control of the Senate in 2022 is already underway. The key factor could be the kind of Republican divisions evident in Portman’s Ohio.
By Ed Kilgore
Was Late Shift to GOP About Polling Error or Late Deciders? We won’t know for a while, but the most likely answer right now is “both.”
By Ed Kilgore
Biden Had One Job and He Did It Biden took advantage of all Trump’s self-inflicted political wounds and now looks to be a necessary if limited transitional president.
By Ed Kilgore
2020 elections
Nov. 5, 2020
Senate Control Will Now Be Decided by Two Runoff Elections in Georgia We may have never seen anything like the intensity these runoffs will generate, particularly among Democrats trying to give Biden a chance to govern.
By Ed Kilgore
What to Watch for on Election Night: An Hour-by-Hour Guide Here’s when we’re likely to know if we’re looking at another Trump upset, a Biden landslide, or a fight that goes into a turbulent overtime.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Oct. 26, 2020
Why the Size of Biden’s Lead Still Matters There’s the down-ballot impact, the possibility of polling error, and the need to keep Trump from declaring victory based on early returns.
By Ed Kilgore
u.s. supreme court
Oct. 15, 2020
Senate’s Uselessness On Display As Judiciary Rubber-stamps Barrett Confirmation The body’s high regard for itself was never less earned than in this sham of a hearing.
By Ed Kilgore
poll position
Oct. 10, 2020
It’s Harder Than it Looks for Democrats to Win the Senate Recent polls show many newly competitive Democratic Senate candidates, but they could still fall short of a majority even if Biden wins.
By Ed Kilgore
2020 elections
Aug. 6, 2020
Trump’s Candidate Bill Hagerty Wins Wild Tennessee Senate Primary A primary in which both candidates kept trying to outflank each other on the right was won by the original front-runner and Trump endorsee.
By Ed Kilgore
2020 elections
Aug. 4, 2020
Kris Kobach Loses Kansas Senate Primary The abrasive nativist and vote suppressor — and Trump’s close ally — was defeated by Roger Marshall, a better prospect for holding an open GOP seat.
By Ed Kilgore
2020 elections
July 24, 2020
Democrats’ Chances of Retaking the Senate Keep Improving Right now the Senate landscape is shifting steadily toward Democrats, who have far fewer vulnerable seats to defend.
By Ed Kilgore
2020 elections
July 16, 2020
By Ed Kilgore
2020 elections
July 14, 2020
Control of the U.S. Senate May Not Be Decided Until January in Georgia There’s a nontrivial chance that there may be one or even two general-election runoffs for Georgia’s U.S. Senate seats on January 5.
By Ed Kilgore
What Would a Democratic ‘Tsunami’ in November Look Like? A big Biden win would result in a takeover of the Senate and state legislature gains just in time for redistricting.
By Ed Kilgore
2020 primaries
June 30, 2020
Amy McGrath Wins Kentucky Democratic Senate Primary, Will Face McConnell The former fighter pilot defeated Charles Booker, whose campaign surged in the weeks before the election.
By Adam K. Raymond
vision 2020
June 23, 2020
Biden Ally Chris Coons Cracks Open a Door to Filibuster Reform It’s possible that a President Biden wouldn’t have to spend too much time begging Republicans not to remain obstructionists.
By Ed Kilgore
democratic primaries
June 22, 2020
Charles Booker Met the Moment — and May Get to Take On Mitch McConnell After taking a leadership role in Louisville’s protests for racial justice, Booker is far less of a long shot in Kentucky’s Democratic Senate primary.
By Adam K. Raymond
Scenes From a Bizarre Senate Hearing on Coronavirus Come for Dr. Anthony Fauci’s testimony, stay for Tim Kaine’s train-robber look, Lamar Alexander’s dog, and a peek at Bernie Sanders’s home office.
By Adam K. Raymond
2020 elections
May 5, 2020
The Senate Map Is Beginning to Look Pale Blue It won’t be easy for Democrats to retake the upper chamber, but it’s looking slightly better for them every day.
By Ed Kilgore
2020 elections
Apr. 1, 2020
Republican Women in Congress Will Remain a Small Band in 2021 The small ranks of Republican women in the Senate could fall in 2020, and probably won’t rise above the current 13 members in the House.
By Ed Kilgore
coronavirus
Mar. 16, 2020
Mitt Romney: Give Every American Adult a Check for $1,000 The Utah senator wants to “help ensure families and workers can meet their short-term obligations and increase spending in the economy.”
By Adam K. Raymond
2020 elections
Mar. 5, 2020
Bullock Reportedly Relents and Will Run for the Senate The Montana governor and former presidential candidate is another prize Senate prospect for Democrats in a state Trump is expected to carry.
By Ed Kilgore
everything is fine
Mar. 4, 2020
By Zak Cheney-Rice
trump impeachment
Jan. 22, 2020
How Senators Are Coping With Trump Impeachment-Trial Tedium Senators were spotted doing crossword puzzles, passing notes, and chewing gum — and some even paid attention to the proceedings.
By Adam K. Raymond
Mike Pompeo Isn’t Riding to the Rescue in Kansas Trump’s other Kansas buddy, Kris Kobach, could well blow another statewide election for Republicans, one that could even lose them Senate control.
By Ed Kilgore
2020 elections
Dec. 23, 2019
Democratic Money Mobilizing to Win Senate It will still be an uphill battle for Democrats, but they have a decent shot at giving a new president a fighting change to succeed.
By Ed Kilgore
2020 elections
Dec. 18, 2019
Collins Officially Running in 2020, in Race That Could Decide Senate Control She angered a lot of constituents with her pivotal support for Brett Kavanaugh, and will have a strong opponent.
By Ed Kilgore
2020 elections
Nov. 22, 2019
Trump and Kemp Butt Heads Over Georgia Senate Appointment Trump wants his impeachment pit bull Doug Collins in the Senate, but Brian Kemp wants someone — perhaps a woman — who can do well in the suburbs.
By Ed Kilgore
jeffrey epstein
Nov. 19, 2019
U.S. Senator Floats Jeffrey Epstein Conspiracy Theory During Hearing Louisiana’s John Kennedy quipped that “Christmas ornaments, drywall, and [Jeffrey] Epstein,” are three things that “don’t hang themselves.”
By Adam K. Raymond
trump impeachment
Nov. 13, 2019
Some GOP Senators Pledge to Not Watch Trump Impeachment Hearings It’s a political sideshow and I’ve got more important things to do.”
By Adam K. Raymond
vision 2020
Oct. 29, 2019
This Democratic Senator Won’t Commit to Voting for Her Party in 2020 Kyrsten Sinema is positioning herself to the right of Democrats from much redder states. That could be a problem for progressives in 2021.
By Eric Levitz
u.s. senate
Oct. 29, 2019
Jeff Sessions May Seek Old Senate Seat Despite Crowded Field Will Donald Trump vengefully drop a hammer on his former attorney general?
By Ed Kilgore
2020 elections
Sept. 27, 2019
Disgraced Former Trump Cabinet Member Wants to Be Appointed to the U.S. Senate Tom Price flew his way out of his job as HHS Secretary with travel expenses, but is applying for an open Senate seat.
By Ed Kilgore
2020 elections
Sept. 19, 2019
So You Want to Be a U.S. Senator? Georgia governor Brian Kemp has thrown open the door to anybody who wants to apply to fill the seat Johnny Isakson is giving up at year’s end.
By Ed Kilgore
Amy McGrath Is Wasting Her Chance to Beat Mitch McConnell The former fighter pilot and Kentucky Democrat wants to take down Mitch McConnell. But she can’t stop getting into her own way.
By Sarah Jones
Today’s Republicans Use the Filibuster Just Like the Segregationists Did Until Democrats show the moral outrage that overcame filibusters against civil rights, you can forget about gun, climate change, or immigration bills.
By Ed Kilgore
the national interest
Aug. 22, 2019
By Jonathan Chait
vision 2020
Aug. 15, 2019
It’s Filibuster Reform — or Bust — for Democrats in the Near Future The odds of Democrats being able to get anything done even if they win in 2020 are low without the filibuster reform that some senators still resist.
By Ed Kilgore
moscow mitch
Aug. 14, 2019
How ‘Moscow Mitch’ Is Helping Democrats The Kentucky Democratic Party has made $500,000 on “Moscow Mitch” merch in just two weeks.
By Adam K. Raymond
Corey Lewandowski Might Actually Run for Senate in New Hampshire Donald Trump’s first campaign manager is “seriously considering” a challenge to Democratic senator Jeanne Shaheen.
By Adam K. Raymond
McConnell on Jon Stewart: ‘He’s All Bent Out of Shape’ Over Nothing The Senate majority leader says 9/11 first responders will be taken care of and Stewart is “looking for some way to take offense.”
By Adam K. Raymond
Pete Buttigieg: “I Would Not Have” Pressured Al Franken to Resign That puts Mayor Pete at odds with nearly everyone else running for the Democratic nomination.
By Adam K. Raymond
Trump Has ‘Nothing’ Against Roy Moore — Except for His Odds of Losing The accused child molester is mulling another Senate run in Alabama. Trump is fine with him personally — he’s just worried that he’ll lose.
By Zak Cheney-Rice
Democrats May Need a Big Presidential Win to Flip the Senate in 2020 With a trend toward straight-ticket voting, the best strategy may be focusing on Trump in close states rather than recruiting ideal Senate candidates.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Apr. 30, 2019
Stacey Abrams Takes a Pass on a 2020 Senate Run She may run for president, for vice-president, or wait until 2022 and run for governor again.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Apr. 30, 2019
Stacey Abrams Takes a Pass on a 2020 Senate Run She may run for president, for vice-president, or wait until 2022 and run for governor again.
By Ed Kilgore
vision 2020
Apr. 25, 2019
Why Republicans Might Not Mind Losing the White House in 2020 If Republicans hang onto the Senate in 2020 and have the power to obstruct, they might decide their future looks brighter without the 45th president.
By Ed Kilgore
mitch mcconnell
Apr. 18, 2019
Mitch McConnell’s New Campaign Ad Is Brazenly Anti-Democracy The McConnell campaign’s first campaign ad is about insisting that his various subversions of democracy are instances of “letting the people decide.”
By Zak Cheney-Rice
federal reserve board
Apr. 12, 2019
Herman Cain’s Fed Nomination Likely Over Before Trump Even Made It With four GOP senators opposed to Herman Cain, who’s yet to be formally nominated, Trump may focus on his other bad idea for the Fed, Stephen Moore.
By Ed Kilgore
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