Al Weaver

The Senate is set for a late night on Wednesday, as Democrats attempt to shepherd through a number of judicial nominees to fill vacancies weeks before they hand over control of the upper chamber to Republicans in January. The chamber is set to hold votes that could last into Thursday as part of the push, marking the...

President-elect Trump’s decision to tap Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) to become attorney general caught Senate Republicans completely flat-footed, and put the party on the defensive immediately over one of the most prominent — and polarizing — Cabinet selections.  Two key centrist members — Sens. Susan Collins (R-Maine) and Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) — expressed shock and...

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine (R) is facing a key decision on whom to tap to fill the term of Vice President-elect Vance as jockeying among Ohio Republicans for the coveted appointment is set to become a knife fight. Vance will be departing the upper chamber only two years after winning his seat, creating a vacancy...

Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) officially rolled out his bid to run the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) on Friday, a move that would put him at the helm of the party’s midterm efforts to maintain and possibly grow its majority next cycle. Scott had been mulling a run for the post since mid-October. He is...

Sen. Peter Welch (D-Vt.) on Friday criticized comments made in recent days by President Biden and entrepreneur Mark Cuban about supporters of former President Trump. The Vermont Democrat did not hide his displeasure when asked by reporters about Biden appearing to call Trump backers "garbage" and Cuban saying in an interview that the ex-president is...

A top Republican super PAC is jumping into the Nebraska Senate race as Sen. Deb Fischer (R-Neb.) struggles to put away her race against independent Dan Osborn. The Senate Leadership Fund (SLF), a group run by allies of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) said it is spending $3 million in the red state to...

Democrats are refusing to give up on Sen. Jon Tester’s (D-Mont.) reelection bid even as his chances appear bleak with just more than two weeks until Election Day. To GOP senators and operatives, the writing has been on the wall for weeks about Tester — and the font has been getting larger by the day....

The battle for the Senate majority has hit its final month as Republicans race to end their four-year stint in the minority. The GOP needs to win only one of two competitive races in red states — Montana and Ohio — to do just that. According to Decision Desk HQ and The Hill, Republicans have...

Sen. Eric Schmitt (R-Mo.) has passed on a bid to run the National Republican Senatorial Committee in 2026.  Schmitt had emerged in recent weeks as a lead contender to take over for Sen. Steve Daines (R-Mont.) atop the NRSC, but ultimately decided against potentially taking on the role, according to a top aide. “Senator Schmitt was extremely...

Bernie Moreno and Republicans are attempting to narrow the gap against Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) in Ohio as they try to nab one of the most contested races in the country in a battle for the Senate majority. After a bruising primary battle in the spring gave way to Brown and Democrats flooding the airwaves...