Al Weaver

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...

Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) on Tuesday called for the Senate to return from its lengthy pre-election recess to pass a disaster aid package following the damage left in multiple states by Hurricane Helene.  “I think we should pass it yesterday. The president put forward his disaster aid package months ago. We should have acted...

Senate Democrats concede there is considerable risk to doing away with the filibuster to codify abortion rights, but also suggest they are likely to try to do so if they get the chance in 2025. The risk is that once an exception is made for abortion rights, exceptions will be made by a future Republican...

Senators on Wednesday passed a short-term funding extension that keeps the government’s lights on until mid-December and averts a pre-election government shutdown days before the end-of-the-month deadline. The Senate voted 78-18 on the stopgap bill, known as a continuing resolution (CR), that will keep the government funded at current spending levels until Dec. 20, when...

The Senate on Tuesday approved a bill to boost former President Trump's level of Secret Service (USSS) protection, putting it one step from becoming law less than two weeks after he was the subject of a second assassination attempt. The bill, which was proposed by Reps. Mike Lawler (R-N.Y.) and Richie Torres (D-N.Y.) in the...

Democrats had hoped to put the Maryland Senate race to bed by now. Instead, they are poised to devote time and resources in the deep blue state all the way until November in a bid to keep the seat in party hands. The race between Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) and former Maryland...

Some Republicans are questioning whether a boost in spending for the Secret Service as part of the upcoming government funding bill would help protect former President Trump in the immediate term. Leaders in both parties have floated a funding boost for the agency after what authorities said was the second assassination attempt against the former...

Senate Democrats are trying to put Republicans in a bind as Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) plans to hold another vote on in vitro fertilization access this week, a move that comes after former President Trump’s call for insurance companies to cover such treatments divided his supporters.  Democrats have felt the wind at their...

Allies of former President Trump are urging him to accept a second debate with Vice President Harris after she turned in a strong performance Tuesday night, effectively putting the ball in Trump’s court for a second meeting. Harris’s team wasted no time calling for another debate, while Trump refused to commit. Some Senate Republicans believe...

The battle for the Senate is set to hit a crescendo in the coming weeks as campaigns reach another gear and voters increasingly tune in after Labor Day. Republicans have long been the favorite to win back the upper chamber, but Vice President Harris replacing President Biden has further scrambled the playing field for both...