Sens. Wyden and Merkley express concern over potential loss of mental health services for Oregon Health Plan recipients.

Washington — Democrats will be trying to take control of the Senate in the midterm elections next year, eyeing a handful of competitive races and a couple of long-shot bids. Over a third of the Senate ...

Then-North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper speaks, May 2, 2024, in Wilmington, N.C. Monday, Cooper formally announced his candidacy for North Carolina's 2026 U.S. Senate race. Former Gov. Roy Cooper is ...

As the government shutdown nears its 40 th day, Republican senators are balking at President Donald Trump’s demand to end the filibuster, a rule change that would allow a simple Senate majority vote ...

A Senate vote today, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, on ending the longest government shutdown in history won't happen after a House-passed measure to reopen the government failed on Election Day, Nov. 4, ...

WASHINGTON — The Senate could vote Sunday on advancing a potential breakthrough deal to end the country’s longest-ever government shutdown, fund the government through Jan. 30, and fully restore food ...

A massive fraud scandal is rocking her state, but Democratic Minnesota Rep. Angie Craig has been conspicuously silent. Craig, ...

Democrats in Washington landed another high-profile recruit in the 2026 battle for the Senate majority, as two-term Maine Gov. Janet Mills on Tuesday announced her candidacy in the race to take on ...

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper will run for the U.S. Senate in North Carolina, giving Democrats a proven statewide winner in an open-seat race that is expected to be one of the ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore’s redistricting advisory commission decided on Thursday to “recommend a congressional map to the ...

The federal government shutdown 2025 has entered Day 34, since it started on Oct. 1, 2025, with no end in sight and no Senate vote is on the schedule for today. Here's an update and the odds on when ...