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Democratic Senate candidate Tammy Murphy backs removing filibuster after saying she hadn't 'given it much thought'
It's arguably the most important institutional question for any Democratic Senate hopeful, one that…
Bryan Metzger
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Maryland Senate candidate Angela Alsobrooks wants to boost 'first chances' so the economy can thrive. She'd also like to see the filibuster gone.
Angela Alsobrooks, the Prince George's County Executive and Senate candidate, says the upper chambe…
John L. Dorman
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Is abortion rights your top issue? Here's a guide to each 2024 candidate's stance.
Voters were enraged after the Supreme Court overturned Roe before the 2022 midterms. Biden will tes…
Brent D. Griffiths
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Abortion politics have changed so drastically that a GOP Senate candidate is airing an ad saying he would vote to codify Roe into law
Former Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan is trying to mollify voters' anger over Roe's reversal.
Brent D. Griffiths
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Democrats could go even further than before if they sweep the White House, Senate, and House again
Without Manchin and Sinema, Democrats would be free to pursue a far more progressive agenda if they…
Bryan Metzger
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Republicans could filibuster the replacement of Dianne Feinstein, but it's unclear if they actually would: 'We couldn't do that'
Sen. Ted Cruz notably declined to say whether he would seek to block a replacement for Feinstein, a…
Bryan Metzger
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Trump wants to deny Biden's easiest reelection path by pushing a last-minute change in Nebraska's election law
The former president wants Nebraska to stop awarding some of its Electoral College votes by congres…
Brent D. Griffiths
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How Kyrsten Sinema — who once said she could 'do anything' if she lost reelection — can get rich now that she's retiring from the Senate
"I can go on any board I want to. I can be a college president. I can do anything," Sinema reported…
Bryan Metzger
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Arizona's Senate race just got a whole lot less interesting following Kyrsten Sinema's decision to retire
If Sinema had run again, it would've instantly become the most fascinating race in the country. Now…
Bryan Metzger
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AOC says Democrats aren't doing enough with their Senate majority: 'We need to go after the Supreme Court'
"I don't know if most people in the country even know what party is in the Senate majority," she sa…
Bryan Metzger
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We have 4 generations living together, and political conversations often ended in tears. These 10 rules helped ease tensions.
A mother got fed up with her husband and granddaughter fighting over politics. She implemented 10 h…
Janie Emaus
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Zelenskyy said he didn't have time to watch more than 2 hours of Tucker Carlson interviewing Putin
Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy told Fox News' Bret Baier that he didn't have time to watch "more tha…
Lloyd Lee
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Larry Hogan's entry into the Maryland Senate race is a major coup for Senate Republicans. But Democrats still have the edge.
Hogan has a sterling political résumé for Republican in Maryland. But he'll still face an uphill ba…
John L. Dorman
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Congressional Republicans want to kill a bipartisan border bill to give Trump an edge in the election
Senate Republicans and Democrats have attempted to negotiate border-related legislation for weeks.
Madison Hall,Brent D. Griffiths
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Nebraska hasn't passed a single bill this year because one lawmaker keeps filibustering in protest of an anti-trans bill: 'I will burn this session to the ground'
Sen. Machaela Cavanaugh filibustered every bill in this year's session in opposition to a bill that…
Azmi Haroun,Hannah Getahun
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3 Senate Democrats just unveiled their cannabis decriminalization bill at a time when many lawmakers still oppose a policy that's overwhelmingly popular
The bill would add FDA regulations to weed, as well as new taxes. It's most likely doomed this Cong…
Kimberly Leonard
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Missouri Senate candidate Lucas Kunce said Democrats must deliver on abortion rights instead of continuing to treat it only as a campaign issue
After the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Missouri was the first state in the US to ban abort…
Kimberly Leonard
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Democrats are frustrated with Biden's refusal to question the legitimacy of the Supreme Court and worry about his 2024 prospects
While Democrats are secretly searching in the background for a 2024 candidate that isn't Biden, the…
Kayla Gallagher
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Biden says he supports a filibuster exception for codifying abortion rights and warns of broader threats to 'privacy'
While the House already passed a bill last year that would codify abortion rights, the legislation …
Jake Lahut
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A Democratic Nebraska lawmaker vowed to filibuster every bill so the GOP-led legislature couldn't ban abortion and limit transgender health care: 'I want to annoy you'
"This is how the session is gonna be," Nebraska state senator Machaela Cavanaugh told local outlet …