In the fight for control of the US Senate, the majority may come down to which factor carries more weight: the map or the ...

As of Feb. 2, 2026, there are three active vacancies in the 119th Congress, which spans from Jan. 3, 2025, to Jan. 3, 2027. Due to the active vacancies, Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the U.S.

The state of North Carolina is represented by Republicans Thom Tillis and Ted Budd in the United States Senate.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United States Senate has passed legislation to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an ...

With the shutdown ball squarely in the Senate’s court, a fair question feels timelier than ever: Is the United States Senate what our Founders envisioned it to be — or has it fallen short of their ...

Stephen Swanson is a web producer at CBS News Minnesota. Stephen was a floor director for a decade before moving to the WCCO-TV newsroom in 2011, where he focuses on general assignment reporting. Hann ...

The United States Senate is at a precarious moment. From tariffs to agency funding to foreign affairs, the Senate’s check on the executive branch is arguably weaker than ever, with some critics, and ...

Gov. Janet Mills was laying out her case against Sen. Susan Collins to several dozen supporters earlier this month when one attendee raised a question on the minds of many voters in Maine.

Read what candidates in the Democratic primary for U.S. Senate think about the top issues of the day.

MANDEVILLE, La. (KLFY)— Kathy Seiden, a Republican member of the St. Tammany Parish Council, announced her candidacy for the United States Senate on Tuesday, becoming the first female candidate to ...