Democrats face an uphill battle to capture the U.S. Senate in the November midterm elections, as Republicans are defending just two seats viewed as competitive by nonpartisan analysts and hold a 53-47 majority.

U.S. Senator Steve Daines has opted not to run for re-election in 2026. Daines' withdrawal of his candidacy was received by the Montana Secretary of State's Office at 4:57 p.m. on Wednesday, just minutes before the filing deadline closed. Daines was first elected to the U.S. Senate in 2014, and re-elected in 2020.

Former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper and ex-Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley have won their respective party nominations for a North Carolina U.S. Senate seat

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The fight for control of the US Senate is now officially underway after primaries in Texas and North Carolina delivered the first clues for Democrats and Republicans as they prepare for an eight-month march to the November midterm elections.

Ken Paxton says he could drop out of the Texas GOP Senate runoff as Donald Trump prepares to endorse a candidate in the high-stakes race.

Will the partial government shutdown end today? Here's the latest on a Senate vote on DHS funding and the latest government shutdown 2026 news today.

But the big picture here is that the US Senate has put out one of its most important pieces of spaceflight legislation in decades: Senators have instructed Isaacman to go fly the Artemis program with all due speed, to do so as he deems best, and to focus on building a Moon base rather than a space station in lunar orbit.

A heated U.S. Senate race in Texas is entering its final stretch before voters decide Tuesday who will be their party’s nominee in November