Trump’s victory, GOP Senate win have Democrats racing to confirm judges
Republicans confirmed judges during the final weeks of Donald Trump’s first term. But the president-elect says Democrats should not do the same.
How Democrats won Senate seats in states that Trump carried
The 2024 election had at least three split-ticket results, though presidential and Senate votes still closely aligned.
Opinion
Opinion: Democrats have one way to stop Trump in GOP Senate. You can thank Sinema for that.
Democrats were aghast when Sinema and Manchin held firm on the filibuster after Joe Biden became president, refusing to ditch the procedural rule to pass a voting rights bill in 2022. Ditto in September, when Vice President Kamala Harris called for scrapping the filibuster to pass abortion rights legislation.
Democrats battle to confirm judges before Trump returns, Senate flips
Republicans confirmed judges during the final weeks of Donald Trump’s first term. But the president-elect says Democrats should not do the same.
US Senate Democrats Rush to Confirm Judges Before Trump Takes Office
The U.S. Senate's Democratic majority began a crusade on Tuesday to confirm as many new federal judges nominated by President Joe Biden as possible to avoid leaving vacancies that Republican Donald Trump could fill after taking office on Jan.
Trump’s bold moves to test loyalties of GOP senators
President-elect Trump is testing the loyalty of Senate Republicans, calling on them to allow him to make recess appointments to the executive and judicial branches without the advice and consent of the Senate.
Despite presidential headwinds, these Senate Democratic candidates won states Harris lost
Republicans flipped the Senate, but Democratic candidates often outran the top of the ticket, winning at least three ...
Gaetz Could Get Confirmed Without the Senate: How Recess Appointments Work
Gaetz's confirmation as attorney general may be met with resistance from the Senate. But President-elect Trump may have a way ...
WATCH LIVE: Senate Democrats address press as Congress returns to session
Senate Democratic leadership is speaking to reporters as the 118th Congress enters its final weeks. The press conference ...
Republicans gain on Democrats in tight races for state Senate control
Political control of the Arizona Senate was on the ballot Tuesday. Six days of counting show Republicans likely to not only ...
Santa Rosa Press Democrat4h
California Senate leader Mike McGuire calls union ‘morally bankrupt’ for opposing a vulnerable Democrat
In California, Democrats rarely criticize organized labor, one of their biggest and wealthiest allies, so it’s remarkable ...
NBC News15h
Democrats won 4 big Senate races in states Harris lost. Their ads looked very different.
Vice President Kamala Harris couldn’t win Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada or Arizona. But her party still did: Democratic Senate candidates in each of those battlegrounds emerged victorious, even as ...
How Democrats Can Win Back the Senate
Polling analyst Nate Silver has speculated that the Demcorats will likely need two election cycles to regain a Senate majority.
Democrat Ruben Gallego wins Arizona US Senate race against Republican Kari Lake
Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and preventing ...
Democrat Ruben Gallego Wins Arizona Senate Seat, Beating Kari Lak
Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego is projected to beat Republican rabble-rouser Kari Lake in the race to become Arizona’s next ...
Tuberville suggests voter fraud led to Democrat swing state Senate wins: ‘Doesn’t add up’
U.S. Sen. Tommy Tuberville strongly suggested that Democrats won swing state Senate races through voter fraud, falsely ...