Each of Cassidy’s Republican opponents believes he can stop Cassidy from winning a third term. They are: state Sen. Blake Miguez of New Iberia; Public Service Commissioner Eric Skrmetta; and state Treasurer John Fleming. At least one other Republican is expected to jump into the race.

Democratic U.S. Senate candidate James Talarico told a crowd of more than 1,200 in Fort Worth that he's taking on both political parties and billionaire influence.

The Senate has voted to repeal the resolution that authorized the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, following a House vote last month that would return the basic war power to Congress more than two decades later.

Nebraska has a Senate-confirmed U.S. attorney for the first time in four years, a role last permanently held by now-Nebraska Lt. Gov. Joe Kelly during the first Trump administration. The Republican-led U.

The Senate version of the National Defense Authorization Act provides a 3.8% pay raise for military members. It also provides funding to keep the Sentinel program and upgrades to the B-52s on track. The bill also mentions provisions to improve UAS and space force operations.

After much speculation, John Bel Edwards — a Democrat who defied near-universal predictions by being elected governor twice in the reliably red state of Louisiana — announced on Monday that he will not run for the U.

The Senate prepares for an eighth vote on reopening the government as the shutdown nears its third week, with Democrats demanding Obamacare subsidy extensions.

There are five men who could conceivably win their party’s nomination for U.S. Senate in Texas, according to the University of Houston-Texas Southern University’s annual Texas Trends Survey. But a woman who is not currently in the race could shake up the race,