South Carolina has emerged as perhaps the most surprisingly competitive Senate race late in the 2026 midterm elections. And on Sunday night, appointed GOP Sen. Darline Graham, Democrat Annie Andrews and Libertarian nominee Kasie Whitener took part in the only debate currently scheduled in the race.

Texas state Rep. James Talarico returned to the campaign trail Wednesday with a CNN town hall event in which he sat face-to-face with voters to respond to their toughest questions — including on the topic of life in the womb.

Sen. Jon Ossoff dismissed 2028 presidential speculation and pledged a full Senate term during his second and final Georgia debate against Rep. Mike Collins.

Candidates faced off in heated debates Thursday night in two of the country’s most competitive Senate races, showing how bitter — and personal — each contest has become.

A Republican Maryland congressman melted down and called for a student reporter to be prosecuted after objecting to her recording him during a media scrum after a debate. , R-Md., claimed that University of Maryland journalism school fellow Cat Murphy needed his approval to record him and didn’t have his consent to do so.

Incumbent Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff and Republican House Rep. Mike Collins are in a battle for the U.S. Senate seat, one that could help determine control of Congress going into the second half of Trump's second term.