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Interviews with key strategists and donors reveal why Democrats think they can flip the Senate in 2026 through these states:
WASHINGTON — Senate Democrats held a conference call Sunday to discuss their strategy after they made it clear they will block a Department of Homeland Security funding bill if it does not include cha
Minn., accuses the federal government of a 'cover up,' and Sen. Thom Tillis, R-N.C., warns White House against attempts to "shut down an investigation."
Status: The House courts committee approved this bill by an 8-5 vote on Jan. 21, and it now moves to the full House for consideration. A similar bill, Senate Bill 11, is not scheduled for a committee vote in time for an upcoming deadline and is likely dead.
With a series of candidate recruiting successes, Democrats have established a plausible, if still difficult, path to recapturing the Senate this year. But to regain the majority, the party will need to overcome the blue-collar barricade.
The Senate plans to take up the package next week to meet a Jan. 30 deadline, but a potential snowstorm could present a hurdle.
Jasmine Crockett told Newsweek an "unprecedented candidate is exactly what it's going to take" for Democrats to win in Texas.
Former NBC sports reporter Michele Tafoya launched Republican Senate campaign in Minnesota, seeking to flip an open Democrat-held seat in November's elections.