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Democratic retirements create fresh challenge for hopes of winning back the Senate

New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Jeanne Shaheen’s decision to not seek reelection marks the latest bit of tough luck for Senate Democrats, who face an increasingly challenging midterm election map as they fight to climb out of the minority.

WZTV Fox 17 · 18h

Democrats have to defend another open seat in tough push to win Senate majority

Democrats will have a third seat being vacated by an incumbent lawmaker in the 2026 midterms with the party trying to retake the majority from Republicans.

Washington Examiner on MSN · 16h

Democrats see silver lining in wave of Senate retirements

Sen. Jeanne Shaheen was the latest to reveal she would not seek reelection on the heels of similar announcements from Sens. Gary Peters and Tina Smith.

Jeanne Shaheen, Senate

NBC News on MSN · 1d

Jeanne Shaheen won't run for re-election, opening another Democratic Senate seat in 2026

N.H., on Wednesday announced that she will not seek re-election in 2026, kicking off a competitive race to fill her seat.

USA Today · 1d

U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas 'strongly considering' run to replace Jeanne Shaheen in Senate

A source familiar with his thinking said U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas, D-NH, is “strongly considering” a run for Senate to replace Jeanne Shaheen.

U.S. News & World Report · 1d

Democratic US Senator Shaheen Will Not Seek Reelection in 2026

U.S. Senator Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) speaks during a press conference with fellow Democratic senators calling on the Trump administration to continue Medicare drug price negotiations on Capitol Hill in Washington,

Pete Buttigieg, Michigan and United States Senate

NBC News on MSN · 5h

Former Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg says he won't run for Senate or governor in Michigan

Buttigieg wrote that he "seriously" considered running for office in 2026 but that the Democratic Party has a "deep and talented bench in Michigan."

The New York Times · 12h

Pete Buttigieg, a Possible 2028 Contender, Won’t Run for Senate in Michigan

The former transportation secretary, who moved to Michigan from Indiana in 2022, had been seen as the most prominent potential candidate in next year’s marquee contest.

USA Today · 15h

Pete Buttigieg rules out Senate run. What that could mean for his future

The former South Bend mayor posted on X that he has ruled out a U.S. Senate run, fueling speculation he's setting his sights on a presidential run.

5hon MSN

Black Thursday in the Democratic Senate: An Explainer

They’d put their bets on Mike Johnson wouldn’t be able to get a bill through the House without Democratic votes. When he did, ...

Cowboy State Daily8d

Senate Kills Seven Election Bills, Including Ban On Ballot Drop Boxes

It was a mass-killing of bills in one sitting when the Wyoming Senate let seven election security bills die going into the ...

The Republic18h

Panel reverts Senate’s partisan school boards measure to House’s version

By: Leslie Bonilla Muñiz Indiana Capital Chronicle For The Republic INDIANAPOLIS — Indiana House Republicans on Wednesday ...

3don MSN

EXCLUSIVE: Trump Makes Aggressive New Claim of Executive Power To Circumvent The Senate

The most recent vacancies act, passed in 1998, exempts several independent agencies from its provisions, meaning that, in ...

News and Sentinel15h

West Virginia Senate makes judicial races partisan again

In 2015, the new Republican majority in the West Virginia Legislature made judicial elections non-partisan. But a decade ...

1don MSN

Democrat’s Retirement Sets Up High Stakes Battle for Seat

New Hampshire Sen. Jeanne Shaheen announced on Wednesday that she won’t seek re-election in 2026, The New York Times reported ...

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