Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) on Tuesday rejected President Trump’s call for Republicans in Washington to “nationalize” voting in the United States and “take over” the management of elections in 15 states.

With U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin retiring at the end of his term, Illinois voters face a crowded ballot in the bid to fill a seat Durbin has held since 1997.

As the 2026 Senate map comes into focus, Democrats hold clear advantages in several swing states, forcing Republicans onto defense well beyond the usual battlegrounds.

Democrat Taylor Rehmet won a special election, flipping a district that Trump had won by 17 percentage points in 2024.

BATON ROUGE, La. ( Louisiana Illuminator) – U.S. Rep. Julia Letlow declared Tuesday morning she will enter this year’s U.S. Senate race, following a social media endorsement over the weekend from President Donald Trump.

Smith backed Lt. Governor Flanagan over Representative Angie Craig in the Democratic primary to replace her on Monday.

Stephen Swanson is a web producer at CBS News Minnesota. Stephen was a floor director for a decade before moving to the WCCO-TV newsroom in 2011, where he focuses on general assignment reporting. Hann, 73, made the announcement Thursday in a social media ...

Indiana’s redistricting bill advanced out of the Senate Elections Committee Monday evening in a 6-3 vote, with one Republican voting against the bill. House Bill 1032, which addresses mid-census redistricting and gives Republicans an advantage in all ...

Incumbent U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is endorsing Ashley Hinson to succeed her as Iowa's next U.S. senator, further cementing Hinson's status as frontrunner.

With ballots tallied from all but a handful of voting centers, Rehmet had 57% of the vote, besting the 43% for his GOP opponent, Leigh Wambsganss, who had a massive spending advantage.