National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) chair Rick Scott (R-FL) says the GOP is ready to take back the Senate majority in November. “I think we’re going to have some sleepers, where people are going to say, boy, we didn’t anticipate that one,” Scott told The Hill. Asked which states he believes could become competitive in
Senator James Inhofe’s (R-OK) Friday announcement that he would retire early next year set off a flurry of activity in Oklahoma. Candidates are clambering to join the special election for an open Senate seat in a state which rarely sees one. According to The Hill: Two candidates have already jumped into the race since the announcement, and others are
As Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR) spoke to reporters on Capitol Hill before lunch, Joe Manchin (D-WV) crashed the party. In the middle of Wyden’s reassurances that Build Back Better would find common ground among Democrats and their moderate party members, Manchin walked around the corner. Asked about the legislation, Manchin pointedly responded, “What Build Back
Democrats currently control the bare minimum 50 Senate seats needed to pass legislation with Vice President Kamala Harris’ tie breaking vote. Just one seat flipped in favor of Republicans would allow the GOP to take back control. The president’s party typically isn’t as susceptible in the Senate as it is in the House, but how
The Biden administration is lobbying against including sanctions for Chinese treatment of Uyghurs in order to protect a possible climate deal. According to The Washington Free Beacon: Republican senator Marco Rubio (Fla.) and Democratic senator Jeff Merkley (Ore.) introduced a bill in January prohibiting the importation of goods made with forced labor from the Xinjiang
Democrat Senator Kyrsten Sinema reportedly gave Joe Biden an ultimatum on infrastructure. According to Townhall: According to Politico’s Playbook, she delivered a “tough message” to the president during a private meeting last week: “If the House delays its scheduled Sept. 27 vote on the bipartisan infrastructure plan — or if the vote fails — she
Disgraced Democrat Al Franken could be eyeing a comeback. At least according to reports. According to The Washington Free Beacon: Disgraced former Democratic senator Al Franken says he is keeping his political “options open.” Franken, who has returned to stand-up comedy since he resigned from the U.S. Senate in 2018 after multiple women accused him
California is going anti-bacon and Iowa’s Senators want a word. According to The Washington Free Beacon: Iowa senators Joni Ernst (R.) and Chuck Grassley (R.) are pushing back against a California law that will cut off the Golden State’s supply of pork and harm Iowa farmers. The California law, Proposition 12, will ban the sale
Democrat Senator Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) is signaling hesitancy on infrastructure, and that hesitancy likely isn’t sitting well with Chuck Schumer. According to Town Hall: Oh, you know Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY) was probably not too pleased about Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s (D-AZ) latest intentions about the infrastructure deal and the even more controversial reconciliation bill. The
Even Nancy Pelosi picking which Republicans would sit on the January 6th commission was too much for Senator Susan Collins (R-Maine). According to Town Hall: On Sunday’s edition of CNN’s “State of the Union,” many topics were discussed between host Jake Tapper and Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME). What’s particularly grabbing headlines, though, is the senator’s comments about
