Voters select candidates in key House districts that could decide the majority

The ballots are set in two Republican-held battleground House races in Iowa, part of a slate of primaries Tuesday shaping the battle for control of Congress in the fall. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. As far as the primaries were concerned, there wasn’t much suspense … Read more

Swing-seat Republican sidelined by ‘serious’ illness misses 88 votes as majority hangs by thread

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! An absent House lawmaker is expected to miss several more weeks of work after vanishing from Capitol Hill and the campaign trail due to an undisclosed illness. Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., has not voted in more than two months as House Republicans’ slim majority races to … Read more

House Republican misses another week of votes as health absence strains thin majority

New Jersey congressman absent for weeks Chief congressional correspondent Chad Pergram discusses Rep. Tom Kean Jr.’s, R-N.J., absence from Congress for weeks, missing over 50 votes since early March. NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Rep. Tom Kean Jr., a GOP lawmaker who has been absent from Washington for more than two months, … Read more

Uproar in Tennessee after new congressional map is approved that erases majority Black district

Uproar in Tennessee after new congressional map is approved that erases majority Black district – CBS News Watch CBS News Tennessee Republican lawmakers approved a new congressional map to carve up the state’s lone Democratic represented district. CBS News’ Ed O’Keefe reports. Source link

Tennessee lawmakers approve new congressional map that dissolves majority Black district

Tennessee’s Republican-led legislature on Thursday approved redrawing the state’s congressional map to carve up the lone Democratic represented district, the latest state to scramble to redistrict as both parties seek control of the U.S. House in November.  The new map will now go to GOP Gov. Bill Lee, who called the lawmakers into a special … Read more

Sherrod Brown secures Ohio Dem nomination, faces GOP’s Husted in key battle for Senate majority

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Former longtime Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio on Tuesday won his party’s 2026 Senate nomination, the Associated Press reports. Brown, who served three decades in Congress before being defeated for re-election in 2024 by now-GOP Sen. Bernie Moreno, will face off in this year’s general election … Read more

Johnson touts passage of DHS funding bill despite GOP’s “razor-thin, historically small majority”

The House approved a Senate bill to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, signaling an end to the longest partial government shutdown in U.S. history. CBS News’ Nicole Sganga, Ed O’Keefe and Nikole Killion have the latest. Source link

Tom Kean Jr’s prolonged absence puts pressure on House Republicans’ razor-thin majority

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! House Republicans face a critical week for must-pass legislation, but one GOP lawmaker who has tallied dozens of missed votes may not be present. Rep. Tom Kean Jr., R-N.J., has missed more than a month of votes due to an unspecified health issue. It remains to be … Read more

Defeated Virginia Republicans regroup for last chance fight to save House majority

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Virginia’s redistricting fight is headed to the state’s high court Thursday after a red-county judge who previously tried to spurn the “yes” camp threw a wrench into the certification process late Wednesday. The situation sets up a clash between the judge who halted certification and the state … Read more