Lindsey Graham’s sister appointed to Senate as GOP rushes to protect fragile majority

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Darline Graham Nordone, the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., was appointed to fill her brother’s Senate seat after a push from President Donald Trump. South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster, a close Trump ally, appointed Nordone Monday afternoon, nearly 48 hours after … Read more

Dems uphill climb for Senate majority just got a lot steeper with latest Platner allegation

Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner accused of sexual assault, denies claims Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner is embroiled in controversy after a woman publicly accused him of sexual assault from five years ago. Platner vehemently denies the allegations, calling them false and politically motivated. Democrats are now pressuring him to drop out of the race … Read more

Four months to midterms: 12 races that will determine the Senate majority

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! With just under four months to go until this year’s midterm elections, a top Senate Republican remains confident of the GOP’s chances. Sen. Tim Scott, the chair of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, recently told Fox News Digital this spring that he’s “incredibly optimistic” the GOP can … Read more

Collins secures GOP nod in Maine Senate battle that could decide GOP majority

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! As she runs for a sixth six-year term in the U.S. Senate in left-leaning Maine, Republican Sen. Susan Collins is now officially her party’s nominee in a crucial race that’s one of a handful across the country that will determine whether Republicans keep control of their slim … Read more

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