Democrats build midterm momentum, but Republicans still in driver’s seat in Senate majority battle

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A leading nonpartisan political handicapper predicts that the Democrats’ path to winning back the Senate majority in this year’s midterm elections is getting wider thanks to a rough political climate for the GOP, but that capturing control of the chamber remains a “tall order.” The Cook Political … Read more

Democratic-backed Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, growing liberal majority

MADISON, Wis. — Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday, growing the liberal majority on the court as cases affecting congressional redistricting, union rights and other hot button issues await in the perennial battleground state. Taylor, who focused her campaign on abortion rights, handily defeated Republican-backed Maria Lazar in … Read more

Chris Taylor wins Wisconsin Supreme Court race, expanding liberals’ majority

Chris Taylor has won a seat on the Wisconsin Supreme Court, NBC News projects, expanding liberals’ majority in the key battleground state. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Taylor, a state appeals court judge who was formerly a Democratic state legislator, secured a 10-year term on … Read more

Republican Clay Fuller projected to win Georgia runoff to replace Marjorie Taylor Greene in House, helping GOP’s narrow majority

Washington — Republican Clay Fuller won Tuesday’s runoff election to replace former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene in Georgia’s 14th Congressional District, CBS News projects, padding the House GOP’s razor-thin margin by an additional vote.  Fuller beat Democrat Shawn Harris in the northwest Georgia district after the two advanced from a crowded field of candidates in … Read more

Trump-backed Republican pads GOP’s fragile House majority by winning showdown for MTG’s former seat

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! RINGGOLD, GA — Republican congressional candidate Clay Fuller just gave House Speaker Mike Johnson a little bit of breathing room as the GOP clings to a razor-thin majority in Congress. Fuller, who was backed by President Donald Trump, on Tuesday defeated Democrat Shawn Harris in a special … Read more

Trump-backed candidate aims to pad GOP’s fragile House majority battle in showdown for MTG’s seat

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! ROME, GA — Republican congressional candidate Clay Fuller says that Tuesday’s special election runoff in Georgia is “extremely crucial.” Fuller is facing off against Democrat Shawn Harris in the race to fill the seat in Georgia’s solidly red 14th Congressional District — in the northwest part of … Read more

Trump-backed wife of RNC chair launches bid for Congress as GOP defends slim House majority

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A week after President Donald Trump urged Sydney Gruters to run for an open GOP-held congressional seat in Florida, the former executive director of the state’s New College Foundation and wife of Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Joe Gruters declared her candidacy. “As a working mother of … Read more

Iran funding emerges as key test for Johnson’s razor-thin House majority

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Trump administration’s anticipated multibillion-dollar funding request to bolster its Iran campaign could face resistance from GOP fiscal hawks. Though congressional Republicans have been broadly supportive of the Trump administration’s conflict in Iran, some conservatives are drawing a red line that an emergency cash infusion, known as … Read more