But an ascent by Maine's senior senator to an influential new post could be derailed by Senate Minority Leader Mitch ...

U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (I-WV) has announced that he will nominate 43 West Virginia students to the U.S. Service Academies, which include the U.S. Air Force Academy in ...

President Joe Biden achieved a lot of his goals, but his failure to expand the social safety net might have mattered more in ...

As the 2024 campaign unfolded, media consensus acknowledged that no party had a decidedly popular candidate. The Dems wavered over the tottering incumbent and overlooked their high-profile maverick ...

Democrats were aghast when Sinema and Manchin held firm on the filibuster after Joe Biden became president, refusing to ditch ...

Ticket-splitting used to be common and the swing-state down-ballot results show split tickets still can determine the outcome of key races.

Republicans flipped the Senate with projected wins in a number of key races, cementing their majority in the upper chamber.