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United States Senator from Maine since 1997
Conservative activist groups and right‑wing commentators have used "RINO" (Republican In Name Only) as a political cudgel against many Republican officeholders since 2010, frequently targeting senator...
The provided reporting documents that seven Republican senators voted to convict Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial in February 2021, producing a 57–43 guilty vote that nonetheless fell shor...
’s brief, dramatic rebellion against began with a 52-47 procedural vote to advance a war‑powers resolution that would constrain further strikes on and ended days later when Republican defections and a...
The 2026 U.S. Senate map will include the regularly scheduled Class 2 cycle — 33 seats — plus at least two special elections that some outlets count, producing either 33 or 35 contests depending on th...
Available reporting in the provided dossier does not show evidence that Jeffrey Epstein took steps to ensure Brett Kavanaugh’s appointment to the Supreme Court; the sources focus on the 2018 confirmat...
voted 57–43 to convict on the single article of incitement of insurrection in his , with seven senators joining all Democrats and independents to vote "guilty"—falling ten votes short of the two‑third...
Republicans face a defense-heavy map in 2026 but forecasters still consider the GOP favored to retain its Senate majority; only a handful of Republican-held seats are widely labeled competitive, with ...
The 2026 Senate map is contested and sources disagree on the exact number of seats and which are most competitive, but consensus places among the top battlegrounds and identifies a narrow path for Dem...
The Senate can use the so‑called to change its rules, including the 60‑vote cloture threshold, because the chamber is the master of its own procedures; however, whether lawmakers will or can sensibly ...
Thirty‑five Senate seats are widely reported as up in 2026 when counting two special elections (Florida and Ohio); most trackers count 33 Class II regular seats plus those specials, with 22–23 held by...
A clear, consistent fact emerges across the materials: the U.S. Senate seats — the senators whose six-year terms began with the 117th Congress on January 3, 2021 — expire on , and those seats are the ...
Current reporting and polling-focused trackers identify a short list of Senate races likely to be competitive in 2026: vulnerable Democratic incumbents include Jon Ossoff (Georgia) and seats in Michig...
The 2026 Senate map turns on a small cluster of swing states: Georgia and Michigan are the two most critical Democratic-held targets, with North Carolina and Maine also central to both sides’ paths, a...
Yes. The Senate acquitted former President Donald Trump in his second impeachment trial over the January 6 Capitol attack: the final roll call was which fell short of the two‑thirds threshold required...
The is markedly easier for Republicans than the map Democrats defended in : Republicans enter 2026 with a 53–47 majority and face far fewer vulnerable seats, while Democrats must defend a smaller slat...
The 2026 Senate cycle will contest roughly one‑third of the chamber — 33 regularly scheduled Class 2 seats plus two special elections (Florida and Ohio), for about 35 contests total — and incumbents i...
President Donald Trump publicly suggested that Rob Reiner’s murder was connected to Reiner’s criticism of him and called it a product of “Trump Derangement Syndrome,” prompting widespread bipartisan c...
Twelve Republican senators joined every Democratic senator in 2019 to pass a resolution terminating ’s on , arguing variously that the move violated the Constitution, usurped Congress’s power of the p...
Most analysts say relatively few Republican-held Senate seats look truly competitive in 2026; rating groups often count only two GOP seats as competitive while Democrats must net at least four flips t...
The conference text and reporting on the FY2026 Homeland Security appropriations package show a contested bill that broadly funds at $64.4 billion, maintains at roughly current levels while adding som...