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United States Senator from Maine since 1997
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...
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 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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Republicans defend 20 of the 33 regular Senate seats up in 2026 and are widely viewed as favored to retain the majority; most ratings groups call only a small number of GOP-held seats “competitive,” w...
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...
As of the sources provided, 35 Senate seats will be contested on Nov. 3, 2026 (33 regular + 2 special), and Republicans begin the cycle defending roughly 20–23 of those seats depending on the tracker ...
Seven Republican senators voted to convict Donald Trump in the February 2021 Senate impeachment vote on incitement of insurrection; five Republicans earlier voted to allow the Senate to proceed with a...
As of the 119th Congress (2025–2027), available sources report that New England is represented in the U.S. Senate by one Republican senator: Susan Collins of Maine (the region otherwise has nine Democ...
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...
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 ...
Republican lawmakers labeled “RINOs” have repeatedly faced primary challenges with mixed outcomes: some were ousted by Trump-aligned or insurgent challengers while others endured or retired amid press...
Federal FY2025 earmark activity is complicated: some House and Senate appropriations markups included large requests, but a March 2025 continuing resolution (CR) eliminated the new FY2025 earmarks fro...
The claim asks which U.S. senators are up for re-election in 2026 whose terms end January 3, 2027 — in other words, which members of are on the 2026 ballot. Multiple analyses referenced here confirm t...