Senate

Incumbent Alaska Senator Dan S. Sullivan faces a primary challenge from a fellow Republican, Dan J. Sullivan, creating potential voter confusion on the 2026 ballot. CBS News election law contributor David Becker discussed the legal and electoral complications arising from the shared name.

According to The Intercept, combat veteran and oyster farmer Graham Platner won the Democratic Senate primary in Maine on Tuesday after Gov. Janet Mills unofficially dropped out in late April, leaving him effectively unopposed. The Intercept reports that Platner faces questions about his viability in...

President Trump stated that Republicans are voting nearly unanimously to end a government shutdown while Democrats continue voting against closure, and characterized Democrats as having 'lost their way' and 'become crazed lunatics.' Senate Democrats countered that they would vote to reopen government if Republicans agree...

A group identified as 18 former Marines appeared before the U.S. Senate on June 4, 2026, to testify. The source video provides no details on the substance of their testimony, the committee they addressed, or the topic under investigation. With 87 mainstream media articles identified,...