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Gary Peters of Michigan announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection in 2026, leaving Congress at the end of his second term and opening up a highly competitive battleground Senate seat.

Democrats face “few opportunities" to win back the Senate majority from the Republicans in the 2026 midterm elections, a top non-partisan political handicapper predicts.

“Days into the start of the 2026 cycle, Republicans’ already challenging Senate map just became more difficult for them as they’re forced to defend yet another seat,” said David ...

If confirmed by the Republican-controlled Senate, Stefanik would vacate her congressional seat in the North Country ... stripping them of representation in Congress at a critical time.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) suggested on Friday that open Senate seats in Michigan and Minnesota could serve ...

Kentucky businessman Nate Morris said Wednesday that he is not waiting for Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) to decide whether he ...

McConnell is up for reelection in 2026, and he has not said whether he plans to run again for an eighth Senate term.

Sen. Gary Peters (D-MI) also announced he will not run for another term in Michigan, a perennial battleground.

As the longest-serving Senate leader in history, McConnell developed a reputation for keeping his rank-and-file members in line and frustrating Democrats by relentlessly using procedural tactics to ...

In the fight for the District 35 Senate seat, Zimmer’s campaign raised about five times that of Whittington’s campaign, according to campaign finance reports which were required to be filed ...