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The Republican-controlled Texas state Senate passed the party’s new congressional maps overnight, completing a legislative odyssey that included significant Democratic delays and sparked a nationwide scramble over redistricting in the process. The vote means the maps, which were designed to pad the Republican majority in the U.S. Congress, will go into effect when signed by Gov. Greg Abbott, a proponent …

HOUSTON (AP) — Just as Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Colin Allred was holding a town hall near the Mexican border as part of an “unrig Texas” campaign tour, the state’s Democratic fundraising powerhouse Beto O’Rourke rallied support in Austin for lawmakers who left the state to delay a redistricting plan led by President Donald Trump. The next morning, one of …

Brown trails Husted at start of Ohio Senate race, new poll shows  Politico Sherrod Brown’s Ohio Bid Boosts Senate Hopes for Democrats  The Wall Street Journal With Brown’s Entrance, Ohio Senate Moves to Lean Republican  Cook Political Report Republicans lead early in Ohio’s Senate, Governor races; Emerson College Polling  ABC27 Husted holds 6-point lead over Brown in Ohio: Poll  The Hill Source link

California Senate embarks on Democrats’ redistricting plan, counter-punch to Texas  Reuters California supreme court rejects Republican effort to stop redistricting as legislature seeks vote on plan – live  The Guardian California Democrats prepare to pass their redistricting plan after Texas House approves new maps  CNN Newsom’s backroom gerrymander gamble betrays voters and dismantles democracy  Fox News Over the long term, we shouldn’t have political …

Senate Adds Guardrails in an Effort to Force Trump to Obey Spending Bills  The New York Times Fear of Trump funding ‘wrench’ escalates as Congress faces shutdown cliff  Politico Donald Trump: Purse-Snatcher in Chief  U.S. News & World Report Trump funding delays testing Congress’ power may be intensified. How will Republicans respond?  Reuters Trump budget officials claim sweeping spending power from Congress, records show  The …

Trump blows past the Senate to put loyalists in charge of prosecutorial offices across the country  Politico Judge to decide Trump appointee Alina Habba’s fate as US attorney  Fox News Judge Questions How New Jersey US Atty Ascended To Role  Law360 Alina Habba isn’t enforcing the law. She’s Trump’s political weapon | Opinion  Bergen Record Trump sidesteps Senate and judiciary with some U.S. attorney …

Maine oyster farmer wants to upend Democratic politics with Senate bid  Politico In Maine, a Political Novice Makes a Long-Shot Bid to Oust Collins  The New York Times Graham Platner, oysterman and harbormaster from rural Maine, enters race to challenge Sen. Susan Collins  ABC News Iraq and Afghanistan veteran launches Democratic campaign against Sen. Susan Collins in Maine  NBC News Meet the Disillusioned Veteran …

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — An Iowa Democratic state lawmaker bowed out of the 2026 U.S. Senate primary race on Monday and endorsed a fellow legislator as the “best hope” to unseat Republican U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, who has yet to formally announce her bid for a third term. Rep. J.D. Scholten said in a statement he was suspending his …

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Democrat Sherrod Brown has announced he’s attempting a return to the U.S. Senate in 2026, running to hold Republican U.S. Sen. Jon Husted’s seat – at least, for the next two years. “Ohio really doesn’t have a voice, Ohio workers don’t have a voice in Washington, period, within the Senate,” Brown said in an interview Sunday. “And …

CLEVELAND — Former Sen. Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, launched a comeback campaign Monday, setting the stage for a 2026 special election that could decide partisan control of the Senate. Brown will challenge Sen. Jon Husted, the Republican whom Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine appointed this year to fill the vacancy created by JD Vance’s election as vice president. “We had no intention, …