U.S. Senate Election News

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    Muslim Sen.-Elect El-Sayed to Take Oath on a Quran
    Summary The first Muslim elected to the U.S. Senate says he will take his oath of office in January on a Quran. “Which Quran, we’re not sure,” Sen.-elect Abdul El-Sayed, D-Mich., told NPR’s Leila Fadel Thursday. “I mean, Thomas Jefferson had a copy of the Quran. So when Keith Ellison was sworn in to Congress,…
    Al Perrotta
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    ‘There’s No Strategy Here’: GOP Senator Sounds Alarm Ahead of Leadership Vote
    Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin joined the “Tony Kinnett Cast” Monday night in an exclusive interview to discuss the upcoming Senate Republican leadership election scheduled for Tuesday. Johnson is currently petitioning to delay the leadership election in order to have a conference-wide meeting to discuss strategy. “After this devastating loss, after we realize that our…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Burchett ‘100%’ Willing to Defy GOP Leadership If Appointed to Senate
    Republican Rep. Tim Burchett of Tennessee is making his pitch to become the next senator of the Volunteer State, seeking an appointment from Gov.-elect Marsha Blackburn. He says he’s willing to defy party leadership in the role, if necessary. “I think I’d be a conduit for good legislation. I think too many times legislation just…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Conservative Senators Secure Support to Force Leadership Reckoning After Midterm Defeat
    Summary A group of Senate Republicans is urging the Senate Republican Conference to delay Senate leadership elections after the party’s major midterm defeat. After receiving support from enough senators to require a Senate Republican Conference meeting, Sen. Ron Johnson of Wisconsin sent a letter to Senate Republican Conference Chairman Tom Cotton and Senate majority leadership…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Referendum or Turnout Problem? GOP Insiders Split Over Who’s to Blame for Midterm Losses
    Republicans lost Congress on Tuesday because voters felt the administration and the GOP stopped caring about them, several insiders told the Daily Signal. “This is a middle finger,” one former senior administration official said of the midterm election results. “I think it comes down to affordability and the war, and Americans feeling like the administration…
    Reagan Reese
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    Socialists Gain Ground in Congress, Setting Up Fight Over Democrat Agenda
    Democratic Socialists of America are celebrating over 50 wins from Tuesday night’s midterm elections. With some races yet to be called, there will be at least five new socialists entering the House of Representatives and one entering the Senate for the 120th Congress. “Over 50 DSA victories tonight prove socialism can win in the U.S….
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Maine Gets New Senate Leadership as Jackson Overthrows Collins
    Maine Democrat Troy Jackson defeated Sen. Susan Collins in one of the nation’s most closely watched midterm races, claiming a Senate seat she held for nearly 30 years. Decision Desk HQ projected Jackson as the winner at 1:10 a.m. EST, with 76% of the vote in and Jackson leading Collins with 53% of the vote…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Former Democrat Sen. Sherrod Brown to Return to Senate in Comeback Bid
    Democrats achieved a key pickup in Ohio on Tuesday night, as former Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown will once more return to the U.S. Senate chamber. He had been defeated by Republican Sen. Bernie Moreno in 2024, though the two will now have to serve alongside each other. With 91% of the votes counted, Brown defeated…
    Rebecca Downs
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    Democrats Take the Senate
    Democrats are projected to control the Senate in 2027 after picking up several seats in Tuesday night’s midterm election. As of 6 a.m. Eastern, the Democrats will hold 54 seats, the Republicans 44, with races in Alaska and Mississippi still to be decided. Decision Desk HQ made the call just after 11 p.m. EST. With…
    Virginia Grace McKinnon
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    Ossoff Secures Second Senate Term in Georgia Race
    In the Peach State’s heated Senate election, Sen. Jon Ossoff has secured a victory against Rep. Mike Collins, extending his time in the upper chamber for a second term. Decision Desk HQ projects Ossoff the winner with 70.3% of the vote compared to Collins’ 29.6%. By 8:07 p.m. EST, Ossoff had already received 1,203,464 votes…
    Rebecca Buis
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    BATTLE FOR CONGRESS: Trump Responds to Stinging GOP Senate Defeats
    Watch for live updates here on the dramatic battle between Democrats and the GOP for control of Congress. 1:50 a.m.—Any GOP optimism to defy history and win the 2026 midterms faded early on Tuesday night.   Then, any optimism that the election wouldn’t be a blue wave also faded, as the wave turned into a tsunami….
    Reagan Reese
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    📺 Who Will Control Congress? Watch the Results LIVE
    Americans will decide the balance of power in Washington on Tuesday, and the Daily Signal will be there as the results come in. Beginning at 7 p.m. ET, national correspondent Tony Kinnett will host five hours of live midterm election night news on the Daily Signal’s YouTube channel and through the nationally syndicated “The Tony…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    Abdul El-Sayed’s ‘60 Minutes’ Answer Gives Away the Left’s Game on Cultural Issues
    Summary Far-left darling Abdul El-Sayed went on CBS News’ “60 Minutes” on Sunday and unintentionally revealed the Left’s dishonesty about their sudden pivot away from talking about transgender and other social issues. El-Sayed, who is running for Senate in Michigan, was interviewed by CBS correspondent Ross Douthat, who posited that in cases of transgender kids…
    Jarrett Stepman
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    ‘Despicable Betrayal’: Rep. Haley Stevens Condemned for Decision to Disavow El-Sayed and Endorse Republican Rogers
    Summary Rep. Haley Stevens, D-Mich., has done the “unforgivable,” at least in the eyes of Democrat leadership. She has thought for herself and fought antisemitism. On Nov. 1, the former Democrat candidate for Senate stunned the political world by pulling her endorsement of Democrat nominee Abdul El-Sayed and endorsing Republican Mike Rogers. The reason? El-Sayed’s…
    Al Perrotta
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    NYT Poll: Late Deciders in Key Senate Races Breaking Toward Republicans
    Late-deciding voters in seven key Senate races have been breaking toward Republicans over the past month, according to a new poll released Sunday night by The New York Times and Siena University. “There are still some undecided voters, and voters who decided only in the last month favored Republicans by a nine-point margin,” the Times…
    Al Perrotta
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    Michigan Democrat Haley Stevens Endorses Abdul El-Sayed’s GOP Opponent in Tight Senate Faceoff
    Democrat Haley Stevens, who was originally scheduled to appear today at an event with former primary rival Abdul El-Sayed, announced she is endorsing his Republican opponent in the Michigan Senate race, Mike Rogers. El-Sayed had urged Stevens not to attend any events for his campaign after she criticized his failure to condemn a pro-El-Sayed ad…
    Al Perrotta
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    US Judge Dismisses Trump Election Lawsuit in Alaska
    Nov 1 (Reuters)—A federal judge on Sunday threw out a lawsuit by President Donald Trump’s administration seeking to block Alaska from certifying a loss by Republican Senator Dan Sullivan in Tuesday’s midterm elections if votes for a rival who shares his name could have changed the outcome. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Sharon Gleason…
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    10,000 Swing-State Voters Were Asked About Socialism. Here’s What They Said.
    Summary A growing number of socialist candidates are running for Congress this year, promising to bring radical changes to Washington, D.C. They’ve embraced a nickname, “The Bloc,” and an ambitious agenda of far-left policies aligned with the Democratic Socialists of America. Fortunately, a majority of voters in America’s swing states hold an unfavorable opinion of…
    Robert B. Bluey
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    The Politician Under Troy Jackson’s Logging Jacket
    Summary Troy Jackson has a compelling story to tell Maine voters. He grew up poor in a remote logging town, worked long hours in the woods, and promises to take on the wealthy interests he says have abandoned ordinary Americans. The Democrat nominee challenging Republican Sen. Susan Collins is a fifth-generation logger from Allagash, and…
    Michael Freund
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    Collins Rails Against Ossoff at Georgia Rally, Speaks on Increasing Momentum of Senate Race
    Summary BUFORD, Ga.—Rep. Mike Collins held a rally at the Buford Community Center on Monday night, railing against Sen. Jon Ossoff’s failures and stressing the importance of Republican turnout, saying, “Knowing that this is a midterm election, you know what this is about. It’s about turnout.” The Stark Contrast Between the DSA Leader and Collins…
    Rebecca Buis
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