The U.S. Senate confirmed Nicholas Ganjei, the U.S. attorney for the Southern District of Texas, to a lifetime federal judgeship in Houston.

With U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin retiring at the end of his term, Illinois voters face a crowded ballot in the bid to fill a seat Durbin has held since 1997.

State Sen. Zach Wahls outraised state Rep. Josh Turek in Iowa's Democratic U.S. Senate primary, but GOP U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson raised more than both.

The legislation lapsed in September, sparking fears of a pinch on investment, jobs and exports for qualifying sub-Saharan countries.

When Democratic Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett of Dallas decided to run for U.S. Senate, it created an opening for the midterm election.

The main players in Michigan’s must-watch U.S. Senate race filed their year-end campaign finance reports over the weekend, showing Republican Mike Rogers’ and Democrat Haley Stevens’ prowess in fundraising as the two candidates lead the race in donations to their campaigns.

U.S. Senator Tina Smith endorsed Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan on Monday in the competitive Democratic primary for her open Senate seat, which will be held later this August ahead of the November 2026 general election. Smith, who is not seeking re-election, threw her support to Flanagan over her own Congressional colleague, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig.

Jennifer Jenkins announced Jan. 29 that she was dropping out of the race for U.S. Senate. She endorsed Lt. Col. Alex Vindman.

The U.S. Senate Commerce Committee plans to hold a February 12 hearing with the head of the National Transportation Safety Board after the agency found a series of systemic failures by the Federal Aviation Administration led to a devastating mid-air collision that killed 67 people last year.