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PHOENIX (AP) — Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and preventing Republicans from further padding their Senate majority.

In March, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized the nation’s most stringent tailpipe emissions rules to date — a move that has been met with much pushback. To comply with these mandates from the EPA, two-thirds of all new vehicles...

Democrat Ruben Gallego has been elected Arizona’s first Latino U.S. senator, defeating Republican Kari Lake and preventing Republicans from further padding their Senate majority.Gallego’s victory continues a string of Democratic successes for the Senate in a state that was reliably Republican for those seats until Donald Trump was elected president in 2016. Arizona voters had rejected Trump-endorsed candidates in every election since, but the president-elect won Arizona this year over Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris.“Gracias, Arizona!” Gallego wrote on the social platform X.

Polling suggests many voters were willing to back abortion ballot measures, but also Trump.

Three longtime Democratic senators who were elected in the 2006 cycle, Bob Casey, Jon Tester and Sherrod Brown, were voted out of office in the 2024 cycle.

Gallego and Lake are competing to fill a seat held by Sen. Kyrsten Sinema.

The finger-pointing among Democrats intensified Thursday, with Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) accusing the party of abandoning the working class.

Missouri is the most populous state where a ballot measure could roll back a current ban on abortions at all stages of pregnancy.

'These twelve are the most important to watch on Election Day'

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Billions of dollars in advertising are raining down on voters across the Rust Belt, Rocky Mountains and American southwest as the two major political parties portray their opponent’s candidates as extreme in a struggle for control of the U.S. Senate.

Sen. Jon Tester made a last-ditch plea Thursday to Montana's conservative voters, a voting bloc the Democrat will need support from to hang onto his Senate.

University of Montana track athlete Lily Meskers drew attention when she rejected a NIL deal to support Democrat Jon Tester in his Senate re-election bid because she doesn't agree with his votes on transgender athletes

National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) Chair Steve Daines (R-Mont.) is telling colleagues that he will support Senate Republican Whip John Thune (R-S.D.) in the race to become next Senate Republican leader, according to sources familiar with the private conversations. Daines’s public support would be a promising development for Thune, who is locked in a tough [...]

Intensifying scrutiny over businessman and former Navy SEAL Tim Sheehy’s military record could shake up the Senate race in Montana, where Sheehy, the GOP candidate, is pulling away from Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) in the polls. Sheehy, a decorated combat veteran, has been dogged for months by questions about a bullet wound he claimed he [...]

Montanans have the chance to not only elect a proven leader, but also to swing the Senate majority to Republicans.

Montana deserves ethical and committed federal representation.

What 538's 2024 Senate election forecast says.

Montana has always been a place where we put people before politics. It’s a state where we hunt the same public lands, our children go to the same schools, and we look out for our neighbors. It truly is the...

As a certified nurse midwife, I’ve spent my career helping women take control of their health, and one of the most essential tools in that journey has been contraception.

Senate Democrats are resting their long-shot hopes of keeping a majority on abortion rights, with the issue dominating their closing arguments two weeks from Election Day.Why it matters: Democrats are blaming deeply unpopular abortion bans in Texas and Florida on the senators they need to defeat next month: Ted Cruz and Rick Scott.Democrats in blue or toss-up states are counting on abortion rights to get them across the finish line, hammering TV and social media with ads about reproductive rights.The big picture: With Montana looking increasingly out of reach for Democrats, Cruz and Scott are the party's main targets to flip a red seat and keep a Senate majority.Rep. Colin Allred (D-Texas), challenging Cruz, is closing his campaign with ads featuring a woman who had to leave Texas to get emergency reproductive care and arguing that Cruz is "leading the charge" on abortion restrictions.Allred will campaign with Vice President Kamala Harris in Texas on Friday, a surprise move by both campaigns down the stretch. The event will focus on abortion.Former Rep. Debbie Mucarsel-Powell (D-Fla.), challenging Scott, is running multiple TV ads hammering him on reproductive rights, saying Scott "wrote the plan" to ban abortion.Zoom out: The Democrats' two most vulnerable members — Sens. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) and Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio) — are spending millions on ads supporting abortion rights down the stretch.A pro-Tester Super PAC is spending nearly $2 million on abortion ads in the state from now through Election Day, according to data from AdImpact.Brown's campaign and the campaign arm of Senate Democrats are spending around $5 million on ads about reproductive rights, according to AdImpact.Tester's race could be the tipping point in the Senate, with Republicans only needing to defeat him and protect Cruz and Scott to take over the majority.What they're saying: A Scott spokesman, Will Hampson, told Axios, "Florida is not going to elect a socialist and Rick Scott is going to win in two weeks."Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee spokesperson Tommy Garcia told Axios that "Republican Senate candidates' well-documented support for abortion bans and their callous disregard for women's reproductive freedom is dominating the closing days of the Senate races and will lead voters to reject them."The Cruz campaign did not immediately offer a comment.

Senate Democrats are facing an increasingly tough road to keeping their majority in the upper chamber as races in crucial swing states tighten with just two weeks until Election Day. The path to 51 seats was always going to be a long shot for Democrats, who are facing a difficult Senate map featuring multiple incumbents [...]

We can’t afford another Democrat-led Senate that has been the rubber stamp for this radical agenda.

Some endangered Democratic senators are highlighting their connections to former President Trump in campaign ads as they seek reelection in battleground states. Sens. Tammy Baldwin of Wisconsin and Bob Casey of Pennsylvania recently released ads featuring Trump, according to an Axios analysis. Casey’s ad touts that he “sided with Trump to end NAFTA and put [...]The post Democrats Embrace Trump in Desperate Bid to Save Senate Seats appeared first on GV Wire.

Tim Sheehy, who made his fortune in aerial firefighting, has argued that "a lot" of wildland firefighters want to let infernos burn in order to rack up overtime pay.

A former Park Service ranger says U.S. Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy has been lying about a bullet wound that the candidate said came from fighting in Afghanistan.

Sen. Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Republican challenger Eric Hovde squared off on a debate stage Friday evening in Madison in a fiery exchange of attacks that showed how intense this race has become after largely flying under the radar for months. Hovde wasn’t as highly touted a Senate Republican candidate as some others trying to [...]

Transgender athletes' participation in women's sports has emerged as a sleeper issue that is poised to attract elusive female suburban voters to former President Donald Trump and other Republican candidates on the ballot.

Maybe you noticed Montana GOP Senate hopeful Tim Sheehy spending the last year defending himself against accusations that he poses a threat to our public lands.

As a veteran I worked 30+ years for the VA starting in the early '70s.

Montana was better when candidates knew something about the place before they asked for your vote.

Braggadocio is uncomely, particularly when it is used by a politician demonstration that he is “better” than his opponent.

In the battle for the Senate majority, the top super PAC supporting Republican incumbents and candidates says it hauled in $114.5 million during the July-September third quarter of 2024 fundraising.

Politico got its hands on a memo from the Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC allied with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Somehow the memo contains some of the best polling for Democrats we’ve seen in ages.

Every election year, we hear the familiar refrain: “This is the most critical election cycle ever.” In 2024, this statement couldn’t be more accurate. The stakes this year aren’t just high — they’re monumental.

The battle for the Senate majority has hit its final month as Republicans race to end their four-year stint in the minority. The GOP needs to win only one of two competitive races in red states — Montana and Ohio — to do just that. According to Decision Desk HQ and The Hill, Republicans have [...]

Former President Donald Trump's voters will decide whether Sen. Jon Tester wins another term in Montana — and whether Democrats can hang onto their Senate majority.

Former President Trump and Vice President Harris hit the campaign trail as both candidates look to bridge the widening gender gap at the ballot box. Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) looks to retain his seat in a highly-contested senate race. Sarasota County Emergency Management Chief Sandra Tapfumaneyi joins Meet the Press Now to explain recovery efforts after Hurricane Milton. Unite America Institute Executive Director Nick Troiano discusses initiatives for open primaries.

With three weeks left in the campaign, both candidates are working on voter mobilization in a race that could shift control of the U.S. Senate.

Every vote matters—more than ever. The latest poll from Siena College for The New York Times suggests Republicans are on track to retake the Senate, with their candidates leading in Montana—which is held by Democratic Sen. Jon Tester—as well as in Florida and Texas, Democrats’ two best pickup opportunities. With the retirement of Sen. Joe Manchin, Republicans are all but sure to nab his seat in dark-red West Virginia. If this poll’s results bear out, Democrats’ 51-49 Senate majority would slip to a 49-51 minority, assuming they win in every other contested Senate seat they currently hold.This should energize every Democrat to get out to vote and drive turnout to record levels. And there’s some evidence that may already be happening.

Manhattan Trail System Inc., a nonprofit spearheading the project, is working on starting a feasibility study after receiving a federal grant to get the project going.

Trump voters look set to decide the Senate majority. The main fight in Montana is all about how many of them longtime Democratic Sen. Jon Tester can entice to split their tickets.

I believe Montanans know best how to manage our lands, not the Washington bureaucrats. That’s why we need more local input and collaboration.

Democrats like Sen. Tammy Baldwin could triumph even if the Democratic presidential candidate loses — an increasingly rare feat.

One analysis shows Trump and Republican PACs have spent more than $65 million on ads targeting trans people's access to sports and health care.

“I get all my good ideas from Montanans,” the Montana Democrat told members of Hometown Helena, a grassroots civics group.

Businessman Tim Sheehy said "young women between the ages of 19 and 30" are "single-issue" voters on abortion. "It’s all they want to talk about," he added.

Gov. Greg Gianforte had Capitol facilities workers lower the Israeli flag to half-staff Monday on the one-year anniversary of the Hamas-led terrorist attack.

Democratic congressman polling closer to Sen. Ted Cruz and independent race rankers are noticing

The 500-mile-long path of destruction cut by Hurricane Helene has scrambled the politics of three battleground states that could determine control of the White House and Senate: North Carolina, Georgia and Florida.