Trump, Senate and Democrats

Trump’s victory, GOP Senate win have Democrats racing to confirm judges
Republicans confirmed judges during the final weeks of Donald Trump’s first term. But the president-elect says Democrats should not do the same.
How Democrats won Senate seats in states that Trump carried
The 2024 election had at least three split-ticket results, though presidential and Senate votes still closely aligned.
Why did Democrats win Senate races in so many states Trump won? Ticket splitters
Ticket-splitting used to be common and the swing-state down-ballot results show split tickets still can determine the outcome of key races.
Democrats battle to confirm judges before Trump returns, Senate flips
Republicans confirmed judges during the final weeks of Donald Trump’s first term. But the president-elect says Democrats should not do the same.
US Senate Democrats rush to confirm judges before Trump takes office
The U.S. Senate's Democratic majority began a crusade on Tuesday to confirm as many new federal judges nominated by President Joe Biden as possible to avoid leaving vacancies that Republican Donald Trump could fill after taking office on Jan.
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Opinion: Democrats have one way to stop Trump in GOP Senate. You can thank Sinema for that.
Democrats were aghast when Sinema and Manchin held firm on the filibuster after Joe Biden became president, refusing to ditch the procedural rule to pass a voting rights bill in 2022. Ditto in September, when Vice President Kamala Harris called for scrapping the filibuster to pass abortion rights legislation.
Scoop: Senate Democrats stress about Dick Durbin stopping Trump on judges
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y). is plotting extraordinary measures to stop President-elect Trump's agenda on confirming judges and appointing his administration. But he'll have to decide fast if his No.
US Senate Democrats rush to confirm Biden’s judges before Trump takes office
The Democratic majority in the US Senate has initiated the process of confirming as many of President Joe Biden’s federal judicial nominees as possible before Donald Trump assumes office on January 20,
Dems worry whether top Senate member has 'fire' to fight Trump: report
President-elect Donald Trump’s hope for smooth confirmation processes for judges and appointments in his new administration will come under fire by Senate Democrats who are “plotting extraordinary measures” to stop his agenda,
WATCH LIVE: Senate Democrats address press as Congress returns to session
Senate Democratic leadership is speaking to reporters as the 118th Congress enters its final weeks. The press conference ...
Republicans gain on Democrats in tight races for state Senate control
Political control of the Arizona Senate was on the ballot Tuesday. Six days of counting show Republicans likely to not only ...
Despite presidential headwinds, these Senate Democratic candidates won states Harris lost
Republicans flipped the Senate, but Democratic candidates often outran the top of the ticket, winning at least three ...
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Democrats won 4 big Senate races in states Harris lost. Their ads looked very different.
Vice President Kamala Harris couldn’t win Wisconsin, Michigan, Nevada or Arizona. But her party still did: Democratic Senate candidates in each of those battlegrounds emerged victorious, even as ...
Gaetz Could Get Confirmed Without the Senate: How Recess Appointments Work
Gaetz's confirmation as attorney general may be met with resistance from the Senate. But President-elect Trump may have a way ...
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New GOP Senate leader celebrated by some Dems — as MAGA hardcore melts down
MAGA world is not happy about the replacement for Mitch McConnell (R-KY) as the Republican leader in the Senate, but at least ...
Pennsylvania Senate race heads to a recount
Republican Dave McCormick leads Democratic Sen. Bob Casey by about 28,000 votes, under the 0.5 percentage point threshold for ...
How Democrats Can Win Back the Senate
Polling analyst Nate Silver has speculated that the Demcorats will likely need two election cycles to regain a Senate majority.
Democrats Are About to Rediscover the Value of the Filibuster
Democrats don't have to look back far into history to see how getting rid of the legislative filibuster would work out. In ...