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Senate Democrats issue challenge against DOJ probe of Fed Chair Jerome Powell as White House escalates pressure on Powell and the Fed’s future.
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, who is leading the Democratic Party’s uphill fight to retake the U.S. Senate, says she is building strategies partly on how the party flipped three of her state’s congressional seats blue in 2024, including one on Long Island.
Republicans currently hold 53 Senate seats, while the Democratic caucus has 47 members, including two independents. With Vice President J.D. Vance holding a tie-breaking vote, that means Team Blue
Senate Democrats are expressing optimism they'll be able to flip the chamber this year after it looked all but impossible last year.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) is coming under increasing pressure from Senate Republican colleagues to bring health care legislation to the Senate floor amid fears of a Democratic wave in November.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents are "terrorizing our communities and breaking the law," Sen. Alex Padilla says.
State Sen. Andrea Hunley's decision not to seek reelection means there's officially three Indianapolis-area senators on their way out the door.