Author: Emily Jacobs

Republican senators from Super Tuesday states who are remaining neutral in the 2024 GOP primary declined to reveal who they voted for. Despite the fact that former President Donald Trump has secured the endorsements of more than half of the Senate Republican Conference, a number of members have maintained that they won’t weigh in before…

Sen. Rick Scott (R-FL) said Tuesday he has no timeline for launching a bid for Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) role as the top Republican in the conference. Scott, 71, has said he is “seriously considering” entering the contest for the top job, but he declined to discuss anything but his own reelection at…

Sen. Kyrsten Sinema (I-AZ) announced on Tuesday that she will not seek a second term, setting her Democratic and GOP challengers up for a two-way race.  The independent senator’s decision to not run for reelection comes after nearly a year of speculation about her political future. Should she have chosen to run, the race would have put Sinema’s…

Senate Republican Conference Chairman John Barrasso (R-WY) announced on Tuesday he will run to replace Senate Minority Whip John Thune (R-SD) as the No. 2 Senate Republican. Barrasso was among the three front-runners for outgoing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) role, and his decision to seek the GOP whip role instead means he is…

Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz pushed back on Monday against reports that he was visiting the United States against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wishes. Gantz, a centrist political figure and one of Netanyahu’s chief rivals, is in Washington, D.C., for meetings with senior U.S. officials, including Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Minority…

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) shocked his colleagues and onlookers alike when he voted against the defense supplemental security bill in February. The decision was a major reversal for Graham, who had spent months working with a bipartisan coalition to get a package aiding Israel, Ukraine, Taiwan, and the U.S. southern border to the Senate floor.…

Sens. Lisa Murkowski (R-AL) and Susan Collins (R-ME) both announced on Friday that they were endorsing former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the 2024 Republican presidential primary. Murkowski, a centrist who handily defeated a primary challenger backed by former President Donald Trump in her last reelection race, became the first Senate Republican to endorse…

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) announced on Friday that she was endorsing former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley in the 2024 Republican presidential primary ahead of Super Tuesday. Murkowski, a centrist who handily defeated a primary challenger backed by former President Donald Trump in her last reelection race, is the first Senate Republican to endorse someone…

Republican legislators in Kentucky are working to ensure Gov. Andy Beshear (D-KY) is stripped of his power to fill a Senate vacancy amid Minority Leader Mitch McConnell’s (R-KY) decision to step down from his post as the upper chamber’s GOP leader. The state House Elections, Constitutional Amendments, and Intergovernmental Affairs Committee voted on Thursday to…