Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas) said Wednesday she "will strongly be considering" a run for U.S. Senate, citing polling that suggests she would be a frontrunner in the Democratic primary. Why it matters: Crockett has built a national brand as the exact kind of tough political brawler that Democratic voters are increasingly looking to in their primaries.

A long-shot Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate has suspended her campaign and endorsed Maine Gov. Janet Mills. In a written statement on her campaign website Thursday, Daira Smith-Rodriguez, of Biddeford, also criticized past online comments by another Democratic candidate, Graham Platner, as “profoundly troubling and disqualifying.”

Georgia is set to host what will likely be the most expensive U.S. Senate race in the country next year. But Republicans are still searching for a clear frontrunner to take on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff,

Democrat and Republican U.S. senators voiced their outrage during a committee hearing Wednesday that Boeing cut off health care to 3,000 striking workers at its St. Louis-area facilities.

Platner has had the tattoo covered up and says he only learned recently of its Nazi ties, but CNN says it has uncovered more deleted social media posts that could indicate he knew about it years ago.

John E. Sununu officially announced his campaign for U.S. Senate on Oct. 22, heightening Republican hopes of taking a Senate seat in the midterms.

The ability of companies owned by former governor Jim Justice to pay taxes was a constant issue during his two terms leading West Virginia, but those issues have now followed Justice to the U.S. Senate.

On paper, Minnesota’s rare open seat in the U.S. Senate on the ballot next fall should be an ideal pickup opportunity for Republicans. The GOP gained ground nationally in 2024, and Democrats are struggling to coalesce around a message that will appeal to swing voters.

Graham Platner, a veteran and oyster farmer from Maine who is running as the Democratic candidate for the U.S. Senate, is currently in the national spotlight due to Reddit posts from 2018 and a tattoo of a skull-and-crossbones, which is associated with Nazi symbolism.

The Russian Foreign Ministry accused U.S. senators of undermining the work of Moscow and Washington on the reunification of Ukrainian children with their families, an effort spearheaded by first lady Melania Trump.