• Wealthy GOP Senate candidate has an issue paying taxes on time

    Sandy Pensler, a wealthy Republican businessman running in the primary to be Michigan’s next senator, delivered what he thought was a straightforward message in a March television advertisement. “You’ve seen the invasion at our southern border,” Pensler, 67, said in the ad. “It’s worse than you think. Sleepy Joe [Biden] is using our tax dollars […]

  • Trump is losing support among GOP senators

    As Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska navigated the halls of Congress on Sunday, she dropped a bombshell in what would otherwise have been a perfunctory walk-and-talk media interview.  “I wish that, as Republicans, we had a nominee I could get behind," Murkowski told CNN's Manu Raju. "I certainly can’t get behind Donald Trump.” Murkowski, who endorsed Trump rival Nikki Haley in the Republican presidential primary, had already intimated that she "could not" vote for Trump, but she was much more...

    • WLNS

    Poll: Slotkin leading GOP candidates in Senate bid

    Congresswoman Elissa Slotkin is leading four potential Republican challengers in the bid for Michigan’s open U.S. Senate seat.

  • Oklahoma Senate makes first step in budget negotiations

    (The Center Square) - The Oklahoma Senate passed a budget resolution Monday based on the nearly $14 billion certified by the Board of Equalization for appropriations minus revenue from the state's grocery tax. About $11.6 billion is recurring revenue, according to Senate Pro Tem Greg Treat, R-Oklahoma City. The resolution accounted for the $312.9 million grocery tax revenue cut, according to Treat. The budget resolution allocates over $5.7 billion toward...

  • Paying more for using a credit card at restaurants?: Relief may be on the way

    Evaluating the high cost of food and other expenses, Dave Obenstine,

  • McConnell rated among the least conservative GOP senators by CPAC

    The Conservative Political Action Coalition gave Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) a “conservative rating” of 68%, about on par with Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and ahead of Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME), who received a score of 54%. McConnell’s score this year is 12% higher than last year when CPAC gave him a rating of […]

    • CNN

    Republican senator won’t rule out leaving the GOP. Hear why

    Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) tells CNN’s Manu Raju that she can’t support presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump and doesn’t rule out leaving the Republican party and becoming an independent.

  • GOP senator hints at jumping ship with Trump as the 2024 nominee

    With Donald Trump all but assured of being the Republican Party's 2024 presidential nominee, one longtime Republican senator hinted at bolting the party during an interview with CNN.Speaking with CNN's Manu Raju, Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) bluntly admitted, "I wish that as Republicans, we had a nominee that I could get behind. I certainly can’t get behind Donald Trump.”Murkowski, one of the seven Republicans who voted to convict Trump during his second impeachment trial has long been at odds...

  • Senators introduce bipartisan resolution in support of dissident Iranian exiles

    Continued recognition of Ashraf dissidents vexes Biden State Department

  • Bernie Moreno wins GOP US Senate primary in Ohio

    Bernie Moreno won the Republican U.S. Senate primary in the Buckeye State, defeating Ohio Secretary of State Frank LaRose and state Sen. Matt Dolan.Moreno will face off against incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown later this year. Brown has been serving in the Senate since early 2007 and had previously served in the House of Representatives for more than a decade.Former President Donald Trump backed Moreno's Senate bid. "Bernie Moreno, a highly respected businessman from the GREAT State of...

  • Bernie Moreno wins GOP nomination for U.S. Senate

    Tuesday, the people of Ohio are deciding which Republican candidate will take on incumbent Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown for one of the state's U.S. Senate seats in the general election this November.

    • WDTN

    Trump campaigns for GOP Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio

    VANDALIA, Ohio (AP) — Former President Donald Trump claimed that he — not President Joe Biden — will protect Social Security and warned of a “bloodbath” if he loses in November as he campaigned for Senate candidate Bernie Moreno in Ohio. Trump, speaking on a wind-whipped airfield outside of Dayton Saturday, praised his chosen candidate []