The state of North Carolina is represented by Republicans Thom Tillis and Ted Budd in the United States Senate.

As of Feb. 2, 2026, there are three active vacancies in the 119th Congress, which spans from Jan. 3, 2025, to Jan. 3, 2027. Due to the active vacancies, Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the U.S.

In the fight for control of the US Senate, the majority may come down to which factor carries more weight: the map or the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The United States Senate has passed legislation to reopen the government, bringing the longest shutdown in history closer to an ...

A Colorado early education provider testified in front of the United States Senate about the state's child care federal funding freeze.

With the shutdown ball squarely in the Senate’s court, a fair question feels timelier than ever: Is the United States Senate what our Founders envisioned it to be — or has it fallen short of their ...

The United States Senate is at a precarious moment. From tariffs to agency funding to foreign affairs, the Senate’s check on the executive branch is arguably weaker than ever, with some critics, and ...

Gov. Janet Mills was laying out her case against Sen. Susan Collins to several dozen supporters earlier this month when one attendee raised a question on the minds of many voters in Maine.

The top-of-the-ticket Illinois Democratic primary race for the state’s open U.S. Senate seat has lurched along in slow motion through much of the fall, its major candidates eclipsed largely by a ...

Republican Gov. Kim Reynolds has endorsed U.S. Rep. Ashley Hinson to be Iowa's next U.S. senator. She is running to succeed ...