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Meet Curtis Bashaw — the gay, pro-choice Republican running for Senate in NJ

The gay, pro-abortion Republican is hoping pro-Israel voters will send him to Congress to take the Senate seat once held by disgraced Sen. Bob Menendez. If Curtis Bashaw can pull off an upset in November's election against Rep. Andy Kim, a Democrat with an anti-Israel stance and voting record, he would become the first Republican […]

Casey leading McCormick in Pennsylvania Senate polling

Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey (Democrat) is leading Republican rival Dave McCormick in the latest polls in the Keystone State. new Voter A Philadelphia Inquirer/New York Times/Siena College poll found Casey with 49 percent support among Pennsylvania voters, to McCormick's 40 percent. A separate poll from Franklin and Marshall College found Casey leading among registered voters […]

Funding focus shifts to Senate

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economics Newsletter {beacon} Business and Economics Business and Economics Full text   Biden calls for 'better choices' in economic speech, contrasts with Trump President Biden on Thursday touted a “manifesto of progress” after the Federal Reserve slashed interest rates, arguing that his economic policies have put the country on […]

Senate will move stopgap funding bill as government shutdown looms

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., announced Thursday that he would act later that day to advance a bipartisan government funding bill after House Speaker Mike Johnson, R-Louisiana, failed to pass a partisan six-month funding bill related to voter registration reform. Schumer said a government funding bill will be considered by the House of Representatives, […]

Montana Supreme Court affirms Green Party Senate candidate can appear on ballot

The Montana Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a lower court ruling that allowed the state's Green Party Senate candidate to remain on the ballot in November's election, dealing a blow to Democrats' efforts to thwart expected election interference in the close race between incumbent Sen. Jon Tester (D) and Republican challenger Tim Sheehy. Montana Democratic […]

Senate Democrats aim to bolster tenant organizing in new housing bill

The new bill from Senate Democrats would expand organizing and advocacy protections for low-income tenants and is one of a growing number of proposed bills aimed at addressing the national housing shortage ahead of next year's legislative session. The bill, introduced by Sens. John Fetterman (D-PA), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Bernie Sanders (I-VT), would expand […]

Republican Mike Rogers nabs key endorsement in Michigan Senate race

DETROIT — The Senate race between Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers and Democrat Rep. Elissa Slotkin is close. It's close. It's impossible to predict who will win. But Rogers got a big boost Tuesday with the endorsement of the Michigan Farm Bureau, which hasn't endorsed a Republican Senate candidate in nearly two decades. Mr. Rogers […]

Senate GOP’s patience with Johnson wears thin 

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economics Newsletter {beacon} Business and Economics Business and Economics Full text   Rep. Horsford introduces bill to repeal tip tax Rep. Steven Horsford (D-Nevada) formally introduced a bill on Tuesday that seeks to repeal the federal tax on tips, a proposal supported by both presidential candidates. Full text   […]