Moody, Nixon battle to become 2nd woman from Florida elected to Senate
Polls have not been in agreement, with some showing Moody well in the lead and others showing Nixon coming close to a dead heat.
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Polls have not been in agreement, with some showing Moody well in the lead and others showing Nixon coming close to a dead heat.
Florida Democratic leaders say Moody has refused public town halls and reporters' questions ahead of the November vote.
GOP Sen. John Curtis of Utah asked a Senate panel to subpoena Trump Jr. and Hunter Biden for testimony as part of a probe into the "use of presidential family relationships" for private financial benefit.
Republicans are fighting to hold onto their majority in the Senate, where the GOP currently controls 53 seats. To take control, Democrats would need to net four seats in November's election.
GOP Sen. Ashley Moody and Democratic State Rep. Angie Nixon will face off in November after winning their primaries for U.S. Senate on Tuesday night, the Associated Press projects.
The measure was approved in a 90 to 6 vote and now goes to the House.
The Senate Homeland Security Committee voted to hold Dr. Anthony Fauci in contempt of Congress over his refusal to answer questions during testimony before the committee last week.
Vindman said he suspects Moody is the reason the grand jury report has not been released.
Sen. Darline Graham, who is serving out the remainder of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham's term in the Senate, said she will seek a full term for the South Carolina seat her brother held for more than two decades.
Lawmakers are one step closer to making daylight saving time permanent after the House passed a bill with overwhelming support.
President Trump paid tribute to the late senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican from South Carolina, who had just returned from a trip to Ukraine.
Sen. Lindsey Graham was running for reelection in November when he died suddenly on Saturday.
The legislation is headed to the Senate, and if enacted, it would prohibit the use of bait to attract sharks in federal waters off the Florida coast, though it would include an exception for shark fishing.
David Jolly, another former U.S. House member, announced Gwen Graham, the daughter of former Gov. Bob Graham, as his running mate.
The announcement leaves former U.S. Rep. David Jolly as the only major candidate in the Democratic field on the eve of the qualifying period for the statewide office.
Senate Republicans passed funding for the Department of Homeland Security's immigration enforcement agencies following a "vote-a-rama." The measure didn't ban the administration's "anti-weaponization" fund.
The wife of Democratic Maine Senate candidate Graham Platner told his campaign in 2025 about sexual messages he had sent to other women.
Incumbent GOP Sen. Bill Cassidy, who had occasionally broken with the Trump administration, lost his bid for a third term.
After paying the $10,440 fee on Wednesday at the Division of Elections office in Tallahassee to run as a Democrat, Vindman acknowledged he faces an uphill climb for a seat in a state that has tilted toward Republicans in recent years.
President Trump's signing comes after Congress passed a 10-day extension for the controversial warrantless surveillance law.
The House passed a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security for 60 days — but it's still unclear how the shutdown will end as the Senate, which approved its own funding plan, is on recess.
The Senate defeated a war powers resolution on Wednesday that aimed to block President Trump from ramping up the war with Iran, as the operation approaches a fourth week.
As part of the move, the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles would have to note whether someone is a citizen on any new, replacement, or renewal driver's license or state ID card.
The measure, which would have blocked President Trump from continuing military force against Iran, fell short of the simple majority needed to advance.
The Senate failed to advance a measure to fund the Department of Homeland Security on Thursday, paving the way for another partial government shutdown.
