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New York Times/Siena polling of six battleground states shows a close race for control of the U.S. Senate in November. Our chief political analyst, Nate Cohn, walks through the findings state by state.
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Democratic candidates are generally popular, Times/Siena polling finds, but retaking the Senate remains a big challenge.
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Republicans are defending seats in Alaska, Iowa, Maine, North Carolina, Ohio and Texas as they try to maintain their majority. Democrats are competitive in all six states — but not leading in enough to take the chamber.
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The New Jersey Republican has explained the reason for his long absence: depression. Now he must convince voters that he deserves another term.
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Melat Kiros, a 29-year-old democratic socialist, unseated Representative Diana DeGette in a Democratic primary to represent the Denver area.
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A Republican blockade derailed a Pentagon policy bill and other legislation as the far right pressed for action on a voting bill championed by President Trump.
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After a salacious report about Ken Paxton, the Republican nominee for Senate in Texas, his Democratic rival, James Talarico, seized on the news — but focused on corruption and affordability.
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Manny Rutinel, a state representative and former activist, will face Representative Gabe Evans, a Republican seen as vulnerable, in the fall.
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Representative Thomas Kean Jr., a New Jersey Republican, has finally reappeared in Congress. Questions remain about his nearly four-month absence from public life, which he said was due to depression.
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Parties normally hold conventions only in presidential years, but President Trump liked the idea of mobilizing Republicans this fall.
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The Senate GOP leader is sensitive to Mike Johnson's tough position. But on Ukraine and spending, the Hill's two top Republicans are looking further apart.
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