The Hill - Senate

Republican National Committee (RNC) Chair Joe Gruters on Tuesday said the GOP is "gonna defy history to" maintain control of Congress after the midterms. Gruters told NewsNation host Blake Burman on "The Hill" that Republicans have better candidates, more resources and "a financial advantage" to "win these seats." "Get ready because we're going state by...

President Trump's escalation of the trade war with Canada is coming at a bad time for Senate Republican candidates, who are being put in the awkward place of having to defend the administration's economic record while having to push back against Trump's targeting of critical Canadian imports and companies. Trump got pushback from a loyal...

Rep. Chris Pappas (D) and former Sen. John E. Sununu (R) are poised to face off in November for New Hampshire’s open Senate seat — one of the GOP’s best pickup opportunities as they look to hold onto the upper chamber. Pappas and Sununu, the favorites in their respective primaries, defeated a handful of challengers Tuesday. While New Hampshire hasn’t elected a Republican to the ...

Democratic strategist James Carville speculated Tuesday that President Trump wants his party to lose the midterms. “The only answer that I can come up [with] that explains the current behavior of Donald Trump is simply this: he wants the Republicans to lose. He hates them. He wants to torture them,” Carville told journalist Al Hunt...

Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas and former Republican Sen. John Sununu are the favorites to win their respective primaries for Senate in New Hampshire on Tuesday. Pappas faces four other challengers, most notably medical scientist Karishma Manzur. She is running to the House Democrat's left. Sununu, meanwhile, is duking it out against seven other Republicans. His...