Former President Barack Obama endorsed Iowa Democrat Josh Turek for US Senate in a basketball court cameo, boosting his bid for an open GOP-held seat.

A U.S. Senate committee on Thursday approved President Donald Trump's nomination of acting Labor Secretary Keith Sonderling to fill the role permanently, paving the way for a confirmation vote by the full Senate.

Bloomberg News is reporting live election results for US Senate races. Balance of power in the Senate currently is split, with 50 Republicans and 50 senators who caucus with Democrats. Thirty-five Senate seats are up for election,

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By David Shepardson WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to advance the nomination of David Cummins, a ​senior vice president of ​Serco, to head the Transportation Security Administration as the Trump administration pushes to privatize screeners at smaller airports.

The right-wing media is aflame with headlines such as “DSA Co-Chairman Defends Plan to Abolish Senate: ‘We Don’t Think That’s Extreme’” and “‘It’s Not Extreme’: Guess What the DSA Wants to Abolish Now.

WASHINGTON — President Trump has his new director of national intelligence. The Senate on Tuesday confirmed Jay Clayton to the top spy position (DNI), ending more than a month of temporary leadership atop the intelligence community and handing the former Wall Street regulator one of the world’s most powerful national security posts.

WASHINGTON, July 30 (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate on Thursday confirmed David Cummins, a ​senior vice president of ​Serco, to head the Transportation Security Administration as the Trump administration pushes to privatize screeners at smaller airports.

Former President Barack Obama is endorsing Iowa Democrat Josh Turek in his U.S. Senate bid. Turek is campaigning to flip retiring two-term Republican Sen.

William Forbes, an anti-abortion pastor who lost the Nebraska Democratic U.S. Senate primary to Cindy Burbank, is suing the state Democratic Party to force it to find a replacement for her after she dropped out of the race last week.

Three candidates are seeking the Democratic nomination for South Carolina's US Senate race: Annie Andrews, Brandon Brown and Kyle Freeman. I am running for the U.S. Senate to fight for the South Carolina families and kids who have been left behind by ...

The proposals come as polls have found affordability dominates voters' concerns and recent surveys show Paxton lagging behind his Democratic opponent James Talarico.