Former Michigan GOP co-chair Bernadette Smith launches Senate bid despite President Trump backing rival Mike Rogers in 2026 race for key Democrat-held battleground seat.

Bernadette Smith, the former co-chair of the Michigan Republican Party, filed paperwork to run for U.S. Senate seat in a challenge to Mike Rogers.

The government shutdown is on track to end with no resolution for expiring healthcare subsidies, and Democrats say Republicans want an abortion ban.

The Senate passed legislation last night to reopen the government and end the record-long shutdown after eight Democrats split with their party and joined Republicans to break the logjam. The vote was 60-40, with every Republican except Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky voting in favor of the measure.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries told CBS News that GOP Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene was his ally during the government shutdown, after she spent weeks blasting her fellow Republicans.

The three Republican candidates may be officially courting Texas voters. But much of their attention has gone toward winning the president's approval.

Court-ordered elections reshaped Mississippi’s Senate map, ending a long-standing GOP edge and raising questions about what comes next at the Capitol.

AFP Action endorses John Sununu in New Hampshire GOP Senate primary against Scott Brown. Key swing state race could help Republicans expand their majority.