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The FBI and DHS leaders won't testify publicly about national security threats before the Senate

Nov. 21, 2024 13:22 PM EST

WASHINGTON (AP) — The leaders of the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security declined to testify publicly at a scheduled Senate committee hearing Thursday on global threats to national security, a break from standard protocol of open testimony before the panel. “Their choice...

A Michigan Senate candidate aims to achieve what no Republican has done in three decades

Oct. 07, 2024 14:39 PM EDT

ROCHESTER, Mich. (AP) — As canvassers for U.S. Senate candidate Mike Rogers navigate the manicured lawns and gated communities of some of Detroit's wealthiest suburbs, they walk a fine line in their efforts to convince Republicans disillusioned with Donald Trump to back other GOP candidates next...

Senate Democrats are making a late push in red-leaning states as they try to hold majority

Sep. 26, 2024 17:59 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats looking to preserve their Senate majority in the face of a difficult election cycle announced Thursday they were making a “multi-million dollar investment” in television advertising in Texas and Florida races with the chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign...

Secret Service failures before Trump rally shooting were 'preventable,' Senate panel finds

Sep. 25, 2024 09:27 AM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Multiple Secret Service failures ahead of the July rally for former President Donald Trump where a gunman opened fire were “foreseeable, preventable, and directly related to the events resulting in the assassination attempt that day,” according to a bipartisan Senate...

Democrats put up $25 million to reach voters in 10 states in fierce fight for Senate majority

Sep. 16, 2024 00:25 AM EDT

ATLANTA (AP) — Trying to defend their narrow Senate majority with a challenging slate of contests on Republican-leaning turf, Democrats are pumping $25 million into expanded voter outreach across 10 states. The new spending from the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, first...