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The president was set to campaign in Iowa and Kansas two days before the elections. Tensions between Dr. Abdul El-Sayed and Haley Stevens disrupted a Democratic unity effort in Detroit.
Most recent polls show Talarico narrowly leading Paxton, who unseated incumbent Sen. John Cornyn in the Republican primary. The race will be key in deciding control of the Senate come January. Democrats need a net gain of four seats to take the majority.
The lawsuit, filed less than two weeks before the election and with early voting underway, called for an investigation into whether votes for retired teacher Dan J. Sullivan were intended for the senator.
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With US Senate control at stake, Republicans fear the once-unthinkable: a blue Texas
Ken Paxton and James Talarico are neck-and-neck in the country's most expensive U.S. Senate race on record. The outcome's ripple effects will extend years.
Republicans need the support of both longtime stalwarts and newly minted supporters to have any chance of holding onto the Senate.
Republicans in both the Senate and House will hold their leadership contests on Nov. 10, just a week after a high-stakes Election Day that will determine whether they keep their majorities.
The Senate map overall favors the GOP, so the party is on offense in just a handful of states critical to control. Michigan offers the rare Democratic-held seat that Republicans h
Senator Darline Graham, the South Carolina Republican, is struggling to replicate her late brother’s success. Republicans lead in the Florida Senate race and Democrats are up in Minnesota.
