Kurt Alme, a former U.S. attorney, became the de facto Republican nominee for Senate in Montana when Senator Steve Daines dropped his candidacy minutes before the filing deadline and engineered a switcheroo for Mr. Alme, who was endorsed by President Trump in the process.

House passage is the last step before President Donald Trump can sign the measure into law.

A procedural vote failed in the Senate early Friday, and a provision of the spy powers law is set to expire June 12.

By Nolan D. McCaskill and Richard Cowan WASHINGTON, June 5 (Reuters) - Seven Republicans in the U.S. Senate on Friday joined Democrats to block debate on reauthorization of an expiring foreign surveillance law.

Democrats clearly have the momentum in the 2026 midterm elections.

Sayed, who is leading in many polls, is unapologetically progressive. Democratic leaders fear he could cost the party in November.

Senate Republicans moved forward with a package to fund the Department of Homeland Security's immigration agencies Wednesday.

Sahil Kapur previews the road ahead for congressional Republicans’ next reconciliation bill.