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Legislation to Provide Disaster Tax Relief, Including Tax Exemption of Wildfire Settlement Payments, Passes Through the Senate

Friday, December 6

Washington, D.C.—Today, the U.S. Senate passed H.R. 5863, the Federal Disaster Tax Relief Act. This legislation included Congressman Doug LaMalfa’s (R-Richvale) bill, H.R. 4970, Protect Innocent Victims of Taxation After Fire Act, which will exempt wildfire relief payments from federal income taxes. The legislation...

Nebraska independent Dan Osborn launches group for working-class candidates, reflects on Senate run

Tuesday, November 19

(LINCOLN, NE) -- Dan Osborn, a former union president and Navy veteran who ran an unusually competitive U.S. Senate campaign in deep-red Nebraska as an independent, is launching a new political action committee meant to help working class candidates like himself run for office."At...

Republican Eric Hovde concedes Wisconsin Senate race, but questions ballot integrity

Monday, November 18

(WASHINGTON) -- Wisconsin Republican Senate candidate Eric Hovde on Monday conceded in his race against incumbent Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and said he would not challenge the election results by requesting a recount.Hovde, who last week said he was weighing whether to request a...

Tough votes on Trump Cabinet picks could pose big risks for midterm Senate candidates

Saturday, November 16

(WASHINGTON) -- Lawmakers running for reelection loathe tough votes. And for senators up in purple states in two years, those tough votes are coming early.President-elect Donald Trump is moving at a lightning pace to stock up his administration, mixing in conventional picks like Florida...

John Thune elected as Senate Republican leader to succeed McConnell

Wednesday, November 13

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Republicans on Wednesday elected John Thune to be the next Republican leader, succeeding Mitch McConnell in a position he's held for 17 years.With McConnell announcing his

Who will succeed Mitch McConnell as Senate leader?

Wednesday, November 13

(WASHINGTON) -- In the wake of

Senate leadership race heats up as Trump issues demands

Monday, November 11

(WASHINGTON) -- Senate Republicans are poised to make a historic decision on Wednesday when they'll gather behind closed doors to select their new party leader -- and President-elect Donald Trump's influence in undeniable as he insists that whoever be selected support his ability to...

Balance of power: Presidential, Senate and House 2024 live results

Wednesday, November 6

(WASHINGTON) -- The election will not only decide who will occupy the White House for the next four years, but also which party controls both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate.All 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 34 seats...

In upended Senate race, Nebraska independent Dan Osborn seeks to ‘challenge the system’

Sunday, October 27

(LINCOLN, N.E.) -- Over the past few weeks, independent Senate candidate Dan Osborn has shaken up what many thought was a predictable race in Nebraska.Partisan polls show that two-term Republican Sen. Deb Fischer is facing a tougher than expected road to reelection in a...

Searching for a villain in Maryland Senate race, Angela Alsobrooks looks beyond Larry Hogan

Thursday, September 26

(GREENBELT, Md.) -- As Democrats in Maryland tell it, the state's key Senate race isn't about any particular person -- even the candidates themselves.On the campaign trail, you'll hear Democrats vying to keep an open Senate seat blue knock former Gov. Larry Hogan, the...