Republican Bernie Moreno defeats longtime Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown
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Republican Bernie Moreno defeats longtime Ohio Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown

ByNews Polite

WESTLAKE, Ohio — Republican Ohio Senate candidate Bernie Moreno has defeated three-term incumbent Democrat Sherrod Brown in a stunning upset that hands the GOP another crucial seat in its quest to retake control of the Senate. Moreno captured 50.5% of the vote to Brown’s 46.1% with 91% of votes counted….

Republicans almost certain to take back US Senate — regardless of who wins presidential race
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Republicans almost certain to take back US Senate — regardless of who wins presidential race

ByNews Polite

With tough races and retirements breaking strongly in their favor, Republicans are almost certain to take control of the US Senate from Democrats next week, regardless of who wins the 2024 presidential race. Democrats, led by New York Sen. Chuck Schumer, control a narrow 51-49 majority, which includes a broad…

GOP Senate candidate runs on school choice in New Mexico — where reading scores are dead last in the nation
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GOP Senate candidate runs on school choice in New Mexico — where reading scores are dead last in the nation

ByNews Polite

PHOENIX — Donald Trump’s unexpected rally in Albuquerque, NM, Thursday will bring added attention to the state’s under-the-radar Senate race — and hence to the under-the-radar issue of school choice. Republican hopeful Nella Domenici, daughter of the late Sen. Pete Domenici, is a businesswoman who with her husband runs the state’s…

Early-balloting skeptic Kari Lake explains the turnaround that led to her Early Voting Bus Tour
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Early-balloting skeptic Kari Lake explains the turnaround that led to her Early Voting Bus Tour

ByNews Polite

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — Arizona’s Republican Senate nominee, Kari Lake, voted early this election — after repeatedly denouncing the option just a couple years ago. “We just can’t wait until the end, and we have to bank the vote,” the former TV-news anchor explained, talking to The Post on her campaign bus….

Swing-state ag groups offer rival endorsements for key Senate race
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Swing-state ag groups offer rival endorsements for key Senate race

ByNews Polite

WATERTOWN, Wis. — The Wisconsin Farm Bureau Federation’s endorsement of Sen. Tammy Baldwin — its first statewide Democratic nod in more than 20 years — has raised eyebrows in the Dairy State. Farmers told The Post they want to send someone with business experience to Congress instead — namely Baldwin’s Republican…

Arizona Senate hopeful Kari Lake launches women-centered platform to woo key demographic — including more ‘workplace flexibility’
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Arizona Senate hopeful Kari Lake launches women-centered platform to woo key demographic — including more ‘workplace flexibility’

ByNews Polite

PHOENIX — An Arizona Senate candidate is pushing for “policies that encourage companies to offer flexible work hours, remote work options, and support systems for working mothers, such as affordable childcare initiatives.” And — surprise, surprise — it’s the Republican. It’s part of Kari Lake’s about-to-be-released eight-point platform she calls the Mama…

Meet Curtis Bashaw — the gay, pro-choice Republican running for Senate in NJ
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Meet Curtis Bashaw — the gay, pro-choice Republican running for Senate in NJ

ByNews Polite

A gay, pro-choice Republican is hoping voters who support Israel will send him to Congress in disgraced Sen. Bob Menendez’ former Senate seat. Should Curtis Bashaw pull off the upset in November against Democratic Rep. Andy Kim, who has a history of anti-Israel positions and votes, he would become the…

Republicans in hotly contested races almost unanimously support IVF availability
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Republicans in hotly contested races almost unanimously support IVF availability

ByNews Polite

PHOENIX — Democrats are seeking to make in-vitro fertilization an election issue, with Vice President Kamala Harris declaring during the presidential debate that “under Donald Trump’s abortion bans, couples who pray and dream of having a family are being denied IVF treatments.” But Republican candidates across the crucial swing states…

Republican Mike Rogers nabs key endorsement in Michigan Senate race
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Republican Mike Rogers nabs key endorsement in Michigan Senate race

ByNews Polite

DETROIT — The Senate race between Republican ex-Rep. Mike Rogers and Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin is neck and neck. Dead heat. Too close to call. But Rogers got a big boost Tuesday with an endorsement from the Michigan Farm Bureau — which hasn’t backed a GOP Senate candidate in nearly 20…

Congress to get update on UFOs from Pentagon as Gillibrand presses for data
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Congress to get update on UFOs from Pentagon as Gillibrand presses for data

ByNews Polite

Congress will soon be getting an update from the Pentagon on UFOs, according to New York Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand — who says the session is “a priority for me.” The New York senator chairs the Senate Armed Services Committee’s subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities,” the panel tracks UFOs, aka…