Trump transition is offering the dawn of a new reform era — plus Matt Gaetz
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Trump transition is offering the dawn of a new reform era — plus Matt Gaetz

Senate Republicans on Wednesday chose calm, soft-spoken John Thune (R-SD) as the next majority leader, even as the “conservative” House faction gave up on running an opponent to contest Mike Johnson’s continued speakership: The path is smoothing out wonderfully for President-elect Donald Trump to truly usher in the promised “Golden…

Lara Trump is the top choice to replace Marco Rubio as Florida senator: ‘She needs to make a decision’
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Lara Trump is the top choice to replace Marco Rubio as Florida senator: ‘She needs to make a decision’

President-elect Donald Trump is tapping Florida Sen. Marco Rubio as the next secretary of state, and the Capitol Hill vacancy created could soon be filled by a quite literally familiar name, The Post can reveal: the once and future prez’s daughter-in-law, Lara Trump. Those close to the 42-year-old mother of…

Ad calls on ‘sore loser’ Pa. Sen. Bob Casey to stop ‘disrespecting our democracy’ and concede to Republican Dave McCormick
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Ad calls on ‘sore loser’ Pa. Sen. Bob Casey to stop ‘disrespecting our democracy’ and concede to Republican Dave McCormick

PITTSBURGH — Though Election Day is past, swing-state advertising isn’t. A new ad hit Pennsylvania airwaves Tuesday calling on three-term Democratic Sen. Bob Casey to concede the race the Associated Press called last week for Republican Sen.-elect Dave McCormick. “Casey and the Democrats are sore losers. And they’re disrespecting our…

Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin wins, defending seat from Republican Eric Hovde
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Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin wins, defending seat from Republican Eric Hovde

PEWAUKEE, Wis. — Wisconsin three-term Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin has successfully defended her seat from Republican challenger businessman Eric Hovde. Baldwin narrowly won, with 49.4% of the vote to Hovde’s 48.5%, with 99% of votes counted, the Associated Press reports. “I’m proud to head back to the Senate to keep…

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

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

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

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

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

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’

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…