As of Feb. 2, 2026, there are three active vacancies in the 119th Congress, which spans from Jan. 3, 2025, to Jan. 3, 2027. Due to the active vacancies, Republicans have a 53-47 majority in the U.S.

With the shutdown ball squarely in the Senate’s court, a fair question feels timelier than ever: Is the United States Senate what our Founders envisioned it to be — or has it fallen short of their ...

Scott Colom wants to fight for Mississippi in the United States Senate. "I'm rooted in Mississippi, and I represent ...

The United States Senate is at a precarious moment. From tariffs to agency funding to foreign affairs, the Senate’s check on the executive branch is arguably weaker than ever, with some critics, and ...

The state of North Carolina is represented by Republicans Thom Tillis and Ted Budd in the United States Senate.

President Trump froze a program to allow Afghans who had worked with American troops to come to the United States. Now ...

There are no term limits for the United States Congress, and an analysis by the Get the Facts Data Team found that members of the 119th Congress have been in office for nearly two terms in the Senate ...

Last week, the United States Congress passed a sweeping rollback of crucial pollution control standards. The resolution cancels a Biden-era rule guaranteeing continued emissions controls on facilities ...

Excerpts from recent editorials in the United States and abroad: ___ Feb. 7 The Washington Post says “The Swamp” is the winner of Trump's tariff war For decades, politicians have sold tariffs as a ...