The Latest Breaking News from US Senate

A second JD Vance book falls through, publisher says

A second book by “Hillbilly Elegy” author and U.S. Senate candidate JD Vance will not be released as planned by an imprint of HarperCollins, the publisher tells The Associated Press

The Independent UK · May 5, 2022

US Senate will vote on abortion bill next week, Schumer says

Senate majority leader says vote on bill asserting legality of abortion will show where Republicans stand on the issue.

Al Jazeera · May 5, 2022

Pa. Senate poll: John Fetterman takes commanding lead among Dems; Dr. Oz and David McCormick in tight battle for GOP top spot

While Republicans remain split over their own candidates, more than half of all the registered Democratic voters who were surveyed by Franklin and Marshall College in late April said they plan to vote for John Fetterman in the U.S. Senate primary, according to a poll released Thursday.

Tribune News Service · May 5, 2022

Four candidates compete in Democratic U.S. Senate primary in Pennsylvania

Four candidates are running in the Democratic primary for the open-seat U.S. Senate race in Pennsylvania on May 17. Sen. Pat Toomey (R)—who was first elected to the Senate in 2010—announced on Oct. 5, 2020, that he would not run for re-election. Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and U.S. Rep. Conor…

Ballotpedia · May 4, 2022

A lawmaker wanted to refer to himself as 'The Patriot' on an election ballot

The Oklahoma Election Board ruled Monday that state Rep. Sean Roberts can still run for Oklahoma Labor Commissioner, but he can't refer to himself by that nickname on the ballot.

WEKU · May 4, 2022

JD Vance wins GOP US Senate race in Ohio with Trump’s backing

Venture capitalist JD Vance won a crowded and acrimonious Republican primary for the U.S. Senate in Ohio, propelled by former President Donald Trump’s endorsement in the final stretch of the campaign.

Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022

A Senate GOP debate in Georgia without Herschel Walker highlights new abortion clash

ATLANTA — A Republican debate for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday provided a striking example of how a draft ruling that would overturn the Roe v. Wade decision that legalized abortion has upended campaign politics in Georgia.

Tribune News Service · May 4, 2022

How the Supreme Court's plan to strike down Roe v. Wade could affect Pennsylvania's 2022 US Senate, governor races

PITTSBURGH — As if it wasn’t important enough already, the 2022 midterm election cycle in Pennsylvania — a state whose Democratic governor has vowed for years to veto any bills limiting abortion access — took on new meaning overnight, candidates on both sides of the aisle said late Monday and…

Tribune News Service · May 3, 2022

Will Bunch: Malcolm Kenyatta is the Democrats’ future, so why can’t he be their present?

In the backroom of a popular Mexican restaurant in Chester County’s mushroom capital of Kennett Square, standing in front of florid Mexican folk paintings, a faux red-tile roof, and a half-finished Corona, state Rep. Malcolm Kenyatta held court for 20 minutes to explain why Pennsylvania Democrats should pick him, a…

The Philadelphia Inquirer · May 3, 2022

Primary Day in Indiana and Ohio

Welcome to the Tuesday, May 3,  Brew. 

Ballotpedia · May 3, 2022