October 22, 2020 Senate leadership exchange angry jibes after the vote to advance Amy Coney Barrett Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and Minority Leader Chuck Schumer exchanged jabs Thursday,after the vote by Senate Republicans to advance Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court.
October 22, 2020 Minnesota Senate race dramatically narrows in poll just before election The race for U.S. Senate in Minnesota has narrowed substantially before the election, with the incumbent, Democratic Sen. Tina Smith, shedding her double-digit lead and finding herself in a dead heat with Republican Jason Lewis, according to a new poll.
October 21, 2020 Gade campaign outraises Democratic Sen. Mark Warner for 1st time in 3rd quarter GOP Senate candidate Daniel Gade, of Virginia, took in a $2.5 million fundraising haul in the third quarter of 2020, a seven-figure improvement over earlier totals and the first time he has raised more than incumbent Democratic Sen. Mark Warner, who raised $2.2 million.
October 21, 2020 Partisan fighting over COVID-19 relief bill reaches Colorado Senate race Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner accused his Democratic challenger, former Gov. John Hickenlooper, of flip-flopping on his stance on the importance of providing a “targeted” coronavirus relief package as quickly as possible.
October 21, 2020 Senate Intel leaders Rubio, Warner issue joint statement on foreign threat to US elections The top two members of the Senate Intelligence Committee issued a new warning about foreign efforts to influence American elections in a joint statement Wednesday night, with less than two weeks to go until Election Day and just as the intelligence community confirmed Russian and Iranian efforts.
October 21, 2020 Iowa Sen. Ernst's Democratic challenger accused of breaking campaign finance rules for 3rd time A lawyer who has represented the Republican National Committee and the Iowa GOP has filed a Federal Election Commission complaint accusing Iowa Democratic Senate candidate Theresa Greenfield of pretending to use volunteers in order to claim an unmerited exemption from campaign contribution limits, ӣƵ has learned.
October 20, 2020 In-person voting in Colorado begins amid false allegations of voter intimidation Early in-person voting has begun in Colorado with Republicans narrowly beating Democrats at the polls, though Democrats are still leading in the number of mail-in ballots returned.
October 20, 2020 Colorado takes the offensive against election misinformation Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold announced a statewide initiative Tuesday to combat misinformation surrounding the 2020 general election.
October 20, 2020 Obama to hit trail for Biden, takes to airwaves for Senate Democrats Obama is starring in new campaign commercials for Democrats locked in key Senate races, as the party hopes to win back the majority in the chamber for the first time in six years.
October 20, 2020 Democrat US Senate candidates slammed for fundraising with Cal Cunningham after scandal It's unclear if Republicans' line of attack will work on candidates who haven't cut ties with Democrat Cal Cunningham.