Trump admits staffer blamed for racist Obama video hasn’t been fired or disciplined Donald Trump has tried to distance himself further from the offensive clip posted on his Truth Social account The Independent UK · Feb 13
Tim Scott endorses Trump antagonist Susan Collins days after he slammed president’s ‘racist’ TruthSocial post South Carolina Senator posts support for Susan Collins re-election campaign – generating further uproar among Trump loyalists The Independent UK · Feb 11
Maine Sen. Susan Collins makes reelection bid official Maine Sen. Susan Collins, New England’s sole Republican in Congress, formally launched her bid for reelection Tuesday. Roll Call · Feb 10
Maine Republican senator Susan Collins launches re-election bid for pivotal seat Collins is expected to face tough re-election battle as Democrats seek to flip seat in this year’s midterm elections The Guardian - US · Feb 10
Maine shaken by ICE raids as backlash threatens Republican Senate control Workers and unions condemn ICE operation as ‘horrific’ as pressure builds on Susan Collins, facing re-election this year The Guardian - US · Feb 9
Who’s in charge?! Hill Democrats want to know who is leading ICE reform talks – or if White House is ANALYSIS: ‘We have different people going in different directions,’ Sen. Chuck Schumer tells Eric Garcia The Independent UK · Feb 5
Democrats continue to outraise Republicans in key Senate races Democratic Senate candidates continue to outraise their Republican opponents in battleground midterm races, new federal filings show. Roll Call · Feb 1
ICE ends surge in Maine as border czar pledges to keep operation in Minnesota Tom Homan acknowledges immigration enforcement needs ‘certain improvements’, without offering any details The Guardian - US · Jan 29
At the Races: What’s in a bill? Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including immigration and campaign launches. Roll Call · Jan 29
Senate talks move in direction of splitting off DHS funding bill Plan would include removing Homeland Security bill from the package, replacing it with a short-term continuing resolution for that agency Roll Call · Jan 29
ICE ends Maine surge, Sen. Collins says The Trump administration is facing a growing bipartisan backlash over immigration enforcement tactics. Axios · Jan 29
ICE shootings heighten criticism of Kristi Noem's tenure at DHS Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem is in the middle of blowback from Congress about public safety in immigration enforcement. Roll Call · Jan 28
Fight over ICE takes center stage in contested Senate primaries The fallout from the fatal shooting of Alex Pretti by federal immigration agents in Minnesota is reverberating in Senate races nationwide. Roll Call · Jan 28
The dam is breaking on Republicans questioning Trump's DHS "I disagree with Noem's premature DHS response," one Republican senator said. Axios · Jan 27
Roll Call · Jan 26 Coast Guard budget boost hangs in limbo amid DHS debate A proposed 5 percent raise in Coast Guard funding hangs in the balance as Congress fights over Department of Homeland Security spending.
Roll Call · Jan 26 Senate seeks escape from Homeland Security standoff Senate leaders are hoping to save a six-bill spending package while easing Democratic concerns about immigration policy.
The Independent UK · Jan 23 Collins, Mills take different tacks on ICE's sweeping enforcement action in Maine Maine’s leading Republican and Democratic officials are taking different approaches to Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s sweeping ongoing action in the state
The Independent UK · Jan 23 Could ICE raids in Maine swing its key Senate race? NEWS ANALYSIS: Susan Collins is a barnacle who has clung to her seat for six terms. But Donald Trump is dumping a national issue in her backyard, and giving her opponent a chance to deal with it, writes John Bowden
Roll Call · Jan 22 At the Races: Ready for Madam President? Catch up on the political news of the past week in the latest At the Races newsletter, including campaign announcements and redistricting.
Axios · Jan 21 Trump blows off Senate Republican leaders on critical endorsements Fractures are forming in the GOP campaign apparatus.
The Independent UK · Jan 20 The unexpected GOP rebels: These Republicans have had enough of Trump after one year and are standing up to him ANALYSIS: From two Kentucky libertarians to one of his loudest supporters to a retiring senator ‘sick of stupid’ to a swing district Republican, Eric Garcia writes about the few Republicans willing to stand up to the president
The Independent UK · Jan 19 Is Donald Trump now the GOP’s biggest obstacle to keeping the Senate? ANALYSIS: Republicans are being forced to spend time and resources putting out fires that Donald Trump keeps setting, writes John Bowden
International Business Times UK · Jan 16 Donald Trump Warns He Will Be Impeached Again if Republicans Lose the 2026 Midterms President Trump warns he'll face impeachment if Republicans lose the 2026 midterms, whilst suggesting elections shouldn't happen if he's accomplished enough.
The Independent UK · Jan 16 Senate Republicans want to protect a majority, but Trump won’t give them a break NEWS ANALYSIS: Trump’s MAGA purity tests could endanger Republicans running in key battles that could decide the fate of his Senate majority, writes John Bowden
Roll Call · Jan 15 2026 congressional midterm calendar: When each state is voting Primary season for the 2026 Senate and House elections kicks off on March 3 and concludes 196 days later in Delaware.