A lone Democrat competing for a state senate seat in a deeply Republican Atlanta suburb snagged nearly 40% of votes in a special primary election last month, amplifying her party's optimism that discontent with President Donald Trump could spur future wins.

Proposed Missouri congressional map that could allow GOP to flip at least one seat in the U.S. House has advanced through the state House, but Democrats remain defiant.

State Rep. Bill G. Schuette announced Friday he will not run in next year's special election for the open 35th District state Senate seat - instead running for a third House term in November 2026.

An animal rights bill offered the Pennsylvania Senate a brief moment of bipartisan respite from its intractable budget problems Wednesday. Spearheaded by Sen. Doug Mastriano, R-Chambersburg, and Sen.

Iowa Democrats secured a consequential victory in a special election on Tuesday, CNN projects, breaking the Republican supermajority in the state Senate by flipping a seat in a district President Donald Trump carried last year.

The Georgia Senate committee will discuss the income tax elimination on September 17, with experts providing insights.

Democratic Senators who control the upper house of the state legislature voted for Limón to be their next Pro Tem earlier this year.

According to Politico, pressure from Pelosi; San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie; and Wiener, who represents San Francisco in the state senate, played a critical role in pushing the Governor to make a deal. Many transit advocates feared that Newsom would simply back away from any transit deal and would not make the legislative deadline this week.