”If you look at where the chokepoint is, it’s the United States Senate. That’s the headwaters of the swamp.” “I want to run for our children,” he said Monday to NBC News.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) landed his top 2026 recruit in former North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, giving Democrats some midsummer hope they can steal a GOP Senate seat next year ...

Roy Cooper enters North Carolina Senate race as Democrats' top recruit, boosting chances to flip a key Republican seat in 2026 against likely GOP candidate Michael Whatley.

Michael Whatley enters North Carolina Senate race with Trump's backing after Sen. Tillis announced he won't seek re-election, setting up a likely showdown with former Gov. Cooper.

Eric Skrmetta joins US Senate race, focusing on military investment, border control, and opposing Green New Deal in his campaign.

WASHINGTON, DC - JUNE 23: U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks to reporters while walking to the Senate Chambers in the U.S. Capitol on June 23, 2025 in Washington, DC.

Former North Carolina Attorney General and Governor Roy Cooper appeared on MSNBC's "The Rachel Maddow Show" Monday, marking his first television interview since announcing his run for Senate.

McConnell, the longest-serving Senate party leader in U.S. history, revealed in February, on his 83rd birthday, that he won't seek another term in Kentucky and will retire when his current term ends.

WASHINGTON − The original author of Project 2025, a conservative blueprint that was central to the 2024 presidential campaign, is jumping into the South Carolina Senate race, vying to unseat ...