Democrats face an exceedingly difficult Senate map — and how the next 16 months play out will be determined by these five questions.

In addition to giving up much of their July 4 recess, Senate Republicans needed Vice President J.D. Vance’s tiebreaking vote to pass the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. To get it through the chamber they ...

While senators are leaving Washington at a higher-than-normal pace, House open seats are lagging behind the historical ...