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Arcs in the news about United States Senate from the outlets we track, each followed from its first story to its last, with who covered it.

Organization · 1,074 stories · 4,141 articles · earliest story we hold Nov 5, 2014

Right nowactive arcs, newest development first

and 18 more active, listed under All arcs

All arcs15 named arcs in 2024

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Gone quiet · 7

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Dec 1 – Dec 31, 20243 arcs shown · 8 more this December
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The Russia-Ukraine war: Western weapons and aid for Ukraine

9 of 256 stories this December · 9 about United States Senate

U.S. will send Ukraine $725 million more in arms · 11 articles, Dec 2US will send Ukraine $725 million more in counter-drone systems, anti-personnel land mines · 14 articles, Dec 2Germany's Scholz pledges aid on surprise visit to Ukraine · 7 articles, Dec 2NATO’s chief avoids talk of Ukraine’s membership, says the priority is helping Kyiv defend itself · 6 articles, Dec 3Ukraine confirms second Danish delivery of F-16s as Zelenskyy seeks support in Paris · 7 articles, Dec 7US announces nearly $1 billion more in longer-term weapons support for Ukraine · 19 articles, Dec 7Defense secretary announces nearly $1 billion in Ukraine aid as he forcefully argues for global US leadership · 5 articles, Dec 8Biden announces nearly $2.5 billion more in military aid for Ukraine · 43 articles, Dec 26US to send $1.25 billion in weapons to Ukraine, pushing to get aid out before Biden leaves office · 11 articles, Dec 27
Anthony Fauci's pardon from Biden and the Senate inquiry into COVID's origins

3 of 37 stories this December

Biden Is Considering Preemptive Pardons for Officials and Allies Before Trump Takes Office · 53 articles, Dec 3Jeffries presses Biden to issue more pardons before leaving office · 5 articles, Dec 4Sen. Bernie Sanders says Biden should ‘very seriously' consider pre-emptive pardons · 30 articles, Dec 9
Mitch McConnell's falls, hospitalization and long absence from the Senate

1 of 40 stories this December

McConnell falls, sprains wrist after GOP luncheon · 41 articles, Dec 10
The Israel-Hamas war: US backing for Israel and the pressure over its conduct · Oct 7, 2023 – Sep 26, 2025Sen. Bob Menendez's bribery trial, conviction and 11-year sentence · Oct 12, 2023 – Sep 11, 2025The Russia-Ukraine war: sanctions on Russia and the fight over its frozen assets · Dec 12, 2023 – Sep 24, 2026Boeing's 737 MAX reckoning: the door plug blowout and the crash case · Jan 6, 2024 – Sep 29, 2026The law forcing TikTok's sale or ban, from Congress to the 2025 deal · Feb 12, 2024 – Jul 20, 2026Trump's second-term tariffs, from 'Liberation Day' to the trade deals · Sep 24, 2024 – Sep 29, 2026Pete Hegseth's confirmation as defense secretary · Nov 13, 2024 – Jan 26, 2025RFK Jr.'s confirmation as health secretary · Nov 14, 2024 – Feb 14, 2025

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Dec 8, 20140102
Sep 25, 2023710536
Oct 2, 2023272418169
Oct 9, 20231216855
Oct 16, 2023711653
Oct 23, 202327218
Oct 30, 2023151813104
Nov 6, 2023242813180
Nov 13, 2023233017201
Nov 20, 20230218
Nov 27, 20230117
Dec 4, 202313161395
Dec 11, 202327223
Dec 18, 202375223
Dec 25, 202369746
Jan 1, 20241102
Jan 15, 2024193011187
Jan 22, 20249151372
Jan 29, 20248209112
Feb 5, 2024325720433
Feb 12, 2024284026338
Feb 19, 202439540
Feb 26, 2024233427282
Mar 4, 2024384824405
Mar 11, 2024193220242
Mar 18, 2024224516261
Mar 25, 2024202717194
Apr 8, 2024293117178
Apr 15, 2024214117242
Apr 22, 2024426723502
May 6, 2024512841
May 13, 20241315873
May 20, 202434111
May 27, 20242128
Jun 3, 2024173212156
Jun 10, 202414201284
Jun 17, 2024715665
Jun 24, 202441612
Jul 1, 20240226
Jul 8, 2024811546
Jul 15, 2024154221214
Jul 22, 2024152310102
Jul 29, 20248249110
Aug 5, 202413513
Aug 12, 20249159105
Aug 19, 202412012
Sep 2, 20240101
Sep 9, 20240305
Sep 16, 202410225103
Sep 23, 202448729
Sep 30, 202447632
Oct 7, 2024411238
Oct 14, 202446427
Oct 28, 202412919104
Nov 4, 2024304524467
Nov 11, 2024173120218
Nov 18, 2024204623291
Nov 25, 20241327
Dec 9, 202412211094
Dec 16, 202472514147
Dec 23, 20240033
Dec 30, 202401710
Jan 6, 2025481350
Jan 13, 2025131820121
Jan 20, 2025244235397
Jan 27, 2025293916254
Feb 3, 2025112714161
Feb 10, 2025233119212
Feb 17, 2025182717171
Feb 24, 2025111712101
Mar 3, 202510131065
Mar 10, 2025203813224
Mar 24, 202505410
Mar 31, 2025233511203
Apr 7, 20259161573
Apr 14, 202559325
Apr 21, 202525314
Apr 28, 20256141067
May 5, 202537834
May 12, 202543120
May 19, 20256161085
May 26, 2025441127
Jun 9, 20251001
Jun 16, 202522214
Jun 23, 20251191086
Jun 30, 2025122215141
Jul 7, 2025791342
Jul 14, 202515296147
Jul 21, 20250101
Jul 28, 2025121914126
Aug 4, 20250101
Aug 11, 202516315
Aug 18, 2025810858
Aug 25, 202543311
Sep 1, 202523513
Sep 8, 202528520
Sep 15, 2025711951
Sep 22, 20251001
Sep 29, 2025414442
Oct 6, 202566218
Oct 13, 20253317
Oct 20, 2025991157
Oct 27, 2025913954
Nov 3, 20250304
Nov 10, 2025204719317
Nov 17, 2025265521356
Dec 1, 20251328
Dec 8, 2025971368
Dec 15, 202555422
Dec 22, 20255229
Jan 5, 20264171056
Jan 12, 202633516
Jan 19, 202625834
Jan 26, 2026162315151
Feb 9, 202635314
Feb 16, 2026911878
Feb 23, 20260101
Mar 2, 2026152919226
Mar 9, 202645317
Mar 16, 202648133
Mar 23, 202671310113
Apr 13, 202634313
Apr 20, 202667336
Apr 27, 202677836
May 4, 202683421
May 11, 2026511865
May 18, 202615131384
May 25, 2026182217113
Jun 1, 20269171190
Jun 8, 202615111270
Jun 15, 2026621041
Jun 22, 202617198120
Jun 29, 20261212856
Jul 6, 202674120801941
Jul 13, 20265795721104
Jul 20, 2026466838827
Jul 27, 202658105771618
Aug 3, 20267196811619
Aug 10, 2026606466926
Aug 17, 2026325137472
Aug 24, 2026386438484
Aug 31, 2026253619239
Sep 7, 2026608544846
Sep 14, 2026405441475
Sep 21, 2026293934335
Sep 28, 2026202721196

Stories before June 28, 2026 come from archived pages, so who covered them is limited to the outlets we recovered for that period.

Everything else161 stories in 2024 not part of any arc, newest first

Stories about United States Senate that are not part of any arc yet

  1. Dec 22Lara Trump says she's removing herself from consideration to be Florida senator30 articles · 19 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 8 right
  2. Dec 22– 23Retiring Sen. Joe Manchin unloads on ‘toxic’ Dems for trying ‘to mainstream the extreme’9 articles · 8 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 5 right
  3. Dec 18Senate passes defense bill banning gender-affirming care for trans military children25 articles · 23 independent sources
    4 left, 8 center, 4 right
  4. Dec 16– 17Senate report alleges Amazon rejected warehouse safety recommendations due to productivity concerns16 articles · 16 independent sources
    0 left, 7 center, 2 right
  5. Dec 15– 21Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees36 articles · 24 independent sources
    2 left, 9 center, 3 right
  6. Dec 10Kennedy tenure at HHS would jeopardize public health, Nobel laureates say in letter to Senate1 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  7. Dec 9Lara Trump steps down as RNC co-chair, addresses speculation about Florida Senate seat41 articles · 34 independent sources
    5 left, 12 center, 5 right
  8. Nov 18– 19Wisconsin Republican Eric Hovde concedes defeat to Democrat Tammy Baldwin in US Senate race10 articles · 8 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 1 right
  9. Nov 15– 19Pennsylvania's high court orders counties not to count disputed ballots in US Senate race23 articles · 21 independent sources
    2 left, 7 center, 8 right
  10. Nov 15– 22Pa. Senator Bob Casey concedes to Dave McCormick30 articles · 21 independent sources
    1 left, 9 center, 7 right

Stories that name United States Senate

  1. Dec 18Trump chooses Herschel Walker as US ambassador to Bahamas40 articles · 24 independent sources
    3 left, 7 center, 5 right
  2. Dec 12Trump taps Kari Lake to serve as director of Voice of America41 articles · 31 independent sources
    7 left, 7 center, 7 right
  3. Dec 11Trump says he’ll name Andrew Ferguson head of FTC and Kimberly Guilfoyle as ambassador to Greece11 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  4. Nov 21– 23Trump picks Project 2025 co-author Russell Vought to lead budget office16 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 5 center, 1 right
  5. Nov 20– 22Trump names Linda McMahon to lead Department of Education86 articles · 49 independent sources
    9 left, 18 center, 10 right
  6. Nov 19– 20Trump chooses TV doctor Mehmet Oz to lead Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services106 articles · 66 independent sources
    12 left, 19 center, 12 right
  7. Nov 6– 7US: Trump's climate denial and green rollbacks poised to fuel warming12 articles · 10 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 1 right
  8. Nov 5– 6Michigan live election results for the 2024 presidential race11 articles · 7 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 0 right
  9. Nov 5– 7US election 2024 results live: Donald Trump wins presidency, defeating Kamala Harris73 articles · 23 independent sources
    5 left, 10 center, 3 right
  10. Oct 30– 31Biden Attempts To Clarify ‘Garbage’ Comment As Republicans Say It Insults All Trump Supporters109 articles · 51 independent sources
    12 left, 8 center, 19 right

Local coverage

  1. Nov 14Casey, McCormick U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania race heads to mandatory recount: officials18 articles · 9 independent sources
    1 left, 4 center, 3 right
  2. Nov 6Klobuchar leads White for US Senate seat11 articles · 11 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 2 right
  3. Nov 6Democrat Andy Kim of New Jersey to become first Korean-American Senator, ABC News projects9 articles · 3 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  4. Oct 10Former MLB star Garvey makes play for Latino votes in longshot bid for California US Senate seat6 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 0 right
  5. Sep 15McCormick's hedge fund days are a double-edged sword in Pennsylvania Senate race5 articles · 4 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right
  6. Mar 5CA Senate race: Democrats aim to block Republican from contest to fill Feinstein's seat6 articles · 4 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  7. Jan 19Nevada Republican Senate primary candidates take aim at absent front-runner in debate6 articles · 6 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 0 right