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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 · 1,027 stories · 4,076 articles · earliest story we hold Oct 1, 2023

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Dec 1 – Dec 31, 20252 arcs shown · 7 more this December
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The 2026 Texas Senate race: James Talarico's Democratic primary win

3 of 11 stories this December · gone quiet

Jasmine Crockett Leads Contender In Texas Democratic Primary For U.S. Senate, Poll Shows · 46 articles, Dec 8US Rep Jasmine Crockett files to run for Senate · 10 articles, Dec 8Colin Allred exiting Democratic primary in Texas Senate race, to run for Dallas-based House seat · 13 articles, Dec 8
The 2026 Wyoming Senate race to succeed Cynthia Lummis

2 of 4 stories this December · gone quiet

Wyoming Sen. Cynthia Lummis will not run for reelection in 2026 · 7 articles, Dec 19Harriet Hageman announces run for Wyoming Senate seat · 9 articles, Dec 23
The Russia-Ukraine war: sanctions on Russia and the fight over its frozen assets · Jan 16, 2024 – Sep 24, 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, 2026Trump's fight with the Federal Reserve over Jerome Powell and Lisa Cook · Nov 7, 2024 – Sep 22, 2026RFK Jr.'s overhaul of US vaccine policy and the CDC's vaccine panel · Feb 19, 2025 – Sep 25, 2026The 2026 Wisconsin governor race: David Crowley vs. Tom Tiffany · Jul 24, 2025 – Aug 26, 2026The US military and pressure campaign to oust Nicolás Maduro · Aug 8, 2025 – Apr 29, 2026

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

Everything else79 stories in 2025 not part of any arc, newest first

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

  1. Dec 17– 18Senate confirms Isaacman to be NASA administrator23 articles · 22 independent sources
    5 left, 5 center, 4 right
  2. Oct 10US Senate unanimously endorses repeal of 2002 Iraq war resolution6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 2 center, 0 right
  3. Sep 19Senate passes 'National Day of Remembrance for Charlie Kirk'6 articles · 2 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right
  4. Sep 18– 19Senate confirms 48 of Trump's nominees at once after changing the chamber's rules27 articles · 14 independent sources
    2 left, 5 center, 3 right
  5. Aug 12Sherrod Brown to launch a comeback attempt for Senate in Ohio1 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 0 center, 1 right
  6. Aug 3Senate heads home with no deal to speed confirmations as irate Trump tells Schumer to ‘go to hell’15 articles · 14 independent sources
    0 left, 2 center, 1 right
  7. Jul 31Senate confirms former WA candidate Joe Kent to counterterrorism post6 articles · 6 independent sources
    1 left, 3 center, 2 right
  8. Jul 30Senate confirms Trump lawyer Emil Bove for appeals court32 articles · 24 independent sources
    8 left, 7 center, 7 right
  9. Jul 17Senate panel to vote on federal judge nomination for Emil Bove, who defended Trump12 articles · 11 independent sources
    4 left, 3 center, 2 right
  10. Jul 17– 18PBS and NPR Funding Face “Devastating” Cut as Rescission Package Heads to Trump’s Desk20 articles · 14 independent sources
    5 left, 4 center, 2 right

Stories that name United States Senate

  1. Nov 17– 20Trump signs bill to release the Epstein files373 articles · 99 independent sources
    26 left, 55 center, 21 right
  2. Oct 28– 29Paxton sues Tylenol company over autism claims35 articles · 30 independent sources
    5 left, 11 center, 5 right
  3. Sep 26– Oct 1US government shuts down after Congress fails to find funding deal48 articles · 29 independent sources
    4 left, 14 center, 4 right
  4. Aug 22Joe Gruters, a Trump ally, elected new head of Republican National Committee6 articles · 6 independent sources
    3 left, 1 center, 0 right
  5. Aug 21– 24Cruz endorses Chip Roy for Texas AG12 articles · 9 independent sources
    0 left, 3 center, 6 right
  6. Aug 21– 22Judge says former Trump lawyer Alina Habba has been unlawfully serving as U.S. attorney in New Jersey35 articles · 26 independent sources
    6 left, 6 center, 6 right
  7. Aug 14– 15Delaware ex-Gov. Mike Castle, who championed 50 State Quarters Program while in Congress, dies at 8613 articles · 13 independent sources
    0 left, 6 center, 3 right
  8. Aug 3Jeanine Pirro, former Fox News host, confirmed as top federal prosecutor29 articles · 18 independent sources
    3 left, 3 center, 4 right
  9. Jul 16– 18House gives final approval to Trump’s $9 billion cut to public broadcasting, foreign aid122 articles · 46 independent sources
    7 left, 22 center, 3 right
  10. Jul 10– 11Wife of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton files for divorce ‘on biblical grounds’ after ‘recent discoveries’27 articles · 24 independent sources
    6 left, 8 center, 9 right

Local coverage

  1. Jun 18– 19GOP senators warn mega-bill’s new Medicaid cuts will hurt rural hospitals10 articles · 2 independent sources
    2 left, 1 center, 0 right
  2. Feb 13Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan announces run for U.S. Senate1 articles · 1 independent sources
    1 left, 1 center, 0 right