Stephen Dinan

Senate braces for lame-duck fights over border wall money, ICE

President Trump may be on his way out, but Senate Republicans want to send him off with a last infusion of cash for his border wall.

November 10, 2020

Georgia’s GOP senators demand secretary of state resign amid vote bungles

Georgia's two senators issued a joint statement Monday demanding fellow Republican Brad Raffensperger resign as the state suffers through another embarrassing vote count.

November 9, 2020

Federal deficit surged in October as pandemic spending continued: CBO

The federal budget deficit surged in October to $284 billion, according to a preliminary accounting Monday by the Congressional Budget Office, reversing several months of relatively good news as coronavirus spending remained elevated.

November 9, 2020

Georgia runoffs to determine Senate control

Two Senate runoff elections are slated for Jan. 5, and they are expected to determine whether Republicans will keep control of the chamber, and the ability to derail Mr. Biden's plans, or whether Democrats will take control.

November 8, 2020

Pennsylvania mailman says he was ordered to collect late ballots

A Pennsylvania mail carrier has said in a sworn affidavit that he was ordered by supervisors to collect and submit late ballots, which he said supervisors then backdated so that they appeared to have been mailed in time.

November 7, 2020

Trump Hispanic support growth befuddles Democrats, activists

President Trump expanded his share of the Hispanic vote from 28% in 2016 to 32% this year. That success has set off a round of soul-searching among those who insisted that Hispanics would punish this president.

November 5, 2020

Outlook of balance in Senate hazy, but GOP appears to hold 48 seats

The GOP challenger in Michigan's Senate race demanded an investigation into the vote in that state, while in Georgia the Democratic challenger made up enough ground to force a January runoff with incumbent Republican Sen. David Perdue.

November 5, 2020

John James, GOP challenger, calls for ‘investigation’ in Michigan Senate race

Republican Senate nominee John James said Thursday he fears "dishonest" ballots have been cast in the Michigan election, and he called for an investigation.

November 5, 2020

David Perdue projects confidence as Georgia Senate race tightens

Sen. David Perdue's team said he's still confident of victory in Georgia's Senate race, even if it means he'll have to win a runoff election.

November 5, 2020

Voters send conservative message on ballot initiatives for taxes, citizen-only voting

Voters in Colorado, Alabama and Florida decided this week that only U.S. citizens should be allowed to vote in elections.

November 4, 2020

Susan Collins win pushes Republicans near Senate control

Sen. Susan Collins claimed victory Wednesday in her race in Maine, leaving Republicans within grasp of holding on to their Senate majority, surmounting a very tough map and a staggering onslaught of Democratic money.

November 4, 2020

Dems cut into Senate lead, but GOP still eyes majority

Control of the Senate was still very much in doubt as Wednesday morning dawned, with the two parties trading seat pickups and a half-dozen races still too close to call.

November 4, 2020

Senate control in question as Democrats pick up seats

Republicans and Democrats traded Senate seat pickups Tuesday, but control of the chamber was still very much in doubt as the clock ticked over into Wednesday.

November 4, 2020

Roger Marshall beats Barbara Bollier in Kansas Senate race

Republican Roger Marshall was projected to have won Kansas's open Senate seat Tuesday, holding onto a deep-red state Democrats had thought they had an outside chance of winning.

November 3, 2020

Citizen-only voting ballot initiative approved in Florida

Voters in Florida, Colorado and Alabama enthusiastically backed a ballot initiative Tuesday to write into their state Constitutions a requirement that all voters be citizens.

November 3, 2020

McConnell projected to win seventh term in Kentucky

Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is projected to have successfully defended his Kentucky Senate seat Tuesday, winning a seventh term.

November 3, 2020

Audit finds DHS cut corners when it sent agents to Portland riots

Department of Homeland Security officials cut too many corners when they deployed additional agents to Portland, Oregon, over the summer to quell riots near the federal courthouse, the department's inspector general said in a new report this week, delivering the latest blow over the aggressive federal response.

November 3, 2020