Senate Republicans debate piecemeal funding bills during shutdown as Sen. Josh Hawley's food stamp extension faces resistance from party leadership and White House.

Senate President Martin Looney, D-New Haven, and Majority Leader Bob Duff. D-Norwalk, have called on Lamont to follow the example of Pennsylvania and other states and prominently post information on state agency websites pinning the recent service disruptions on what they called inept Republican governance.

Democrats are still trying to figure out their party’s future after losing the 2024 presidential election, spurring a call for new and younger leadership. Rep. Seth Moulton (D-MA) announced his bid for Senate,

A spokesman for Huston told reporters the House has enough votes to pass redistricting. Braun’s order says the session will begin Nov. 3 and will focus primarily on revising the state’s congressional boundaries — lines that were last redrawn in 2021 following the U.S. Census.

Both Republican and Democratic senators made procedural moves against each other, with Berger cutting off the debate.

"Despite deeply shared frustrations about the state of our country, mid-cycle redistricting for Maryland presents a reality where the legal risks are too high, the timeline for action is dangerous, the downside risk to Democrats is catastrophic, and the certainty of our existing map would be undermined,” he wrote.

Republican congressman Wesley Hunt is running for the U.S. Senate in Texas, defying Senate GOP leadership and adding a new element to an already contentious primary campaign.

San Diego Democrat and former state Senate leader Toni Atkins dropped out of the 2026 California governor's race Monday, part of a contraction of the wide field of candidates vying to replace Gov. Gavin Newsom.