The 2026 U.S. Senate race could pit Cooper against Lara Trump, said Zagros Madjd-Sadjadi of Winston-Salem State, who calls the president's daughter-in-law "the clearest beneficiary of Tillis's ...

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 ...