‘I’m glad I’m not on the ballot’: Senate GOP worries about its midterm edge - Politico

Data centers emerge as growing wedge issue in midterm races

The tech industry’s expansion of data centers is emerging as a wedge issue in the midterms, as candidates weigh economic opportunity against the associated strain on voters’ utility bills.   In the Michigan governor’s race, Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson (D), whose husband is a top executive at a company pressing for a new data center, wants regulations addressing related water usage and energy costs. Other candidates like Republican Tom Leonard are going even further, pushing for a temporary mortarium on building…

Cruz seeks to advance Senate kids’ safety proposals in next 6 weeks - Politico

<a href="https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMi0gFBVV95cUxPeGQtS1BNUmR6dklmVEJOQWFIbTVIZzQxQnlWZ3dBeHd0c3lRTGRCc3VpbDNBNHFyX1hfaTdmeEw5NDdPYWVmR3lydC1xeWlFSm9GM3lXVlNkN3JMMFNUNG40dnpzT2xKYW1NRWtaQnFhMklqVzVueFljSVgwSlZPSXNBSUJuaWFMdmJPS2JsbnNObHVGRnhqNHdjLThEeEFNS2FkN3ljZFQ1RS16c29qZlViSlExUXdWTlYyN2ZsUW9BOTRjeFY0ZEtyXzR2a0JpdGc?oc=5" target="_blank">Cruz seeks to advance Senate kids’ safety proposals in next 6 weeks</a>&nbsp;&nbsp;<font color="#6f6f6f">Politico</font>

IL Senate Democratic primary leaning toward Stratton; Tracy wins GOP race

A heated and crowded race for the U.S. Senate seat that Dick Durbin has held for nearly 30 years is still up in the air on the Democratic side, according to CBS News analysis.

There's a new wedge issue playing out in Senate Dem primaries

Candidates in Illinois, Michigan and Minnesota are locked in largely symbolic debates over taking corporate PAC money.

Oklahoma Rep. Hern launches bid to succeed Mullin in Senate - Politico

With $200m to spend on the midterms, crypto hopes to repeat its 2024 success: ‘It’s the most critical time’

<p>Candidates in both parties – but mostly Republicans – are seeing cash infusions after merely indicating support</p><p>With the first primaries of the US midterm elections now under way, the cryptocurrency industry is injecting millions of dollars into congressional races across the country, with particular emphasis on Illinois, which has attracted the bulk of the campaign financing. Arkansas, Alabama and Texas have also drawn the industry’s donations.</p><p>Crypto <a href="https://www.fec.gov/data/independent-expenditures/?data_type=processed&amp;q_spender=C00835959&amp;q_spender=C00836221&amp;q_spender=C00848440&amp;q_spender=C00894428&amp;is_notice=true&amp;most_recent=true">Pacs</a>, firms and investors have already spent $32m supporting industry-friendly candidates and opposing its detractors, according to Federal Election Commission data, building on the industry’s expansive spending in the 2024 presidential election.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/mar...