US Senate Blog Posts
How Plans to Sell Public Lands Created Unexpected Alliances
Common Ground / June 24th, 2025 / by AllSides Staff

Senate Republicans proposed the sale of 2.2 to 3.3 million acres of federal land for housing development, prompting united opposition from some liberals and conservatives.
See moreTracking Trump's Cabinet Appointments
News / June 2nd, 2025 / by AllSides Staff

Senate confirmation hearings are underway. We assembled a bird's-eye view of the media coverage around Trump's Cabinet appointments.
See moreThe Media’s Double Standard on John Fetterman
Opinion / May 15th, 2025 / by Andy Gorel

Since Fetterman has reoriented himself towards compromising with Republicans in recent months, some of the liberal media outlets that propped him up in the past are now raising questions conservative...
See moreWhen Immigration Becomes the Most Important Issue in America
Recommended Reading / January 29th, 2024 / by Dan Schnur

The border crisis has been a one-sided discussion from the beginning, and, like any effective negotiators, Republicans keep asking for more.
See moreCan Mitch McConnell Still Lead Senate Republicans?
Story of the Week / September 7th, 2023 / by AllSides Staff

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is facing calls to step down from his leadership position over concerns about his health.
See moreWhen a Senator Goes Rogue
Recommended Reading / December 12th, 2022 / by Dan Schnur
Congress Set After Warnock Tops Walker in GA Runoff
Story of the Week / December 8th, 2022 / by AllSides Staff

Incumbent Georgia Sen. Raphael Warnock won reelection over Republican challenger Herschel Walker in Tuesday's 2022 U.S. Senate runoff election.
See more2022 Midterms Produce a Split Congress
Story of the Week / November 17th, 2022 / by AllSides Staff

Democrats beat expectations in the 2022 midterm elections, but Republicans still took back the House of Representatives.
See more2022 Elections Shake Up Congress
Story of the Week / November 10th, 2022 / by AllSides Staff

Republicans are expected to win a majority in the House of Representatives, but the Senate race is less clear.
See moreWhen Neither Party Wants a Senate Majority
Recommended Reading / October 31st, 2022 / by Dan Schnur

One side or the other will ultimately have to win the majority, but not without going to great lengths to avoid it.
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