Pennsylvania Democratic Sen. Bob Casey conceded the race to Republican Dave McCormick more than two weeks after Election Day.

Pennsylvania Sen. Bob Casey (D) conceded to Republican Dave McCormick on Thursday, solidifying the GOP’s majority in the Senate despite an ongoing statewide recount effort.

Democratic Sen. Bob Casey on Thursday conceded his the Pennsylvania U.S. Senate race to Republican challenger Dave McCormick.

Democrats see judges as a bulwark against potential abuses of power by Donald Trump, in a sign of the partisan struggle over the federal courts.

Democrats confirmed two more Biden judicial nominees to lifetime posts Wednesday in narrow votes, in part due to the absences of Sens. Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Mike Braun (R-IN). The votes took place as Republican senators faced pressure from conservatives and President-elect Donald Trump to return to Washington to help thwart Democrats from confirming more

Senate leaders have reached a deal that will smooth the path for Democrats to confirm several of President Joe Biden’s district court nominees, averting Republican procedural tactics that significantly slowed down the process,

The legislation failed resoundingly but highlighted a growing Democratic divide over whether the United States should withhold some weapons to register its disapproval of Israel’s war tactics.

Independent Sen. Bernie Sanders is making an attempt to block some U.S. arms to Israel over civilian deaths in Gaza