Joel Willett made a big splash last year when, in just a few weeks, he had his national security clearance revoked and entered Kentucky’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate. He exited that primary quietly at the start of 2026.

The U.S. Senate voted on Thursday to advance a resolution that would bar President Donald Trump from taking further military action against Venezuela without congressional authorization, even as Trump said U.

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U.S. Senate candidates Nate Morris and Andy Barr have very different perspectives on the Jan. 6 Capitol attack than that of U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell.

The state representative from Austin is battling U.S. Rep. Jasmine Crockett of Dallas in the March 3 Democratic primary.

The 2026 midterm elections are coming later this year with 33 seats in the U.S. Senate and all 435 House seats on ballots across the country.

Democratic Sen. Tim Kaine, who led the bipartisan resolution, said that Trump's actions in Venezuela are "clearly illegal" because he did not seek congressional approval.

Primary elections are on Aug. 4, 2026. Voters will decide the next governor of Kansas — as well as a U.S. senator, state attorney general, state insurance commissioner, secretary of state and state treasurer — on Nov. 3, 2026.

A potential Democratic contender for the U.S. Senate seat Mitch McConnell will vacate at the end of the year has pulled the plug on his campaign.