What's Happening in the Mississippi Senate Runoff
The race has come to be defined more by controversy than by policy.
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Republican Senators Urge McConnell to Act on Criminal Justice Reform Bill
Supporters are concerned about the bill's future if it doesn't pass this year.
Donald Trump Appears Clueless About the Criminal Justice Reform He Says He Supports
That could be dangerous for the policy's chances of success, as has been the case on other key policy issues during the Trump era.
Bernie Sanders Targets Walmart With Latest Anti-Corporate Crusade
After taking on Amazon, the democratic socialist has a new target: Walmart.
Mitch McConnell Touts Wild Spending Bills as 'Bipartisan' Accomplishments
Should the Senate majority leader really be celebrating more reckless spending?
Top National Police Organization Declares Support for Modest Federal Sentencing Reforms
What did it take? A promise not to make mandatory minimum reductions retroactive.
Pundits Gripe Over Meaningless Senate 'Popular Vote'
To the extent that this is even a thing, it's no surprise the Democrats won it, since they won most of the seats that were up yesterday.
Menendez Campaign Thanks Trump for Endorsing GOP Challenger
It's unorthodox, but it makes sense.
Is This Gary Johnson's Last Campaign?
The former New Mexico governor brings Reason on the campaign trail and shares insights along the way.
Control of the Senate Could Depend on These 10 Races
Plus, a Gary Johnson honorable mention.
Joe Arpaio Sues for $147 Million Over New York Times Op-Ed Slamming His Cruelty
The op-ed's claims are harsh, but they're also true.
Calls for Revoking Susan Collins' Honorary Degree Over Kavanaugh Vote Show How Sad Politics Have Become
It's misguided to politicize something as non-controversial as an honorary degree.
Pennsylvania's Libertarian Senate Candidate Gets Invited, Then Snubbed From Televised Debate
Green Party candidate also left out of debate that will include only two of the four candidates on the ballot.
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: 'Eliminate' Electoral College, It 'Undermines' Democracy
The socialist candidate fails to grapple with why we have the Electoral College in the first place.
The Senate Votes to Confirm Brett Kavanaugh
Kavanaugh will replace Justice Anthony Kennedy.
Susan Collins, Joe Manchin Say They'll Vote 'Yes' on Kavanaugh Confirmation
Judge Kavanaugh appears to have enough votes to be confirmed.
Senate Narrowly Advances Kavanaugh Nomination
The final vote is likely to take place this weekend.
Kavanaugh Confirmation Comes Down to Four Senators: Reason Roundup
Plus: millennial men are more socialist than millennial women and changes to juvenile justice programs
Libertarians Cover the Polling Spread in 4 Senate Races
It's running strong candidates in toss-up races in a historically tight election year, yet America's third party still finds itself routinely left off polls.
Beer, Courage, and Vomit: Major Themes of the Ford-Kavanaugh Hearing
An index of recurring topics
The Kavanaugh Nomination Fight Has Pulled Us Further Into a Partisan Quagmire
The Supreme Court confirmation fight is a preview of things to come.
3 Questions To Ask Yourself While Watching the Kavanaugh/Ford Hearings Today
It's a given that many senators are acting in bad faith. But what about the rest of us?
Dramatic Accusations and Twists Accelerate Ahead of Kavanaugh and Ford Testimony Today: Reason Roundup
Plus: Is postmodernism bad?
Like the Rest of Us, Jeff Flake Is Frustrated and Confused About the Kavanaugh Confirmation Process
Unlike most of us, he's in a position to do something about it.
Protesters End Ted Cruz's Dinner Early, Accomplish Little Else
They got plenty of attention, but that's about it.
Will Republicans Pay a Political Price for Trump's Trade War?
The GOP's willingness to follow Trump down an anti-trade cul-de-sac risks alienating voters who could be crucial on the margins of close races.
Virginia Republican Announces Senate Campaign to Protest Corey Stewart
"If you surround yourself with white supremacists and Nazis, then you're telling me that you're one of them," Winsome Sears tells Reason.
The Senate Needs to Hear Out Kavanaugh's Accuser
A fast-moving, public airing of the claims against Kavanaugh would serve the public interest-and could help restore trust in a battered institution.
Clarence Thomas Mocks Cory Booker's 'Spartacus' Grandstanding
"If you can't debate hard issues honestly, with honor, with integrity, how do we keep a civil society?" Thomas said.
Libertarian Lucy Brenton Polling at 8 Percent in Toss-up Indiana Senate Race
This time the Libertarian Party seems to be hurting the Democrat, who's trying to run out the clock on confirming Brett Kavanaugh.
Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke's Sprint for the Senate Heats Up
The Texas Senate race is officially a toss-up.
Kerri Evelyn Harris, Delaware's Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, Loses Her Senate Race
The challenger received help from the group that worked on Ocasio-Cortez's campaign.
Cory Booker Risks Senate Expulsion, Releases Confidential Kavanaugh Emails About 'Racial Profiling'
Booker's totally not running for president or anything.
The Senate's Driverless Car Bill Is Broadly Deregulatory and Promisingly Bipartisan. Naturally, It's Going Nowhere.
Tepid attempts at loosening federal regulations have crashed into senatorial intransigence.
New Poll Shows Inclusion of Libertarian Candidate Helpful to Claire McCaskill in Toss-up Missouri
With Japheth Campbell in the survey, Claire McCaskill Has a 4-point advantage over Josh Hawley in new Marist College poll of likely voters. Without? Dead heat.
Jon Kyl Is Replacing John McCain. What Will That Mean?
He's a social conservative, but not necessarily an immigration hawk or a Trump loyalist.
Path Cleared for Still-Undecided Gary Johnson's Potentially Historic Senate Bid
Aubrey Dunn, the highest-ranking Libertarian elected official in the country, drops out of the New Mexico Senate race to make way for a two-time governor/presidential candidate who five months ago said he was "done with elected political office."
Are Congressional Republicans Ready To Fight Trump's Tariff Madness?
Is Congress finally ready to get into the fight?
62 Percent of Americans Want the Senate to Vote on Trump's Supreme Court Pick Before Midterms
The Senate should confirm or reject Trump's Supreme Court nominee before the November elections, poll respondents say.
Senators Demand an Explanation After the F-35 Savings Estimate Is Off By $600 Million
The Senate asks the Pentagon's F-35 program to explain its sizable discrepancy in savings estimates.
Police Arrest Man Who Threatened to Kill Rand Paul and Butcher Family, Senator Says
Rand Paul thanks U.S. Capitol Police for arresting a man who allegedly made disturbing threats against the senator and his family.
Rand Paul Is Suing the Neighbor Who Assaulted Him
In a civil suit, Paul's attorney claims the senator has been the victim of "physical pain and mental suffering."
Senate Can't Muster Votes to Trim 0.08 Percent of Federal Budget
Trump's plan to cut $15 billion in spending really would have cut only about $1.1 billion. Its rejection is depressing anyway.
Virginia's Primary About Who Controls the GOP Now
Is the Republican Party now the party of Trump?
Feinstein Breezes to Victory, Collapsing that 'Challenged from the Left' Narrative
But once again, California voters will get a choice between two Democrats for the Senate in November.
Democratic Senators Who Voted Against Iran Deal Blame Collapse of Iran Deal for High Gas Prices
Having two senators who opposed the Iran deal show up to denounce Trump for pulling out of the Iran deal was only the beginning of the hypocrisy exhibition.
Senate Votes to Halt Net Neutrality Repeal
Today's vote is a mostly symbolic victory for supporters of the Obama-era internet regulations.
Gina Haspel, Susan Collins, and the Folly of the 'Good Soldier' Defense of Torture
Haspel's defenders say she was just following protocol when she oversaw the waterboarding of a suspected al-Qaeda operative. That's not good enough.
