New polls of the Alaska and New Hampshire U.S. Senate races gave Democrats a lead on Thursday.

Sen. John Kennedy (R-La.) predicted on the Senate floor that his Democratic colleagues will find a reason to block funding legislation and trigger another government shutdown “right before the midterms” to sow chaos in Washington before Election Day.

The University of New Hampshire survey, released Thursday, found that among likely Republican primary voters, 56% said they would support Sununu if the GOP primary were held today, compared to 19% for Brown. Another 2% said they would vote for businessman Charlie Hough, while 21% were still undecided, according to pollsters.

Prediction markets are showing some potential pathways for Democrats in swing states heading into the midterms.

Senate Republicans voted on Tuesday evening to confirm more than 100 nominations of President Donald Trump, thereby eliminating the backlog of outstanding appointments in one action. The confirmations followed the Senate GOP’s alteration of its rules earlier this year,

Senate Republicans on Wednesday defeated an amendment sponsored by Sen. Ben Ray Luján (D-N.M.) to create a reserve fund to lower grocery costs and reverse an estimated $187 billion in cuts to the

Senate Republicans aim to advance a party-line reconciliation package for immigration funding this week amid internal divisions between both chambers over the bill's scope.

MS NOW's Mike Brzezinski discusses a report from The Hill which suggests the resignation of Supreme Court Justice Alito might motivate Republican voters ahead of the November midterms: "Senate Republicans Hope Supreme Court 'Surprise' Could Help Save Majority" MIKA BRZEZINSKI,