With Colin Allred out and Jasmine Crockett in, Democrats are set for a Crockett-Talarico primary. The GOP is headed for a messy multi-candidate brawl.

The Senate GOP is straining to formulate a path forward as House Republicans race to come up with their own plan in hopes of putting some health care legislation up for a vote next week before lawmakers break for the holidays — and the enhanced subsidies expire, returning them to the original levels as passed in the 2010 Affordable Care Act.

The Senate is set to vote on a Democratic health care proposal this week, a key tenet of the deal to end the government shutdown.

Senate Majority Leader John Thune on Monday would not commit to a vote on a GOP health care proposal this week with key Affordable Care Act subsidies soon to expire.

Former North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper got another good sign as he campaigns to flip a Republican-held Senate seat in his state, with a new poll showing more voters support a Democrat in the race compared to a GOP candidate. Newsweek reached out to Cooper's campaign and the campaign of GOP hopeful Michael Whatley via email for comment.

In his nomination hearing last week, Isaacman faced questions from the committee scrutinizing his relationship with SpaceX CEO Elon Musk and probing his position on NASA's science