If you’re like most people, it’s been a while since you thought of the U.S. Senate as “the world ... surveying the seating chart and the ever-changing Senate make-up over the course ...

As an institution, the Senate is built to be stable. One-third of the body is up for a vote every two years, meaning that a majority of senators can't be replaced in any given cycle. Which means ...

As with most things in the Senate the seating chart reflects seniority politics sometimes pettiness and even poignancy. The opening of the 108th Congress last week also opened a biennial scramble ...

The Democratic Party holds a narrow majority in the U.S. Senate, but 34 out of 100 seats are up for election on Nov. 5, which may result in a power shift. Seats in eight of the most competitive ...