There was no resolution Thursday to the standoff, now in its 48th day, after both chambers met for just a few minutes in pro forma sessions. Nonetheless, the Republican leadership and President Donald Trump have coalesced around a plan to fully fund DHS as part of a two-step process.

This political trifecta is "currently the most likely scenario as things stand," a traditional bookmaker has told Newsweek.

In Maine, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer has thrown his weight behind Gov. Janet Mills in a crucial race, but some of his Senate colleagues are backing insurgent candidate Graham Platner in a rebuke of his strategic vision.

Annie Andrews, who is running for U.S. Senate, drew hundreds of people to her campaign event in Greenville on March 30.

Democratic Senate candidates are polling well in Maine, Alaska, North Carolina and New Hampshire, ahead of the midterm elections in November.

Michigan Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed faces backlash after Republicans accused him of equating the Trump administration with the Ayatollah's regime.

Thursday is Sine Die — the final day of Georgia's 2026 legislative session. Watch the livestreams from the House and Senate chambers below to catch it all as it happens.

Republicans are worried their infighting could make it harder to defeat Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff.