Despite a resurgence of hot-button topics for Republicans, Democrats continue to defy odds and keep races close

Daniel James Devine | In Iowa, the charm and farm-girl persona of GOP candidate Joni Ernst could win a U.S. Senate seat

A modest pro-life amendment in Tennessee has galvanized pro-abortion forces nationwide

Jamie Dean | In a string of Senate races across the South, pro-abortion groups are spending big to promote a shaded agenda

Lynde Langdon | Independent Greg Orman is giving incumbent Sen.