The vice president of the U.S. — who occupies the second-highest office in the executive branch of the federal government and who in an emergency is first in line to succeed the president — doesn’t earn the second-highest salary. The president earns $400,000 per year, while next highest earner is the chief justice of the
Sen. Tammy Baldwin is fighting to hold onto her Senate seat in a tight race against Republican Eric Hovde in the battleground state of Wisconsin. The seat is one of several up for election in 2024 that are seen as crucial for control of the Senate, as Republicans work to build a majority. The race
CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live Sen. Jacky Rosen and Republican challenger Sam Brown are facing off in Nevada, as Democrats fight to hold onto the seat and their narrow majority in the Senate. Polls showed Rosen leading in the race, her first reelection bid, as Election Day approached. But the state has historically
Sen. Sherrod Brown is fighting for reelection in Ohio, facing a serious challenge from Republican Bernie Moreno as the GOP targets the long-held Senate seat. Brown, 71, is the sole Democrat holding statewide office in Ohio and has been among the key targets for Republicans in the 2024 election as they look to build a majority
CBS News Live CBS News 24/7 Live Two-term Republican Sen. Deb Fischer is defending her Senate seat in a contest that’s grown unexpectedly competitive in Nebraska, a reliably red state, with polls indicating a tight race against independent candidate Dan Osborn in the lead-up to Election Day. Osborn is a 49-year-old political newcomer, a Navy
Rep. Ruben Gallego and Republican Kari Lake are facing off in battleground Arizona in a high-profile Senate race as Democrats seek to hang onto their narrow control of the chamber at large. Gallego and Lake have been duking it out for the open seat after Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, a former Democrat turned independent, opted not
Sen. Jon Tester and Republican challenger Tim Sheehy are facing off in Montana as the Democratic incumbent fights to hold onto his seat in the Senate in a race that’s key to determining which party controls the upper chamber. Considered the most endangered Democrat seeking reelection in the Senate this cycle, Tester, a moderate in