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title: "Senate — News & Analysis | Model Diplomat"
description: "Browse 8 stories and expert analysis tagged Senate on Model Diplomat — diplomacy, politics, and global-affairs coverage for Model UN."
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## 8 Stories

[general](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/paxton-ousts-cornyn-in-texas-gop-runoff)

### [Paxton Ousts Cornyn in Texas GOP Runoff](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/paxton-ousts-cornyn-in-texas-gop-runoff)

[Ken Paxton ousts John Cornyn in the Texas GOP Senate runoff after Trump's intervention, reshaping party dynamics and putting a reliable seat newly at risk.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/paxton-ousts-cornyn-in-texas-gop-runoff)

[2026-05-27](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/paxton-ousts-cornyn-in-texas-gop-runoff)

[general](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/duterte-allys-senate-shelter-shows-icc-pressure-point)

### [Dela Rosa's Senate Refuge Amid ICC Warrant](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/duterte-allys-senate-shelter-shows-icc-pressure-point)

[Dela Rosa's refuge inside the Philippine Senate shows how ICC pressure is closing in on Duterte's allies, turning the chamber into a shield against arrest.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/duterte-allys-senate-shelter-shows-icc-pressure-point)

[2026-05-11](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/duterte-allys-senate-shelter-shows-icc-pressure-point)

[conflict](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/akpabios-oshiomhole-warning-signals-a-2027-power-play)

### [Akpabio vs Oshiomhole: 2027 Power Struggle](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/akpabios-oshiomhole-warning-signals-a-2027-power-play)

[Akpabio's pointed warning to Oshiomhole exposes a widening power struggle in Nigeria's Senate, foreshadowing alliances and rivalries ahead of 2027 elections.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/akpabios-oshiomhole-warning-signals-a-2027-power-play)

[2026-05-07](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/akpabios-oshiomhole-warning-signals-a-2027-power-play)

[us politics](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/trumps-filibuster-demand-a-political-strategy-not-reality)

### [Trump's Filibuster Demand](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/trumps-filibuster-demand-a-political-strategy-not-reality)

[Trump's call to eliminate the Senate filibuster is a strategic pressure play, not a legislative reality, aimed at advancing the Save America Act and voter ID.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/trumps-filibuster-demand-a-political-strategy-not-reality)

[2026-04-25](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/trumps-filibuster-demand-a-political-strategy-not-reality)

[us politics](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/senates-all-night-vote-a-power-play-over-immigration-funding)

### [Senate's All-Night Vote](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/senates-all-night-vote-a-power-play-over-immigration-funding)

[Senate Republicans' all-night vote on a 70 billion dollar immigration bill exposed control dynamics in Congress and the fight over DHS funding priorities.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/senates-all-night-vote-a-power-play-over-immigration-funding)

[2026-04-24](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/senates-all-night-vote-a-power-play-over-immigration-funding)

[us politics](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/gop-senate-majority-at-risk-2026-midterms-loom-large)

### [GOP Senate Majority at Risk](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/gop-senate-majority-at-risk-2026-midterms-loom-large)

[Republicans must defend five vulnerable Senate seats as the 2026 midterms loom, facing a hostile climate that puts their fragile majority sharply at risk.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/gop-senate-majority-at-risk-2026-midterms-loom-large)

[2026-04-24](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/gop-senate-majority-at-risk-2026-midterms-loom-large)

[us politics](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/senate-passes-70b-funding-for-ice-ending-dhs-stalemate)

### [Senate Approves $70B ICE Funding Package](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/senate-passes-70b-funding-for-ice-ending-dhs-stalemate)

[The US Senate has passed $70 billion in ICE funding, ending a prolonged DHS deadlock and reshaping immigration enforcement priorities across the country.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/senate-passes-70b-funding-for-ice-ending-dhs-stalemate)

[2026-04-23](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/senate-passes-70b-funding-for-ice-ending-dhs-stalemate)

[us politics](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/senate-vote-on-war-powers-a-test-for-trumps-iran-strategy)

### [Senate Vote on War Powers](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/senate-vote-on-war-powers-a-test-for-trumps-iran-strategy)

[An upcoming Senate war powers vote will test Trump's Iran strategy and probe how much authority Congress holds over US military action in the Middle East.](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/senate-vote-on-war-powers-a-test-for-trumps-iran-strategy)

[2026-04-17](https://modeldiplomat.com/story/senate-vote-on-war-powers-a-test-for-trumps-iran-strategy)