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Lutnick should ban Chinese memory maker CXMT from U.S., Sen. Cotton says
Sen. Tom Cotton is urging the Commerce secretary to add CXMT to its "Entity List" as the fast-growing Chinese memory maker expands in DRAM and pushes into HBM. Read More
Trump drops appeals court nominee opposed by Arkansas senators
Trump withdrew Lee Rudofsky’s Eighth Circuit nomination after both Arkansas senators opposed him, tapping Cody Hiland for the seat instead. Read More
Mark Stewart Returns to Intelligence Committee
Mark Stewart joins the Senate Intelligence Committee as general counsel effective Oct. 1, 2026, serving under Chair Tom Cotton. Read his background below. Read More
Republican Tom Cotton Wins Third Term in Arkansas Senate Race
GOP Sen. Tom Cotton won reelection to a third term in the U.S. Senate, defeating Democrat Hallie Shoffner in Arkansas's 2026 midterm election. Read More
Cotton defeats Shoffner, wins third term in U.S. Senate
Democrat Hallie Shoffner mounted a valiant campaign, but, in the end, outsized money and Arkansas' Republican bent carried Sen. Tom Cotton to reelection. Read More
Cotton wins third term in Senate for Arkansas
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) won his reelection campaign in Arkansas, securing a third term in the Senate, according to Decision Desk HQ. The outcome comes after many polls predicted Cotton would overcome his opponent, Democrat Hallie Shoffner. One poll from Hendrix College did turn some heads after it Read More
Arkansas live results: 2026 Senate election
Arkansas voters are heading to the polls Tuesday to choose who will represent them in the U.S. Senate for the next six years. Two-term incumbent Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) is seeking reelection in what is traditionally a ruby-red state. The Natural State has been represented by two Republicans in the Read More
Americans forced to change clocks again as Senate stalls Trump-backed daylight saving time bill
Trump shared Sen. Tom Cotton's cellphone number to pressure him on the Daylight Saving Time bill, but the Senate still has no clear path forward. Read More
US to return to standard time Sunday as lawmakers rebuff Trump push
President Donald Trump's months-long push to prod lawmakers to end the twice yearly practice of changing the clocks -- including posting the phone number of a US senator this month -- has run out of time this year. The United States will return to standard time on Sunday at 2 a.m. ET and it will Read More
Tom Cotton of McLean, Virginia, wants to keep representing Arkansas in the U.S. Senate
We've located Tom Cotton's multi-million dollar Virginia home, and it undermines pretty much any claim that he or his family actually live in Arkansas. Read More
Children deserve phone-free classrooms
A bipartisan bill would help schools keep phones out of classrooms, giving children more opportunities to experience life beyond screens. Read More
MAGA fans outraged after 'shameful' Alaska election scheme exposed: 'Dirty pool'
MAGA world erupted in outrage Wednesday after a New York Times investigation linked former Rep. Mary Peltola’s Democratic Senate campaign to a secret effort to recruit another candidate named Dan Sullivan in Alaska’s closely watched Senate race.“This is shameful,” Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) declared on X. Read More
Republicans emphasize transgender ads, putting cultural issues over voters’ economic anxiety
Arkansas Republicans including Sarah Sanders, Tom Cotton and French Hill have leaned hard into the anti-transgender messaging this cycle. Read More
‘It’s insane’: GOP operatives torch Trump’s closing message as Senate strongholds wobble
Republican operatives are venting their frustration with President Donald Trump as he spends the final two weeks of the midterm campaign on distractions and attacks on his own party.GOP candidates want to talk about the tax cuts in the One Big Beautiful Bill, Trump accounts for children and the admi Read More
Poll: Cotton takes lead over Shoffner
A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll released Thursday (Oct. 15) shows incumbent Republican U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton with a nine-point lead over his Democratic challenger, Hallie Shoffner. The... Read More
Shoffner, Wadlin hold Senate debate; Cotton a no-show
A public, televised debate for the open U.S. Senate seat in Arkansas was held Monday (Oct. 12) at Arkansas TV in Conway, but two-term incumbent U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton R-Ark.,... Read More
Conventional Wisdom: Truth Social Edition
Featuring: Kelly Ortberg, Byron Donalds, Tom Cotton, María Elvira Salazar, Jerome Powell and Annie Andrews. Read More
Daylight Saving Time battle heats up as push to stop clock changes hits Senate wall
President Donald Trump pressured Sen. Tom Cotton to support the Sunshine Protection Act for permanent Daylight Saving Time, sharing his phone number on Truth Social. Read More
Trump-pushed Sunshine Protection Act stalls in Senate as health experts warn of hidden dangers
President Trump urged Senate passage of the Sunshine Protection Act to make daylight saving time permanent, citing economic and convenience benefits. Sen. Tom Cotton leads Republican opposition, citing failed 1974 experiment and safety concerns for children walking to school in darkness. Health experts warn permanent DST causes chronic circadian misalignment linked to cancer, obesity, heart […] Read More
Trump foe threatens to reveal president’s phone number if doxxed
Tillis took a swipe at Trump after he posted the cell phone number of Arkansas Sen. Tom Cotton on Truth Social Read More