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US Senate Races Tighten as Campaigns Near Home Stretch

Katherine Gypson

   WASHINGTON - With just two months to go until Election Day, the race
   for the White House is not the only key decision American voters will
   make. Six of the thirty-five U.S. Senate seats up for re-election this
   November are rated by the non-partisan Cook Political Report as true
   toss-ups --giving both partiesthe opportunityto wincontrol of the U.S.
   Senate.ARepublican lossof theSenate majority could have a wide-ranging
   impact on the second term of aDonaldTrump presidency or the agenda of a
   PresidentJoeBiden.

   Democrats will need to win control of three to four seats to win that
   majority. Here's a look at a handful of states with some of the most
   interesting races this election cycle:

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