Life After Congress: Lynn Rivers
During her first bid for the House, in 1994, Rivers, a Michigan Democrat, acknowledged her condition on a call-in radio show in an effort to suppress rumors that she was having a nervous breakdown
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In Wake of Tragedy, Little Appetite for Gun Control Among House Republicans
Goodlatte of Virginia told CQ Roll Call on Tuesday that he does not favor tightening controls on firearms, such as banning assault weapons or high-capacity clips, after 27 people, including 20 children
Feinstein Could Push Gun Control From Atop Judiciary Panel
But in the wake of Friday’s grade school massacre in Newtown, Conn., she has been in the news for her renewed push for a prohibition on assault weapons and restrictions on high-capacity clips.
Before Term Begins, Swalwell Looking Over Shoulder
Yet even before being sworn in or casting a single roll call vote, a couple of potential intraparty challengers have appeared in his rearview mirror.
South Carolina: Haley Considers Politics of Appointment
Jim DeMint, South Carolina Republican insiders told Roll Call Tuesday afternoon. Haley is a rising star in national Republican circles and a tea party favorite.
DIY Attitude Helps Republican Strategist Stand Out
He attended a one-room schoolhouse, sometimes commuting on horseback, until his parents decided he needed to attend a high school in town to fully realize his athletic ability.
Supreme Court Won’t Hear Ex-Congressman’s Bid to Vacate Bribery Conviction
I think the U.S. attorney is making is that this would open us up to the possibilities of public corruption or insulate against that behavior,” Carl Tobias, a professor at the University of Richmond School
Murray’s Hour: Senate Workhorse Steps Up
Murray talked to Roll Call this week about how her intimate knowledge of the caucus will aid her as she continues to shape the caucus’s policy objectives, especially when it comes to the fiscal cliff
Senate Update: Democrats Retain Majority
Races were still too close to call in Virginia and Massachusetts, and polls in a few more important states closed at 9 p.m.
Groups Worried About Ballot Access Monitor Polls on Election Day
Edison High School in Alexandria, Va., there were more volunteers on hand to trouble shoot problems today than there were voters with headaches to report.
Senate Update: Democrats Retain Majority
(Douglas Graham/CQ Roll Call) Updated 12:37 a.m. | As Election Day folded into Nov. 7, the only question remaining in the fight for the Senate was the size of the Democratic majority.
Senate Update: Democrats Retain Majority
Races were still too close to call in Virginia and Massachusetts, and polls in a few more important states closed at 9 p.m.
Senate Update: Democrats Retain Majority
Races were still too close to call in Virginia and Massachusetts, and polls in a few more important states closed at 9 p.m.
Wisconsin: Will Dueling 9/11 Ads Affect Senate Race?
Roll Call reported earlier this month on the saturation of negative ads in the race and how the fight to define the other candidate has shaped the contest, even when the other guy was a popular,
Max Cleland, Inspired by Bobby Kennedy, Looks to Young Joe
In an interview with Roll Call after the event, Kennedy appeared moved by Cleland’s words. “Whenever you have somebody that has the values and the character that Sen.
Wisconsin: Tommy Thompson Writes Big Check to His Senate Campaign
Roll Call reported earlier that Thompson’s campaign had been struggling to get airtime against Baldwin throughout September and had not yet made its own ad reservations for the final two weeks of
Missouri: Todd Akin, Claire McCaskill Reprise Familiar Themes
McCaskill responded with an emphasis on federally backed student loans and Pell grants, while criticizing Akin’s position opposing federal school lunches.
Tammy Baldwin Follows Scott Walker’s Playbook in Wisconsin
A Marquette University Law School poll released Wednesday showed Baldwin trailing Thompson by 1 point, after leading him by 9 points four weeks ago.
Schwarzenegger Tells GOP, Democrats to Man Up
(Warren Rojas/CQ Roll Call) Schwarzenegger has hit the road to hawk his new book, “Total Recall: My Unbelievably True Life Story,” a 650+ page autobiography chronicling everything from his youth
Missouri Senate Race Moves to Leans Democratic as Todd Akin Stays Put
With it now clear that Akin will be on the ballot in November, Roll Call is changing its race rating for the Missouri Senate race from Tossup to Leans Democratic.