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Republican Paula Hawkins, the only woman from Florida to serve in the Senate and the first woman elected to a full Senate term without family ties, died on Dec. 4, just a few weeks short of her 83rd birthday
Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus’ office confirmed late Friday night that the Montana Democrat was carrying on an affair with his state office director, Melodee Hanes, when he nominated her to be U.S
With abysmal public polling numbers, Reid’s re-election is far from secure. Former GOP state Chairwoman Sue Lowden and attorney Danny Tarkanian are the leading candidates to unseat him.
Ten of the 12 seats currently most likely to flip parties don’t have incumbent governors seeking re-election, in most cases because state law prevents them from running again.
Bayh, a two-term Senator and former governor, is heavily favored for re-election and is sitting on more than $12 million in his campaign war chest — much of it assembled for a possible 2008 White
Leadership PACs are not unusual in the Senate — most lawmakers set up the fundraising organs to indirectly help their own re-election bids as well as to funnel funds to other candidates.
Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Chairman Chris Dodd (D-Conn.) on Thursday tried to clear the way for Ben Bernanke’s confirmation to a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve, even as he
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) needed, and got, all 60 Members of the Democratic Conference to vote to block a GOP filibuster of the bill, but Landrieu was one of the last to declare how she
Paul Kanjorski (D-Pa.), who has yet to officially announce his re-election plans, and a slew of fellow Blue Dogs who, like Tanner, sit in seats that Sen.
Capitol said the primary disconnect between the White House and the Congress is when jobs should be created, with the administration focused on getting the economy back on track by the time Obama is up for re-election
Senate Judiciary ranking member Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), who works closely with Graham on the committee, also praised him.
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) instructed colleagues Monday to “definitely— prepare for weekend votes this month as the chamber races to pass sweeping health care reform legislation before
, up for re-election in 2012, to step down.
With 24 days to go until the holiday, Reid warned that the Senate could face late-night and full-weekend sessions to pass the overhaul.
There’s an air of mystery surrounding just who among Senate Democrats is going to broker a critical compromise on the public insurance option.
But that spin has bumped up against the reality that the Republican political establishment in Kentucky is essentially one man: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.
As the Senate gets ready to take up legislation early next year that embraces cleaner, homegrown energy technologies, it’s important to remember the shortcomings of some of the sources we currently rely
Senate leadership political action committees.
Charlie Melancon (D) running for Senate, this open seat gives the GOP an excellent takeover opportunity.
Republican candidates in the Connecticut Senate race are dropping like flies. State Sen.