Richard Schweiker, 1926-2015
Richard Schweiker, a Pennsylvania Republican who served in the House, Senate and the Cabinet, then headed one of Washington’s most powerful associations, died on July 31. He was 89.
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Richard Schweiker, a Pennsylvania Republican who served in the House, Senate and the Cabinet, then headed one of Washington’s most powerful associations, died on July 31. He was 89.
Kirkpatrick is vacating her seat to run for the Senate.
“His opponents are re-arranging the deck chairs in an attempt to run another false, negative campaign, fueled with extreme liberal special interest money, a negative strategy that failed just last year
Senate Democrats are warning a new shutdown showdown looms in September, even as Majority Leader Mitch McConnell reiterated there wouldn’t be any government shutdowns on his watch.
I think it ought to be treated in the Senate as a different matter, and so I’ll be trying to get consent to have a debate in which we have time set up for each senator to speak.
“His opponents are re-arranging the deck chairs in an attempt to run another false, negative campaign, fueled with extreme liberal special interest money, a negative strategy that failed just last year
Senate race to have your girlfriend running for your seat,” said John Morgan, a Florida Democratic donor and friend of Grayson’s, who supported Grayson in the House but advised him against a Senate bid
Grayson is running for Senate in Florida. (Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call File Photo) In his bid for Senate in Florida, the biggest thing standing in Democratic Rep. Alan Grayson’s way is … Alan Grayson.
Capitol to the nearby office building that’s home to the familiar Senate-side restaurant and watering hole Johnny’s Half Shell, as well as numerous TV stations, including C-SPAN.
The bill the Senate will vote on Monday night would bar federal funding of Planned Parenthood permanently, yet Manchin’s comments leave room for his possible support in the future, depending on
That summer learning loss is why nine in ten teachers say that, at the start of the school year, they spend at least three weeks re-teaching lessons from previous years.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been cautioning state governments against developing their own implementation plans as prescribed by the Environmental Protection Agency, and on Monday
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has been cautioning state governments against developing their own implementation plans as prescribed by the Environmental Protection Agency, and on Monday
“Any incumbent politician necessarily enjoys a tremendous advantage in re-election, and I believe it is the responsibility of each of us to make the case to the men and women that elected us that we are
Becerra said of his decision to run for re-election.
William Jefferson’s freezer he would lose re-election. That turned out not to be true.
In a statement released early Thursday morning, the Democrat from DuPage County said he would instead run for re-election to the state Senate.
While Fattah gave up his position on the Appropriations Committee in the wake of the indictment, he professed his innocence and said he plans to run for re-election in seat he’s held since 1994.
Bevin, shown during his unsuccessful Senate race in 2014, is more popular in Kentucky than inside the Beltway.
Last fall, Democrats lost control of the Senate and fell further into the minority in the House, but pinned much of the blame on low turnout in the midterm elections.