Joe Sestak Kicks Off Rematch With Pat Toomey
Looking to net five seats to ensure control of the Senate, Democrats will heavily target Toomey in 2016.
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Looking to net five seats to ensure control of the Senate, Democrats will heavily target Toomey in 2016.
Branstad won re-election with 59 percent of the vote. But her name became better known among Iowa Democrats. Vernon’s Democratic opponents hope that is all her candidacy has in its favor.
Branstad won re-election with 59 percent of the vote. But her name became better known among Iowa Democrats. Vernon’s Democratic opponents hope that is all her candidacy has in its favor.
Both Lee and Rubio have Senate seats that are up for re-election in 2016, and Rubio appears to be laying the groundwork for a White House bid.
Toomey’s re-election prospects in Pennsylvania next year depend to a large extent on the state’s political environment when voters go to the polls. If it is like 2010 or 2014, he is likely to win.
In the Senate, Democrats have a somewhat easier lift.
Senate Armed Services Chairman John McCain, R-Ariz., added that he would vote against the Senate budget resolution if it does not provide more money for defense.
Fourteen senators lost re-election and came back later to be elected to the Senate again, but none of them defeated the candidate who beat them the first time.
The Democrat’s exit opens a Senate seat in Maryland for just the second time since 1986, when Mikulski was elected.
The Democrat’s exit opens a Senate seat in Maryland for just the second time since 1986, when Mikulski was elected.
McConnell Throws in Towel on DHS Fight, but Reid Waiting for Boehner to Cave McConnell Offers Plan to Break DHS Logjam Hoyer on Short-Term DHS Bill: ‘Cross That Bridge When We Come to It’ Senate
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is always looking ahead to the next election.
“It’s time for the Senate to do their work.” (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call) Boehner reasoned that he doesn’t know what the Senate can produce.
Boehner gave his conference Wednesday, telling Republicans to wait and see what the Senate delivers on the Department of Homeland Security funding bill before gathering their pitchforks.
Boehner gave his conference Wednesday, telling Republicans to wait and see what the Senate delivers on the Department of Homeland Security funding bill before gathering their pitchforks.
A few House Democrats have found more favorable odds in California’s Senate race after former Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa eschewed a bid for the open seat. Reps.
Several vulnerable Senate Republicans seeking re-election in 2016 will skip the confab, which serves as a national stage for politicians and conservative media stars .
A growing number of key Senate Democrats have quietly joined Republicans and Pentagon leaders in advocating a slower withdrawal and a longer stay for U.S. troops because of concern about the security situation
On Wednesday, Cruz told reporters including The Associated Press’ Erica Werner that he wouldn’t try to delay a final vote on a “clean” DHS bill long sought by the White House and Senate Democrats
Boehner, R-Ohio, hasn’t yet said he’ll swallow a clean bill, but with House Republicans insisting the Senate act first , it appears the path for averting a shutdown is now crystal clear: McConnell