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Murphy Will Not Seek Re-Election Following Affair Revelations
Tim Murphy announced Wednesday that he would not seek re-election, following revelations that he urged a woman with whom he had an affair to get an abortion.
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Tim Murphy announced Wednesday that he would not seek re-election, following revelations that he urged a woman with whom he had an affair to get an abortion.
Fifty-six percent of respondents in the latest Economist/YouGov survey were so put off by the commander in chief they wanted him to opt against a re-election bid.
Joe Manchin III, the West Virginia Democrat facing serious re-election challenges next year, was front and center as the lead Senate sponsor.
Kyrsten Sinema’s seat as a potential pickup opportunity in a cycle where they are largely on defense, now that she is opening up the seat to run for Senate.
Jeff Flake in one of the few potential Senate pickup opportunities for Democrats in 2018.
Shelley Berkley’s Senate race in Nevada in 2012, which Berkley narrowly lost. In 2010, Mackler managed former Maryland Rep. Frank Kratovil’s losing re-election campaign.
Dean Heller next year, lowering the likelihood of a Democratic primary for the Senate race.
Manning also contributed to Corker’s Senate campaigns. During Corker’s first campaign in 2006, Manning gave Corker $2,100 in both the primary and general elections.
As efforts in the Senate to repeal and replace the 2010 health care law flounder, Congressional Republicans have now turned their attention toward overhauling the federal tax code.
Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Ways and Means Chairman Kevin Brady, Senate Finance Chairman Orrin G.
Bob Corker announced Tuesday he will not seek re-election in 2018.
Strange has the backing of President Donald Trump and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell.
(The measure by the Senate “Gang of Eight” cleared that chamber.)
The Senate Leadership Fund, a super PAC allied with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, has carpeted the airwaves with ads supporting Strange and blasting Moore.
Republican hopes for moving an ambitious tax package in a closely divided Senate may hinge on a number of incumbents on the ballot, including Luther Strange of Alabama, who faces a tough primary runoff
Corker said Tuesday he hasn’t yet reached a decision about seeking a third term, and he wouldn’t comment on reports that Trump asked him to run for re-election at their meeting last week.
Ryan, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and Senate Minority Leader Charles E. Schumer. Pelosi came in second at most unfavorable with 34 percent.
A major theme of the 45th president’s speech was that countries should re-establish their own sovereignty and act on the global stage in strict adherence to their own interests — rather than forcing
The number of clients reporting that they’ve hired lobbyists to work on immigration this year is on pace to exceed 2013, when a Senate-passed bill got nowhere in the House.
And if he runs for re-election in 2018, he may be in for his toughest political fight, too.