Should We Bring Back Earmarks?
“If I could say one thing to all of you: Bring back congressionally directed projects,” Mikulski declared to sporadic applause at the final markup of her 30-year career on the Senate Appropriations
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“If I could say one thing to all of you: Bring back congressionally directed projects,” Mikulski declared to sporadic applause at the final markup of her 30-year career on the Senate Appropriations
In 2004, the NFL Hall of Famer considered running for the Senate as a Republican against Illinois state Sen. Barack Obama.
Democrats across the country held dozens of gun control demonstrations Wednesday, in an attempt to continue the momentum from a 15-hour filibuster in the Senate and the nearly 26-hour occupation
[ Democrats Plan Dozens of Events Wednesday to Protest Gun Violence ] The House is in recess, but the Senate plans only an extra-long holiday weekend.
the well-financed political network of Charles and David Koch, which has spent heavily defending a handful of Republican incumbent senators so far this election, has said it will not help Ayotte win re-election
But the question has come to signify a deeper discussion about gender equality in the military, and it took on new weight last week when the Senate approved a military policy bill that, for the first time
Marco Rubio’s decision to seek re-election, Minority Leader Harry Reid suggested suing the Florida Republican for all the pay he received while missing votes during his ill-fated White House campaign.
Carlos Beruff, who is running against incumbent Marco Rubio for the Republican Senate nomination in Florida, was granted an extension on filing his financial disclosure forms, The Bradenton Herald
And (stop reading if you haven’t seen the season finale), there’s a tie in the Senate. So, the president of the Senate — the sitting vice president — breaks the tie for vice president.
Based on conversations I’ve had with people in the party, he’s ready to do whatever he can to help Hillary Clinton and Democrats in House and Senate races,” said Doug Thornell , a former DSCC and DCCC
Rob Portman, a Republican, is locked in a dead heat against Democrat Ted Strickland in one of the year’s most competitive Senate races, according to media reports .
Senate Democrats say they need more than just Donald Trump to win back a majority.
For different reasons , the bigger names whom Republicans wanted to run for the Colorado Senate seat did not.
In failing that test, the Senate failed the American people. — President Obama (@POTUS) June 21, 2016 Leading Democrats have gotten into the act, too, with Sen.
Former CIA officer Todd Wilcox ended his Republican campaign for the Florida Senate seat Friday morning and endorsed Sen. Marco Rubio two days after the incumbent decided to run for re-election .
A potentially politically damaging civil case against Illinois Democratic Senate nominee Rep. Tammy Duckworth was settled Friday, according to The Chicago Tribune.
The display of Confederate flag imagery on federal land has re-emerged as a thorn in the side of this year’s process for enacting spending bills.
p> [ Donald Trump Vilifies Hillary Clinton as ‘Corrupt ] When not rubbing elbows with rainmakers, he could invite experts in to teach him about American public policy so that when he re-emerges
Marco Rubio, R-Fla., who is seeking re-election , and the GOP fans wasted no time in taunting Murphy with chants of “MAR-CO RUB-IO!”
While announcing his bid for a second term on Wednesday, Rubio acknowledged his frustration with the Senate and the gridlock he’s found there.