Durbin: Senate short of votes needed to pass budget deal
December 16, 2013
Senate Democrats are still short of the votes needed to pass a budget deal that would avoid a government shutdown in January and blunt automatic
Obama thanks Senate for passing debt, budget bill
October 16, 2013
President Barack Obama is thanking Democratic and Republican leaders in the Senate for passing a deal to end the partial government shutdown and avert a
Immigration bill headed to full Senate
May 22, 2013
A far-reaching bill to remake the nation’s immigration system is headed to the full Senate, where tough battles are brewing on gay marriage, border security
More political scandals for Illinois
January 9, 2013
When Illinois’ new General Assembly takes the oath of office Wednesday, the state that’s still struggling to rebuild its image after two consecutive governors went
More women than ever in this year’s House, Senate races
September 14, 2012
Democrats and Republicans have nominated women as candidates in a record 181 U.S. Senate and House races that will be decided in November’s general election,
Snowe’s exit creates political chaos in Maine
March 2, 2012
Senator Olympia Snowe‘s decision to not seek re-election in November has roiled politics in Maine with both of the state’s U.S. House members and at
Bitter Olympia Snowe leaving Senate
February 29, 2012
Maine Senator Olympia Snowe, saying she is tired of “wasting precious time” in a bitter divided Congress, announced Tuesday she will not seek re-election in
Mad GOP scramble for Senate seats
December 29, 2010
Less than two months after voters gave Republicans six more Senate seats and control of the House, the GOP is lining up candidates for 2012,
Joe Miller: Sore loser to the bitter end
December 27, 2010
Senate hopeful Joe Miller has dropped his bid to stop write-in candidate Lisa Murkowski from being certified the winner of Alaska’s November 2 election but
Once again, a court will decide an election
December 17, 2010
Legal wrangling over Alaska’s contested U.S. Senate race reached the state Supreme Court Friday, with justices hearing Republican Joe Miller‘s appeal of a lower court