The Washington Times: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid said Wednesday that he will try to push through a change to Senate rules that would limit the GOP’s ability to filibuster bills. Speaking in the wake of Tuesday’s election, which boosted
In the final analysis of Tuesday’s national elections, the Democrats will retain their majority in the Senate and slightly expand their lead. They had a 53-47 margin before the election, and now it is 54- 45, or 55-45 if Independent
Democrats strengthened their hold on the Senate but failed Tuesday to recapture the majority in the House of Representatives they lost two years ago. President Barack Obama will face the same divided Congress in 2013.
Democrats won big in California Tuesday night in both state legislative chambers while also seeing tax-increasing initiatives passed on the state’s ballot. Voters in California passed Proposition 30, a tax increase designed to prevent $6 billion in budget cuts to
When the Swift Boat scandal first emerged in 2004, Bill Clinton reportedly called John Kerry, telling him that he better figure out a way to make it disappear. “If you are the issue in a campaign,” Clinton told Kerry, “you’ll
Chris Matthews : “I may be the only one here who’s not satisfied with that speech…The Democratic party really wasn’t given any attention tonight. The president is the leader of the Democratic party. Whatever forging of relationship he’s going to
(AP) Democrats maintain control of SenateBy DONNA CASSATAAssociated PressWASHINGTONDemocrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the control
By FRED LIEFAP Sports WriterBig-spending former wrestling executive Linda McMahon was smacked down again in her bid for a U.S. Senate seat Tuesday, losing on a night when sports and politics met in the same arena. McMahon, a Republican who
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – MSNBC projected that Republican Representative Jeff Flake won the U.S. Senate seat for Arizona in Tuesday’s election. Read the rest of the story here.
(AP) WASHINGTONRepublican Dean Heller wins Senate seat in Nevada.
(AP) WASHINGTONTea-Party-backed Republican Ted Cruz has won the Texas Senate seat, making him the third Hispanic member of the Senate. Three more Democrats have won re-election: Sens. Debbie Stabenow of Michigan, Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Kirsten Gillibrand of New York.
Wisconsin on Tuesday elected Tammy Baldwin as the first openly gay US senator, sending to Washington a liberal voice who has advocated for peace in the Middle East and greater access to health care. Baldwin, who has served seven terms
(AP) WASHINGTONDemocrat Tim Kaine has won the Virginia Senate race, holding off a challenge from Republican George Allen. His win gives Democrats 50 seats and puts them on the precipice of retaining control of the Senate. Kaine’s win comes after Democrats
On November 6, the people of the United States rejected President Barack Obama. And re-elected him to a second term in office. Though Obama failed to win a majority in the popular vote–and may even have lost the popular vote
With Mitt Romney’s projected defeat in the presidential race tonight, Americans are very clearly divided into two camps. The first camp is those who want a country of unending bailouts, of free giveaways, of government-provided goods and services – a
Huffington Post: Former Sen. Bob Kerrey (D-Neb.) lost his bid to return to the Senate against Nebraska legislator Deb Fischer Tuesday, NBC News and CBS News projected. Kerrey had run a quixotic challenge to return to the Senate in deep-red
This one is a lost pick up for the GOP: CBS projected that Democrat Tim Kaine won the U.S. Senate seat for Virginia in Tuesday’s election. Kaine defeated Republican George Allen in the race to fill the seat being vacated
Incumbent Republican Senator Scott Brown conceded the Massachusetts Senate race to Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren at 10:40 pm eastern on Tuesday night.
Reuters: MSNBC projected that Democrat Claire McCaskill won the U.S. Senate seat for Missouri in Tuesday’s election. McCaskill, a former Missouri state auditor and county prosecutor, is the incumbent and is completing her first term. She defeated Representative Todd Akin,
The GOP might have lost a U.S. Senate seat in Indiana today, but Republican’s will hold the governor’s seat. The AP: Republican Mike Pence will be Indiana’s next governor after a victory that helps extend his party’s control of the Statehouse.
Fox News declares Democrat Joe Donnelly the winner of the U.S. Senate race in Indiana. Mourdock was comfortably ahead and coasting to a win before he made a controversial comment about rape and abortion that dropped him into a world
The AP has called Wisconsin for Democrat Senate candidate Tammy Baldwin. She defeats Republican Tommy Thompson to become America’s first openly gay U.S. Senator. Fox News called Wisconsin for Barack Obama. With the loss of Pennsylvania and Michigan, this means
Per the West Wing Report: NBC: Elizabeth #Warren has unseated the Republican incumbent, Scott #Brown, in Massachusetts Senate race. #Election2012 — West Wing Reports (@WestWingReport) November 7, 2012
Two Senate races that were stretches for Republicans have now been called for Democrats or those who will caucus with them, according to the Associated Press. Former Maine Governor Angus King, whom Breitbart News has covered extensively due to his
CNN has projected with less than 4% of the vote counted in Connecticut that Chris Murphy has defeated Republican candidate Linda McMahon. That seat was vacated by a Republican, which means that Republicans drop another Senate seat.
