Senate News & Analysis
WYNNEWOOD, Pa. — Stephanie Peditto is a reminder that it’s good for reporters to venture outside the bubble because normal people don’t always follow the campaigns closely.
After nearly two consecutive weeks of covering party conventions, it was time to take a break from the overwhelming world of…
CLEVELAND — Nine freshman Republicans took the stage Tuesday night at the Republican National Convention to celebrate the GOP majority in the Senate. Six hours earlier, top GOP strategists made the case that they won’t be in the minority next year.
The National Republican Senatorial Committee's chairman, Sen.…
Former Sen. Evan Bayh will run for the Senate after all, buoying Democrats’ chances of winning the open seat in Indiana and the Senate majority.
Bayh’s decision was surprising, considering he didn’t seek re-election in 2010 and had shown no interest in running or serving again despite Democratic recruitment…
Republicans are obsessed with one high-profile Democrat who isn’t going to be indicted — while giving a collective shrug after two Democratic House members have been indicted within the past 12 months.
On Friday, Democratic Rep. Corrine Brown of Florida was indicted on conspiracy and fraud charges related…
Former Sen. Evan Bayh will run for the Senate after all, buoying Democrats’ chances of winning the open seat in Indiana and the Senate majority.
The news, first reported by CNN’s Tom LoBianco, is surprising considering Bayh, who didn’t seek re-election in 2010, had shown no interest in…
Colorado has been a Rocky Mountain roller coaster of emotion for Republicans.
Less than two years after unseating one Democratic senator, Republicans nominated a candidate with no paid staff to take on the other Democratic senator.
El Paso County Commissioner Darryl Glenn won the GOP primary Tuesday with 38 percent…
With just days before the July 24 filing deadline, Republican Marco Rubio reversed course and announced his campaign for re-election to the Senate, creating a domino effect on Florida races.
Rubio announced his retirement early in order to focus on his presidential run and give GOP candidates ample time to…
On Sept. 26, Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump will face off in Dayton, Ohio, for what's anticipated to be the most-watched presidential debate in history. Republicans need Gary Johnson to be on the stage.
Normally, both parties try to marginalize third-party candidates and keep them from getting publicity…
Sen. Ron Wyden isn’t shy about raising money , even though he isn’t in any danger of losing re-election. At least now the Oregon Democrat has shifted some of that effort elsewhere, except it’s for a colleague who is also in a safe race.
“They think they’ve got…
Republicans are criticizing one of the Democrats’ top recruits in one of the country’s most competitive Senate races for misstating her family’s college history. But Katie McGinty’s response lines up with what she told me in an interview four months ago.
McGinty is the Democratic nominee in Pennsylvania,…