A potential challenger of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is disclosing stock holdings valued at more than $50 million, revealing that she has serious resources available for a political campaign.
The Senate has many millionaires within its ranks, but Lowden’s holdings would certainly put her near the top.
A campaign aide to Republican U.S. Senate hopeful Rand Paul resigned Thursday after racist images linked to the staffer - including a lynching photo and epithet - appeared on a political blog.
Hightower, who had been with Paul’s campaign since its outset, adamantly denied any connection to the images, and the campaign said he didn’t post [...]
The rumor mill was rampant last week with murmurs that Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, who trails Republicans in every public poll testing his re-election prospects in Connecticut, might be ready to announce he will retire instead of seek another term next year. Although Democratic leadership aides and those close to Dodd insist he is running [...]
The widely played video clip of U.S. Sen. Barbara Boxer reprimanding a general for calling her “ma’am” is the gift that keeps on giving for the two Republicans hoping to challenge her next year.
Whether it will have currency beyond next June’s Republican primary, when the winner will have to appeal to a much larger and [...]
While most of the 2012 GOP presidential buzz is focused on a group of former and soon-to-be former governors, Sen. John Thune is increasingly being viewed as the Capitols most likely White House contender.
“I think the skys the limit for Sen. Thune in terms of what he wants to do,” said John Cornyn of Texas, [...]
The four Democrats in the Massachusetts Senate race have been scrambling to rally a largely disinterested electorate to go to the polls for Tuesdays special election primary.
The winner of the Democratic primary is heavily favored to win the general election on Jan. 19 against likely Republican nominee state Sen.
Forget the ads, debates and endorsements.
A strong field operation, key in any major campaign, is all the more critical given the odd timing of the Massachusetts primary in early December and the fact that there are no other races on the ballot.
Come Tuesday, the only thing that matters for the candidates vying for the late [...]
Sarah Palin poked fun at herself in a speech to journalists Saturday night, drawing laughter when she announced she “came down from my hotel room and I could see the Russian Embassy.”
Palin was the Republican speaker at the winter dinner of the Gridiron Club, an organization of Washington-based journalists.
The campaign manager for longtime U.S. Rep. Chris Shays was arrested Friday on charges he embezzled about $250,000 in campaign funds.
The 34-year-old Sohn is expected to appear Friday in U.S. District Court in Bridgeport. A telephone message left with his attorney, Philip Russell, was not immediately returned.
Michael Sohn, a longtime aide to former Rep. Chris Shays (R-Conn.), has been indicted on embezzlement and tax evasion charges. Sohn, who is accused of embezzling campaign money, is scheduled to be arraigned Friday.
Also according to the indictment, Sohn is accused of embezzling more than $250,000 from Shays 2006 and 2008 campaigns.
