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Traditional Republicans for Common Sense, a group of former lawmakers and state leaders, announced that it is endorsing Jim Sherow. (AP Photo)

GOP group in Kansas backs Democrat

Betsy Woodruff · September 10, 2014 6:17 pm

Rep. John Tierney speaks to supporters at the Hawthorne Hotel after he conceded defeat in the 6th Congressional District to Seth Moulton on Tuesday. (AP Photo/The Boston Herald, Patrick Whittemore)

Democratic representative loses primary

Betsy Woodruff · September 10, 2014 1:32 pm

Terri Lynn Land is pictured at U.S. Rep. Justin Amash's primary election party at the Amway Grand Plaza Hotel in downtown Grand Rapids Tuesday, Aug. 5, 2014. Land is a former Michigan Secretary of State and a candidate for the U.S. Senate. (AP Photo/The Grand Rapids Press, Cory Morse)

Democrats spend big in Michigan, to Republicans’ delight

Betsy Woodruff · September 8, 2014 9:00 am

Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, speaks at a campaign rally at a local church on Thursday in Juneau, Alaska. (AP/Becky Bohrer)

Begich gets boost from firefighters’ union he helped

Betsy Woodruff · September 7, 2014 9:00 am

Shawnee County, Kan., District Attorney Chad Taylor answers questions from reporters about his decision to run for the U.S. Senate during a news conference, Feb. 28, 2014, in Topeka, Kan. Taylor is the first Democratic candidate in the race. (AP Photo/John Hanna)

Democrat may sue to get off Kansas ballot

Betsy Woodruff · September 5, 2014 10:01 pm

While his main focus is on helping Republicans win the Senate, Sen. Ted Cruz is also stumping for a number of female candidates in down-ballot races this fall.ÃÂ (AP/Tony Gutierrez)

Ted Cruz stumps for female candidates

Betsy Woodruff · September 5, 2014 4:41 pm

Lawmaker: McDonnell verdict won’t stick

Lawmaker: McDonnell verdict won’t stick

Betsy Woodruff · September 4, 2014 9:48 pm

Democratic nominee Chad Taylor announced Wednesday that he was dropping out of the Senate race in Kansas. (AP Photo/John Hanna, File)

Kansas candidate may not be able to drop out

Betsy Woodruff · September 4, 2014 9:11 pm

Sen. Ted Cruz, who once helped engineer a government shutdown to try to defund Obamacare, is stumping for a House primary candidate who takes a markedly more pragmatic tone on the law. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty images)

In New Hampshire, Cruz opts for pragmatism

Betsy Woodruff · September 4, 2014 6:02 pm

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett is far and away the most vulnerable incumbent of 2014, as a new poll from Pittsburgh's Robert Morris University indicates. (AP/Matt Rourke)

Poll: Tom Corbett trailing by more points than he actually gets

Betsy Woodruff · September 3, 2014 7:06 pm

Iraq War vet Seth Moulton, left, is challenging Democratic Rep. John Tierney for his seat in Congress. (Photos courtesy Moulton campaign and AP)

Iraq vet gives Tierney tough challenge in Massachusetts

Betsy Woodruff · September 3, 2014 4:44 pm

Alaska Sen. Mark Begich is taking down a controversial TV ad criticizing his Republican opponent. (AP Photo)

Mark Begich pulls controversial ad

Betsy Woodruff · September 2, 2014 4:28 pm