Sean Lengell

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Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Rauner gives a thumbs up outside his polling place at Sacred Heart Center in Winnetka, Ill. on Election Day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. (AP Photo/Sun-Times Media, Al Podgorski)Â

lllinois Republican Rauner unseats Gov. Quinn

Sean Lengell · November 5, 2014 5:30 am

Florida Gov. Rick Scott, third from right, gathers with campaign volunteers for a photo after a visit to a phone bank on election day, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Florida Gov. Rick Scott edges Charlie Crist

Sean Lengell · November 5, 2014 3:40 am

Charlie Crist filed an emergency court motion to extend voting hours in Broward County. (Getty images/Joe Raedle)

Judge denies Crist’s request to extend voting hours in Fla.

Sean Lengell · November 5, 2014 1:31 am

Boehner, McConnell ready to roll

Boehner, McConnell ready to roll

Sean Lengell · November 4, 2014 10:00 am

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Poll: Voters want change in Obama’s leadership

Sean Lengell · November 3, 2014 5:21 pm

Tourists pass through a thermal scanner at Suvarnbhumi Airport in Bangkok, Thailand, Monday, Oct. 27, 2014 after arriving from Ethiopia. (AP Photo/Sakchai Lalit)

Canada halts visas for West Africans over Ebola fears

Sean Lengell · October 31, 2014 9:20 pm

Rep. Steve Israel, D-N.Y., gestures during an interview with the Associated Press, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, File)

DCCC chairman: ‘Global issues’ hurting Democrats

Sean Lengell · October 31, 2014 5:55 pm

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House members hunt for donations away from home

Sean Lengell · October 31, 2014 9:00 am

Poll: Charlie Crist up 3 points in Florida governor’s race

Poll: Charlie Crist up 3 points in Florida governor’s race

Sean Lengell · October 30, 2014 12:12 pm

Rep. Peter King, R-N.Y., criticized President Obama for not standing up for the National Security Agencyâs collection of phone records. (AP Photo/Jim Cole)

National Security

Peter King: Lone wolf attack in U.S. ‘only a matter of time’

Sean Lengell · October 29, 2014 7:35 pm

Mitt Romney ‘not planning’ on another presidential run

Mitt Romney ‘not planning’ on another presidential run

Sean Lengell · October 29, 2014 4:47 pm

Rep. Frank Lucas (on right) is considering a challenge to fellow Republican Rep. Jeb Hensarling to lead the House Financial Services panel.

Frank Lucas mulls move to unseat Jeb Hensarling for committee gavel

Sean Lengell · October 29, 2014 9:00 am