Tag: Senate

Democrats’ hopes of backlash over ‘deserter’ Burger King are dashed

Joseph Lawler · August 29, 2014 9:01 am

Second-place finisher of the U.S. Senate election in Alaska Joe Miller still hasn't conceded to the winner, former state Attorney General Dan Sullivan. (AP Photo)

Joe Miller’s odd non-concession concession

Betsy Woodruff · August 22, 2014 4:25 pm

Alaska U.S. Senate race: Former AG secures GOP nomination

David Yates · August 20, 2014 5:48 pm

Dan Sullivan, candidate for the Reublican nomination for election to the U.S. Senate, leaves the voting booth after marking his ballot in Alaska's primary election in Anchorage, Tuesday, Aug. 19, 2014. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

No, Democrats didn’t try to meddle in Alaska’s Senate primary

Rebecca Berg · August 20, 2014 5:35 pm

Dan Sullivan, Alaska's former attorney general, won the state's Republican Senate primary with 40.1 percent of the vote with 98 percent of precincts reporting. (AP/Becky Bohrer)

Dan Sullivan wins primary to face Mark Begich in Alaska Senate race

Betsy Woodruff · August 20, 2014 11:45 am

Beltway Confidential

What Lamar Alexander’s primary win means for labor politics

Sean Higgins · August 10, 2014 10:00 am

People attend a Tea Party rally in front of the U.S. Capitol. (Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Don’t mistake Tea Party birth pains for death throes

Star Parker · August 9, 2014 10:00 am

Kansas Sen. Pat Roberts raises his arms in the air as a crowd of supporters cheer for him on Tuesday while watching primary votes come in at the Overland Park, Kan., Marriott Hotel. (AP/Topeka Capital-Journal, Chris Neal)

Republican leaders get the Senate candidates they wanted

David M. Drucker · August 8, 2014 7:16 pm

Sen. Lamar Alexander looks like he'll be the latest Republican incumbent to successfully fend off a Tea Party challenger. (AP Photo)

Another Republican incumbent likely to survive Tea Party challenge

David M. Drucker · August 7, 2014 8:30 pm

Hatch says federal patent reform among his ‘top priorities’ next year

Jessica Karmasek · August 7, 2014 1:30 pm

At the end of the second fundraising quarter, Senate Republicans had given only about $1.3 million to the National Republican Senatorial Committee -- a figure that included contributions from leadership PACs -- even as they reported holding around $113 million in cash on hand in their personal campaign accounts. (iStock)

Republican senators who aren’t up for re-election sit on campaign cash

David M. Drucker · August 7, 2014 9:00 am

A House subcommittee is expected to take up discussions on the Ebola outbreak and how to combat it.

Morning Examiner with Steve Doty for Aug. 7

Steve Doty · August 7, 2014 7:02 am