Tag: Senate

Bipartisan Senate proposal aims to fast-track Ebola vaccines

Bipartisan Senate proposal aims to fast-track Ebola vaccines

Sean Lengell · October 29, 2014 12:47 am

Sen. Mark Begich has to feel hopeful about his chances with just a week to go until Nov. 4, according to an influential polling analyst. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)

Begich within striking distance in Alaska

Kelly Cohen · October 28, 2014 2:59 pm

Predictably, Republicans have responded to the Begich ad with outrage. (AP/Mark Thiessen)

Another ad controversy for Begich?

Rebecca Berg · October 28, 2014 12:57 am

Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, is shown in his campaign's volunteer office in Anchorage, Alaska. (AP/Becky Bohrer)

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Mark Begich thinks Lisa Murkowski doesn’t like his ad because of a bad photo

Ashe Schow · October 27, 2014 6:27 pm

Dan Sullivan is one of a growing number of Republican candidates who are no longer taking a fire-and-brimstone tack on the campaign trail, but instead embracing a sunnier, more uplifting approach to politicking. (Photo by Blue Iris Photography)

Alaska’s happy warrior

Rebecca Berg · October 27, 2014 9:00 am

Ada Negovanna, left, and Jamen Negovanna, middle, both of Wainright, Alaska, pose with U.S. Sen. Mark Begich, D-Alaska, for a photo following a debate Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, in Anchorage, Alaska. Begich debated his opponent, GOP challenger Dan Sullivan, during the Alaska Federation of Natives convention ahead of the Nov. 4 general election. (AP Photo/Mark Thiessen)

Getting out the vote in Alaska presents unique challenges

Rebecca Berg · October 25, 2014 7:32 pm

"I'm making sure people understand that if you are mad at Obama, he will be gone in two. If you care about Alaska, I'm here for six. When I tell people that, I remind them, they get it," Sen. Mark Begich,D-Alaska, told Politici=o. (AP Photo/Nicholas Riccardi)

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Vulnerable senator runs from Obama: ‘If you’re mad at Obama, he’ll be gone in two years’

Becket Adams · October 20, 2014 4:10 pm

Former Sen. Larry Pressler, now running as an independent in South Dakota, claimed a homestead tax deduction for an apartment in Foggy Bottom.Â The 71-year-old Pressler, who served three terms as a Republican U.S. senator for South Dakota from 1979 to 1997, said he wants to end the gridlock between Democrats and Republicans. (AP Photo/Dirk Lammers)

Pressler faces residency questions

Betsy Woodruff · October 10, 2014 7:41 pm

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GOP sharpens knives to cut political spending by labor

Sean Higgins · October 6, 2014 9:00 am

Paul cuts ad in Alaska Senate race

Paul cuts ad in Alaska Senate race

Rebecca Berg · October 3, 2014 3:17 pm

Sen. Lamar Alexander, campaigning for reelection in Tennessee, is concerned terrorists might set up save havens in Ebola ravaged nations. AP Photo

New fears terrorists will take over Ebola-ravaged countries, plot attacks on U.S.

Paul Bedard · October 2, 2014 1:47 pm

Alaska: Begich trails as new GPS ad hits the air against him

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Alaska: Begich trails as new GPS ad hits the air against him

Becket Adams · September 23, 2014 9:35 pm