Democratic Rep. Ed Markey is widening his lead over Republican opponent Gabriel Gomez in Massachusetts’ race for the U.S. Senate. A new Emerson College survey out today puts Markey 12 points up over Gomez, 45 to 33 percent. The college...
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Mass. Gov. Deval Patrick, left, applauds while joining Democratic Senate nominee, Rep. Ed Markey, D-Mass., at a campaign event in Boston, on May 8, 2013.
Markey Gains in Massachusetts Race
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Pedestrians wait in line to cross the border into the U.S. at the San Ysidro Port of Entry in Tijuana, Mexico.
Majority Supports Legal Status for Immigrants Before Securing Border
A majority of Americans favor giving undocumented immigrants legal status without first securing the borders, according to an ABC News/Washington Post poll out today. As the Senate prepares to take up legislation that passed the Judiciary Committee earlier this week,...
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Christina King, left, and Lynne Sherrer, center, hold signs during a Tea Party Internal Revenue Service (IRS) demonstration on May 21, 2013 in West Palm Beach, Florida.
McConnell Joins Effort to Tie Health-Care Law to IRS Scandal
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell is adding his voice to those trying to tie the ongoing Internal Revenue Service scandal to the new health-care law, which will expand coverage to more than 25 million uninsured Americans. McConnell, of Kentucky, called for...
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Supporters of Pakistani politician Imran Khan and chief of Tehreek-e-Insaf (Movement for Justice) party, burn a replica drone as they shout slogans during protest rally in Islamabad on October 28, 2011 against the U.S. drone attacks in Pakistani tribal regions.
Washington Daybook: Targeted Killings
President Barack Obama will address the targeted killing of terrorists using drones a day after Attorney General Eric Holder said U.S. drone strikes killed four American citizens in Yemen and Pakistan in September 2011. Obama will also repeat his intention...
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Treasury Secretary Jack Lew testifies during a House Financial Services Committee hearing on May 22, 2013 on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.
No Escaping IRS Controversy for Treasury’s Lew and Aide
Treasury Secretary Jacob J. Lew and his deputy, Neal Wolin, traveled to Capitol Hill today for separate congressional hearings that focused on much the same matter: what the officials knew and when about the IRS scrutiny of Tea Party groups. Lew...
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Google’s Schmidt Helps NRSC Edge DSCC in April Fundraising
Senate Republicans’ campaign arm outraised its Democratic counterpart last month for this first time this year, aided by donors including Google Inc. chairman Eric Schmidt. Schmidt gave $32,300 to the National Republican Senatorial Committee in April, helping it outraise the Democratic Senatorial...
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Senate Budget Committee Chairman Patty Murray answer reporters questions before a Senate Democratic Policy Committee luncheon meeting at the Captiol on May 9, 2013 in Washington, DC.
Senators’ Finances Run from Debt to Millions
The Senate is run by millionaires while Tea Party favorite Marco Rubio is still in debt. That’s some of the information gleaned today from senators’ annual personal financial disclosure forms. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, a Nevada Democrat, reported assets of between...
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Fractures in the Republican Party were in plain view on the Senate floor today as Sens. John McCain, Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz argued over the U.S. budget and debt ceiling processes. “Does my colleague from Florida believe that the...
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Sen. Jay Rockefeller, D-W. Va., arrives in the Senate Reception Room before the 'Vote-A-Rama' on amendments to the budget resolution on March 22, 2013.
Rockefeller, Kerkorian Help DSCC Raise $3.54 Million
Sen. Jay Rockefeller isn’t seeking re-election next year, though the wealthy West Virginia Democrat is still using some of his personal fortune to help his party’s prospects in the midterm election. Rockefeller donated the maximum $32,400 to the Democratic Senatorial...
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New Jersey Sen. Barbara Buono greets supporters on Feb. 2, 2013, as she officially kicks off her campaign for New Jersey governor with a rally in New Brunswick.
Buono Hits Christie With First TV Ad in New Jersey Race
Barbara Buono, the New Jersey Democrat waging a long-shot campaign to unseat Gov. Chris Christie, will launch her first television ad this week as she seeks to compete with the popular and well-funded Republican. Buono, 59, will spend over $1...
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