That’s how many women presently serve in the U.S. House. The 77 women — 58 Democrats and 19 Republicans — account for 18 percent of the 432 members currently serving in the 435-seat chamber, which has three vacancies. The number...
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Robin Kelly celebrates her special primary election win in Matteson, Ill., for Illinois' 2nd Congressional District seat, once held by Jesse Jackson Jr.
Bloomberg by the Numbers: 77
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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo delivers his State of the State and budget proposals at The City College of New York on February 6, 2013 in New York City.
Cuomo: ‘Never Waste a Crisis’ — Where We’ve Heard That Before
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, channeling his inner Rahm Emanuel, doesn’t want to let a good scandal go to waste. Two New York lawmakers were arrested last week in separate corruption cases. A third lawmaker said he’d resign after pleading...
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Villagers of the hamlet of Kogelo in western Kenya dance in celebration following media-announcements of the re-election of President Barack Obama early on Nov. 7, 2012.
Kenyans Ask Obama for Correction
The Gridiron is supposed to be fun. Certainly, President Barack Obama had no intention of creating an international incident when he stood to deliver a script crafted by joke-writers on furlough — victims of the budget sequestration, he joked at...
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A poll volunteer checks a voter's ID in Cleveland, Ohio.
Democrats Seek to Change the Narrative on Voting Rights
Representative Dina Titus of Nevada calls it “the renewed civil rights issue.” Titus is one of more than 165 Democratic members of the U.S. House who have signed onto legislation, introduced by civil rights icon John Lewis of Georgia, to...
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People celebrate the news that President Barack Obama has won re-election in New York.
Public Campaign Financing: Congressional as Well as Presidential
Following the first privately funded presidential election since the Watergate scandals that led to the resignation of President Richard Nixon, some House Democrats are trying to make public financing more attractive for those seeking the White House — and expand...
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People in New York's Times Square prepare to watch U.S. President Barack Obama's acceptance speech.
Obama’s Biggest-Apple Election
President Barack Obama won more support from New York City in November’s election than any White House candidate in more than 100 years, according to a final tally of votes. Obama beat Republican challenger Mitt Romney by 81 percent to...
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Martha Nunez, 53, of the Bronx, reacts to positive predictions for President Barack Obama as crowds watch election results in Times Square on Nov. 6, 2012 in New York.
Obama’s Top 10 Counties in 2012
Political Capital is collecting and analyzing the official results of the November 2012 presidential election at various levels of geography, including the vote in the more than 3,000 counties. Following are the 10 counties or county equivalents where President Barack...
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House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio re-enacts the swearing in of Rep. Charles Boustany, in this Jan. 5, 2011 file photo.
2012 Congressional Elections (Finally) Over — 27th Incumbent Defeated (13 Redistricted Out)
This year’s House elections finally have concluded more than a month after the Nov. 6 presidential election and nine months after the first congressional primary. Louisiana Republican Charles Boustany won a fifth term on Dec. 8 by defeating another Republican...
Read more »Bloomberg by the Numbers: 95.5
That’s the percentage of U.S. senators seeking new terms on the Nov. 6 general election ballot who were successful. All 16 Democratic senators who sought re-election won new terms. Five of the six Republican senators on last week’s ballot also...
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President Barack Obama supporter Geraldine Johnson, 80, holds an Obama/Biden campaign sign outside the polling precinct at the New Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church of Tampa in Fla.
Florida: The Long Count Goes On
Updated at 9:50 am and 7 pm EST President Barack Obama holds a wider advantage over Republican Mitt Romney tonight than he did last night. Wider, too, than this morning. In Florida, that is. The voting that ended at 1:30...
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