Tag: U.S. Senate

Amid impeachment, the scandals, resignations, lies, and general perfidy characterizing the Trump administration, it’s easy to neglect some of the less-publicized stories providing a...

On Tuesday, Alabama voters rejected Republican Senate candidate Roy Moore. Despite long odds, Doug Jones became the first Democrat in 25 years to win a...

President Donald Trump likes to remind us all that he's a "winner" — even though he lost the popular vote in the presidential election,...

A handful of Democratic senators are pledging to co-sponsor independent Sen. Bernie Sanders's plan for single payer healthcare coverage in the United States. At least...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is a long-time champion of progressive causes. She is also an outspoken Trump critic, often lambasting him in speeches and social...

Looks like Republicans are about to get a big dose of both karma and obstruction when it comes to Donald Trump's picks for his...

The 2016 election is now behind us as a country, and while the future appears uncertain--especially for liberals and progressives--in a very real way...

The Republicans currently hold a 54-46 majority in the United States Senate, but a new model and projection from the Huffington Post shows that...

As GOP nominee Donald Trump's poll numbers continue to plummet--especially in swing states--more Republican Senators seeking reelection are now on the hot seat, and...

Say what you will about Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (and Lord knows I've said plenty over the years), but one thing remains true...

Call it the Republican Dilemma: the GOP doesn't fear Donald Trump and the possibility of him losing by a historic margin nearly as much...

I've got a suggestion for Charles and David Koch. If you're going to go after a Democrat in a U.S. Senate race, attacking Russ...

Hunter Thompson wrote, “When the going gets weird, the weird turn pro,” and no one is doing that better right now than Florida Libertarian...

Remember Joni Ernst? She's the Republican who won election to the U.S. Senate from the state of Iowa, and along the way she ran...

House Resolution 1447, also known as the Death in Custody Reporting Act, passed through its final hurdle in Congress and will soon head to...

New Jersey governor Chris Christie says that he'd be bored to death in the U.S. Senate and would rather die than serve there. From the...

Four years ago Chris Wahmhoff did what all seasoned activists do without even realizing it -- he decided to tend after his own garden,...

When Alison Lundergan Grimes?ran for Secretary of State in Kentucky in 2011, she had two secret weapons--Elsie and Thelma. Lundergan Grimes' two grandmothers made...

In a move that should surprise no one, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) had his negative ad machine loaded and ready for attack...