With only a longshot court appeal standing in the way of Democrat Al Franken’s election to the Senate, Republicans are gritting their teeth and bracing for the arrival of a new senator whose every utterance will sound like nails on a chalkboard to them. Full Story »
Sen. Arlen Specter and other Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee may want to derail or slow down Eric Holder’s nomination to become the next attorney general, but one of their just departed colleagues is going to bat for the nominee. Full Story »
Two prominent Missouri Republicans are strongly considering running for the seat of Missouri Sen. Kit Bond, who announced Thursday that he would not run for re-election in 2010. Full Story »
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Democrat Al Franken was officially declared the winner Monday in Minnesota’s Senate race, defeating Republican Sen. Norm Coleman by 225 votes, according to the state Canvassing Board. Full Story »
Al Franken was declared the winner over Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) in the Minnesota Senate race, but the Coleman campaign has announced it will be contesting the results in a post-election challenge. Full Story »
The Minnesota Supreme Court rejected a lawsuit from Sen. Norm Coleman's campaign requesting that over 600 rejected absentee ballots get included in the final count in the Minnesota Senate race. The court ruled that Coleman will have to deal with his dispute in a post-election contest. Full Story »
Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), the just-departed chairman of the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, declared Sunday that Al Franken has won the Minnesota Senate recount against Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.). Full Story »
Democrat Al Franken expanded his lead over Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) to 225 votes in the Minnesota Senate race Saturday as Minnesota election officials finished counting 933 absentee ballots that turned out to significantly favor Franken. Full Story »
When the 111th Congress convenes on Tuesday, Norm Coleman may be out of an office, even though his Senate race remains far from settled. Full Story »
Al Franken said he believes he is “on track to win” the Minnesota Senate race against Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.), in a statement released by his campaign today. Full Story »
The campaigns of Sen. Norm Coleman (R-Minn.) and Democrat Al Franken are far apart in resolving the thorny issue over counting absentee ballots in the disputed Minnesota Senate race. Full Story »
Minnesota is likely to only have one sitting senator when the 111th Congress convenes on January 6. The state's Canvassing Board announced today it will be meeting on January 5 -- when it could potentially certify a winner -- and that process could spill into January 6 when the next Congress is sworn in. Full Story »
Al Franken’s campaign is as close to declaring victory as it has throughout the weeks-long recount in the Minnesota Senate race. Full Story »
Two votes is all that stands between Minnesota Republican Sen. Norm Coleman and Democrat Al Franken, according to the Associated Press tally in the state’s still-unresolved Senate race. Full Story »
Obama refused to answer questions about his staff’s involvement with Gov. Rod Blagojevich over filling the vacated Senate seat and whether his successor should now be chosen by appointment or special election. Full Story »
After six weeks of recounts, partisan mudslinging and piecemeal rulings failed to resolve who actually won the Minnesota Senate race, two important developments are expected this week that could decide whether Sen. Norm Coleman hangs on to his razor-thin lead over Democratic challenger Al Franken. Full Story »
Rep. Mark Kirk (R-Ill.) said Thursday that he is “looking very hard” at running for Barack Obama’s vacant Senate seat and urged the political leadership in Illinois to hold a special election to fill the vacancy rather than allow a gubernatorial appointment. Full Story »
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