http://www.mail.com/subjects/7720-senate-elections.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/subjects/7720-senate-elections.html http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2103890-publisher-sen-warren-book-coming-2014.html NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren, a favorite among liberals for her forceful advocacy for consumers and criticisms of the financial industry, has a book deal. The Massachusetts Democrat has an agreement with Henry Holt and Company for a book, currently untitled, to be released in spring 2014, the publisher announced Wednesday. Warren, a first-te... Wed, 22 May 2013 22:11:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/2103890-publisher-sen-warren-book-coming-2014.html 2013-05-22T22:11:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081448-ex-philippine-president-leading-race-manila.html MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Former Philippine President Joseph Estrada was leading in the vote-count for mayor of Manila on Tuesday in what could be his first elected post since he was ousted in a 2001 revolt on corruption charges. In other partial results following Monday's congressional and local polls, nine senatorial candidates backed by President Beni... Tue, 14 May 2013 01:07:40 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2081448-ex-philippine-president-leading-race-manila.html 2013-05-14T01:07:40Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2081620-herseth-sandlin-rules-sd-senate-seat.html PIERRE, S.D. (AP) — Former South Dakota U.S. Rep. Stephanie Herseth Sandlin said Monday she will not seek the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by retiring Sen. Tim Johnson. Herseth Sandlin, 42, announced her decision on her Facebook page Monday morning and confirmed it to The Associated Press. The Democrat said she decided not to seek her party's nomination... Mon, 13 May 2013 14:22:31 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2081620-herseth-sandlin-rules-sd-senate-seat.html 2013-05-13T14:22:31Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066546-mass-gop-candidate-gomez.html BOSTON (AP) — Republican Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez is on his own — at least for now. National Republican allies, conservative activists and major GOP donors outside Democratic-leaning Massachusetts are skeptical of Gomez's chances in the state's June 25 special election to replace former Sen. John Kerry. While local Republicans ar... Mon, 06 May 2013 19:06:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2066546-mass-gop-candidate-gomez.html 2013-05-06T19:06:43Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061572-south-carolina-center-stage-early-2016-talk.html COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Mere months after the 2012 election, South Carolina is a buzz of political activity with a slate of potential presidential candidates already looking ahead to the state's "first in the South" primary — still three years away. Vice President Joe Biden, a Democrat, and Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, a tea party favorite with nation... Sat, 04 May 2013 14:38:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2061572-south-carolina-center-stage-early-2016-talk.html 2013-05-04T14:38:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2055348-dems-edge-sprint-to-mass-special-election.html BOSTON (AP) — National Republicans cheered former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez's Massachusetts primary victory, but Democratic Congressman Ed Markey enjoys tremendous advantages in the special election to replace former U.S. Sen. John Kerry. Tuesday's primary elections set up an eight-week sprint to the June 25 election. In Markey, the race pits a longtime lib... Wed, 01 May 2013 07:06:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2055348-dems-edge-sprint-to-mass-special-election.html 2013-05-01T07:06:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2055132-markey-gomez-win-mass-us-senate-primaries.html BOSTON (AP) — Democratic U.S. Rep. Edward Markey and Republican former Navy SEAL Gabriel Gomez won their party primaries on Tuesday, setting up a race between a 36-year veteran of Washington politics and a political newcomer for the U.S. Senate seat formerly held by John Kerry. Markey, of Malden, defeated fellow U.S. Rep. Stephen Lynch, of South Boston, i... Wed, 01 May 2013 04:01:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2055132-markey-gomez-win-mass-us-senate-primaries.html 2013-05-01T04:01:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053284-cameroons-ruling-party-wins-senate-election.html DOUALA, Cameroon (AP) — The party of Cameroon's entrenched ruler Paul Biya won 56 of the 70 contested seats in the nation's first-ever senatorial election, the Supreme Court announced. Supreme Court President Alexis Dipanda Mouelle said Monday that Biya's Cameroon Peoples' Democratic Party scored 73 percent of the vote, winning seats in eight of the count... Tue, 30 Apr 2013 13:28:21 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2053284-cameroons-ruling-party-wins-senate-election.html 2013-04-30T13:28:21Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2049792-bombing-shifts-mass-senate-race-primaries.html BOSTON (AP) — Even before the explosions, polling suggested that Massachusetts voters weren't excited about the looming special election to replace former U.S. Sen. John Kerry. But in the days after bombs ripped through the Boston Marathon's crowded streets, politics were all but forgotten as authorities launched an unprecedented manhunt and a region grap... Sun, 28 Apr 2013 22:16:29 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2049792-bombing-shifts-mass-senate-race-primaries.html 2013-04-28T22:16:29Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2048324-gop-faces-senate-recruitment-woes-key.html DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans are struggling to recruit strong Senate candidates in states that present the party's best opportunities to reclaim the majority, a sign that the GOP's post-2012 soul-searching may end up creeping into the midterm congressional elections. It's admittedly early, with more than 18 months before the November 2014 elections... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 08:01:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2048324-gop-faces-senate-recruitment-woes-key.html 2013-04-27T08:01:41Z http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2046132-controllers-to-return-flight-delays-sway-congress.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Furloughed air traffic controllers will soon be heading back to work, ending a week of coast-to-coast flight delays that left thousands of travelers frustrated and furious. Unable to ignore the travelers' anger, Congress overwhelmingly approved legislation Friday to allow the Federal Aviation Administration to withdraw the furloughs. The... Fri, 26 Apr 2013 21:55:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/2046132-controllers-to-return-flight-delays-sway-congress.html 2013-04-26T21:55:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2040992-baucus-exit-free-for-all-mont-senate.html HELENA, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Max Baucus' surprise announcement that he won't run for a seventh term could mean a free-for-all for a Senate seat that has not been open since 1978, with a popular Democratic ex-governor and a freshman Republican congressman already showing interest. Republicans said the open Montana seat helps their chances to gain six sea... Wed, 24 Apr 2013 07:34:25 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2040992-baucus-exit-free-for-all-mont-senate.html 2013-04-24T07:34:25Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2008450-fbi-probes-recording-mcconnell-hardball-talks.html FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Campaign aides to Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell proposed using actress Ashley Judd's past bouts with depression against her if she had decided to challenge him in his re-election bid next year, according to a secret recording posted by a magazine. Mother Jones released a recording Tuesday along with an article about a priv... Wed, 10 Apr 2013 02:14:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/2008450-fbi-probes-recording-mcconnell-hardball-talks.html 2013-04-10T02:14:05Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1983290-actress-ashley-judd-wont-us-senate.html FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Actress Ashley Judd announced Wednesday she won't run for U.S. Senate in Kentucky against Republican Leader Mitch McConnell, saying she had given serious thought to a campaign but decided her responsibilities and energy need to be focused on her family. The former Kentucky resident tweeted her decision. "Regretfully, I am currently u... Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:08:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/lifestyle/1983290-actress-ashley-judd-wont-us-senate.html 2013-03-28T01:08:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1982560-gop-ponders-long-list-names-policies-2016.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans' search for a way back to presidential success is drawing a striking array of personalities and policy options, creating a wide-open self-reassessment of the party. GOP activists may need three full years to decide which candidate and which philosophy will serve them best in 2016. Rival factions are trying to tug the party le... Wed, 27 Mar 2013 18:02:05 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1982560-gop-ponders-long-list-names-policies-2016.html 2013-03-27T18:02:05Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1978876-ap-sources-sd-sen-johnson-wont-seek-re-election.html SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota plans to retire at the end of his term, party officials said Monday — a departure that gives Republicans a prime opportunity to pick up a seat as they attempt to win back control of the chamber in 2014. Johnson, the chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, suffered a brain hemorrha... Tue, 26 Mar 2013 00:59:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1978876-ap-sources-sd-sen-johnson-wont-seek-re-election.html 2013-03-26T00:59:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1955232-scs-graham-limits-tea-party-intimidation.html WASHINGTON (AP) — To gauge the limits of the tea party's ability to frighten re-election-seeking Republicans into a rightward panic, spend time with Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. One day he's blasting tea party hero Rand Paul on the Senate floor, calling the Kentucky senator's 13-hour filibuster — which criticized U.S. drone policy — wrong-headed... Thu, 14 Mar 2013 23:00:19 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1955232-scs-graham-limits-tea-party-intimidation.html 2013-03-14T23:00:19Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1950846-mcconnell-seeks-to-capitalize-attacks-wife.html FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — It isn't Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell who comes out swinging in his first TV ad of his 2014 re-election campaign. It's his wife, former U.S. Labor Secretary Elaine Chao. "You've seen the ads attacking my husband," Chao, speaking directly into the camera, says in a spot that's set to begin airing across Kentucky on Thursda... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:11:47 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1950846-mcconnell-seeks-to-capitalize-attacks-wife.html 2013-03-13T10:11:47Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1950544-sen-mcconnell-to-airing-tv-radio-ads.html FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mitch McConnell, facing a potential challenge from actress Ashley Judd and taking no chances even with his re-election more than 18 months away, is poised to begin airing his first TV and radio ads. McConnell campaign manager Jesse Benton confirmed "the six figure" ad buy on Tuesday. That the Kentucky Republican is opting t... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 04:10:37 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1950544-sen-mcconnell-to-airing-tv-radio-ads.html 2013-03-13T04:10:37Z http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1943362-senators-hush-hush-they-craft-immigration-bill.html WASHINGTON (AP) — The eight senators meet in private several times a week, alternating between Sen. John McCain's and Sen. Charles Schumer's offices. They sit in arm chairs arranged in a circle and sip water or soft drinks as they debate temporary workers and border security. In a capital riven by partisanship and gridlock, they are determined to be the exception and actuall... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 01:25:22 GMT http://www.mail.com/sports/hockey/1943362-senators-hush-hush-they-craft-immigration-bill.html 2013-03-10T01:25:22Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1943854-pro-gun-voters-heat-democratic-senators.html HELENA, Mont. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Max Baucus has been here before. Back during the Clinton era, the Democrat faced a choice: support an assault weapons ban urged by a president from his own party and risk angering constituents who cherish their gun rights, or buck his party. He chose the ban, and nearly lost his Senate seat. Now, as he be... Sun, 10 Mar 2013 00:28:09 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1943854-pro-gun-voters-heat-democratic-senators.html 2013-03-10T00:28:09Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1941878-democrats-face-challenging-senate-landscape.html WASHINGTON (AP) — After a surprising string of victories last fall, Democrats now face a challenging terrain as they look to hold onto their Senate majority in 2014 and prevent Republicans from gaining full control of Congress during President Barack Obama's final two years. His party must defend a hefty 21 seats, including seven in largely rural states that the president lo... Sat, 09 Mar 2013 09:26:15 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1941878-democrats-face-challenging-senate-landscape.html 2013-03-09T09:26:15Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1941300-levins-retirement-gop-rare-shot-senate.html LANSING, Mich. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Carl Levin's decision not to seek another term gives Michigan Republicans the chance to prove they can win a Senate election, while Democrats are left scrambling to keep a seat that has not been closely contested since the Detroit Tigers last won the World Series in 1984. Levin's announcement is expected to spark a frenzy o... Fri, 08 Mar 2013 23:36:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1941300-levins-retirement-gop-rare-shot-senate.html 2013-03-08T23:36:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1936572-murky-menendez-prostitution-claims-shifting.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Murky allegations involving Sen. Robert Menendez, a top donor and prostitutes in the Dominican Republic have twisted in confusing new directions. The latest: A woman's sworn affidavit that she was paid to lie when she claimed she had slept with the senator — and a media brawl over her role in a story that ignited the furor in the first place. ... Wed, 06 Mar 2013 21:49:01 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1936572-murky-menendez-prostitution-claims-shifting.html 2013-03-06T21:49:01Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1927836-mcconnell-takes-group-criticizing-wife.html WINCHESTER, Ky. (AP) — Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell lambasted a liberal group on Saturday for criticizing the Asian heritage of his wife, former Labor Secretary Elaine Chao, calling its Twitter messages "racial slurs" and "the ultimate outrage." "They will not get away with attacking my wife in this campaign," McConnell told about 100 home-sta... Sun, 03 Mar 2013 05:02:33 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1927836-mcconnell-takes-group-criticizing-wife.html 2013-03-03T05:02:33Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1906750-gop-senators-treading-carefully-with-tea-party.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Twice burned, Republicans are treading carefully around tea party groups as they pursue a Senate majority that slipped through their fingers in 2010 and 2012. "You'd have to be an idiot not to prepare" for primary election challenges from the right, no matter the state, says Rob Jesmer, who was executive director of the GOP Senate campai... Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:43:50 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1906750-gop-senators-treading-carefully-with-tea-party.html 2013-02-21T22:43:50Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1899354-nebraska-sen-johanns-wont-seek-2nd-term.html LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — U.S. Sen. Mike Johanns of Nebraska announced Monday that he will not seek re-election in 2014, saying he wants a "quieter time" to focus on his family following a busy political career that included stints as governor and President George W. Bush's agriculture secretary. The Nebraska Republican announced that he was retiring from the ... Tue, 19 Feb 2013 00:05:24 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1899354-nebraska-sen-johanns-wont-seek-2nd-term.html 2013-02-19T00:05:24Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1898378-report-assange-sees-legal-defense-politics.html CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange regards his bid to become an Australian senator as a defense against potential criminal prosecution in the United States and Britain, a news website reported on Monday. Assange spoke to The Conversation website at the Ecuadorian Embassy in London where he was granted asylum in June to avoid extra... Mon, 18 Feb 2013 01:05:59 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1898378-report-assange-sees-legal-defense-politics.html 2013-02-18T01:05:59Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1895620-obama-support-gun-control-roots-chicago.html CHICAGO (AP) — President Barack Obama's support for gun control has its roots in a hometown plagued by deadly shootings — a city, he said Friday, where as many children die from guns every four months as were slaughtered at Sandy Hook school in Connecticut. Obama told a Chicago audience that high-profile mass shootings are one part of a national tragedy c... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 00:21:08 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1895620-obama-support-gun-control-roots-chicago.html 2013-02-16T00:21:08Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1895252-lautenberg-re-election-bid-retirement.html PATERSON, N.J. (AP) — It had all the makings of a goodbye: a triumphant return to his hometown, a standing ovation, signs declaring him a legend, even a "We love you, Frank!" shouted from the back of the room. But U.S. Sen. Frank Lautenberg made one thing clear: He's not going anywhere yet. The day after announcing he won't seek re-election next year, Lau... Fri, 15 Feb 2013 21:14:49 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1895252-lautenberg-re-election-bid-retirement.html 2013-02-15T21:14:49Z