CQPolitics.com - Democratic challenger Mark Begich held an 814-vote lead over Republican Sen. Ted Stevens early Thursday as Alaska counted the absentee ballots and early ballots that weren't tallied on Election Day.
Party chairman, 1993-95; Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, 1996; governor, 2002-06 Warner, who delivered the keynote address at the 2008 Democratic National Convention, may not be an electrifying speaker, but he was so...
CQPolitics.com - There are three races in the Senate and five in the House that are too close to call. Recounts and legal challenges could keep several of them up in the air well into December. In addition, under Louisiana's...
By David Nather, CQ Staff David Nather, Cq Staff – 1 hr 1 min ago Rep. Rahm Emanuel of Illinois has accepted President-elect Barack Obama's offer to become the next White House chief of staff, two senior Democratic aides said...
By Rachel Kapochunas and Marie Horrigan, CQ Staff Rachel Kapochunas And Marie Horrigan, Cq Staff – 46 mins ago By the end of election night, it was clear that the Democratic Party had gained at least five seats in the Senate....
CQPolitics.com - Democrats solidified their majority in the U.S. House in Tuesday's balloting -- the second consecutive election in which Democrats made ample gains in a chamber they will control by a convincing margin in the...
, 1983-87; Lincoln City Council, 1989-91; mayor of Lincoln, 1991-98; governor, 1999-2005; Agriculture secretary, 2005-07 After a long career in executive service as a mayor, governor and Cabinet secretary, Johanns says he has...
in the Senate, much as they did in the House. It might be easy to pigeonhole Udall as a "Boulder liberal," as his views are mostly left-of-center. And in 2005, as a member of the House, he was one of only 36 Democrats who voted...
By Greg Giroux, CQ Staff Greg Giroux, Cq Staff – 40 mins ago Pronounced: POE-liss Election: Defeated Scott Starin, R, to succeed Mark Udall, D, who ran for Senate Residence: Boulder Born: May 12, 1975; Boulder, Colo. Religion:...
By Greg Giroux, CQ Staff Greg Giroux, Cq Staff – 48 mins ago Election: Defeated Rep. Marilyn Musgrave, R Residence: Fort Collins Born: April 27, 1956; Cresskill, N.J. Religion: Roman Catholic Family: Husband, Jim Kelly; three...