Senate
Latest Stories
20101104-202727-pic-391207209.jpg
RESOLUTE: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell puts Democrats on notice Thursday that Republicans in the Senate will keep trying to repeal the Obama health care law. (Associated Press)
20101103-205345-pic-102751747.jpg
Republican Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour (left) and presumed House Speaker-to-be Rep. John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, leave a news conference on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, basking in the afterglow of the huge GOP gains in the House, Senate and governorships. (Associated Press)
20101103-001517-pic-411844731.jpg
Rep. Joe Sestak, the Democratic Senate candidate in Pennsylvania (second right), waits in line to cast his ballot in Gradyville on Tuesday. (Associated Press photographs)
20101103-001517-pic-318015095.jpg
New Hampshire Sen.-elect Kelly Ayotte, a Republican, with husband Joe Daley by her side, celebrates winning the Senate race in Concord, N.H., on Tuesday.
20101103-001413-pic-836191267.jpg
Former Sen. Dan Coats, Indiana Republican, is en route back to the Senate after an 11-year absence. (Associated Press)
20101102-231136-pic-128148662.jpg
Associated Press Former Sen. Dan Coats, Indiana Republican, casts his ballot in Indianapolis on Tuesday, en route back to the Senate.
20101102-212513-pic-728422273.jpg
Associated Press Former Sen. Dan Coats, Indiana Republican, casts his ballot in Indianapolis on Tuesday, en route back to the Senate.
20101024-203900-pic-751794392.jpg
Christine O'Donnell has 10-1 odds against winning the Senate seat in Delaware on Nov. 2, says Ireland-based bookmaker Paddy Power. (Associated Press)
20101019-191906-pic-875547721.jpg
Delaware candidates for Senate Christine O'Donnell and Chris Coons debate at Widener Law School in Wilmington on Tuesday. At one point, Ms. O'Donnell questioned whether the First Amendment stipulates separation of church and state. (Associated Press)
20101017-201048-pic-516212212.jpg
BOXER REBELLION: Polls show Carly Fiorina, Republican candidate for Senate from California, is within striking distance of the incumbent. (Associated Press)
Illinois Senate Debat_Star.jpg
ASSOCIATED PRESS FILE - In this Aug. 30, 2010 file photo, Democratic Senate candidate Alexi Giannoulias talks to reporters at a news conference in Chicago.
20101003-192508-pic-518333852.jpg
Associated Press Sen. Charles E. Schumer, whose campaign-finance reform bill died recently in the Senate, reported raising $23.2 million.
Gays Military_Star(2).jpg
ASSOCIATED PRESS Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky. talks with reporters on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 21, 2010. prior to the Senate vote on the defense authorization bill.
20100921-221155-pic-448044830.jpg
ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Sen. John McCain (center) leads a news conference on Capitol Hill on Tuesday prior to the Senate vote on the defense authorization bill. From left: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Sen. Lamar Alexander, Sen. John Cornyn, Sen. John Thune and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl.
20100921-204925-pic-471290430.jpg
ASSOCIATED PRESS PHOTOGRAPHS Sen. John McCain (center) leads a news conference on Capitol Hill on Tuesday prior to the Senate vote on the defense authorization bill. From left: Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, Sen. Lamar Alexander, Sen. John Cornyn, Sen. John Thune and Senate Minority Whip Jon Kyl.
20100921-200605-pic-353254690.jpg
Sen. Jon Kyl of Arizona, the chamber’s Republican whip, said he sent a classified letter in June to the House and Senate intelligence committees asking them to investigate the incident and report back to members. (Associated Press)
20100920-201737-pic-58368714.jpg
Associated Press CREW SOCKS: Christine O'Donnell, Delaware GOP nominee for Senate, is under fire by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington.
20100916-205518-pic-692027186.jpg
**FILE** Treasury Secretary Timothy F. Geithner told the Senate banking committee in September that he would use "all the tools available" to balance trade practices. He warned about the "risk" of passing legislation designed to penalize China. (Associated Press)
prime_5743
Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell addresses supporters after winning the Republican nomination for Senate in Delaware, Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, in Dover, Del. O'Donnell upset Rep. Mike Castle.. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)
prime_5741
Republican Senate candidate Christine O'Donnell jokes with a supporter while waiting to be interviewed at her election-night party on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2010, in Dover, Del. (AP Photo/Rob Carr)
