Senate control hinges on 'stroke'
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A US senator suffers a possible stroke, which could lead to Republicans regaining control of the Senate.
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Republicans are expected to hold on to their House majority tomorrow, but the Senate is turning into a nail-biter, with nine races in play that could upset the party&#39;s precarious hold on power.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson of South  Dakota was hospitalized on Wednesday with a possible stroke,  drawing the concern of fellow Democrats preparing to take  control next month of a closely divided Senate.
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A moderate Republican Senator is under threat from a conservative challenger on a day of primaries in the US.
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The New York senator has been tapped by Democratic leaders to try to engineer the party's Senate comeback.
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WASHINGTON - Republicans and Democrats made little headway in their efforts to build up a meaningful majority in Tuesday&#39;s battles over 34 Senate seats.
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âFoot-in-mouthâ senator has found a new strategy to stay on message.
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Tim Johnson was hospitalized after becoming disoriented, throwing into question Democratsâ control of the Senate.
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Sen. Tim Johnson (D-S.D.) was in surgery last night after falling ill at the Capitol, introducing a note of uncertainty over control of the Senate just weeks before Democrats are to take over with a one-vote margin.
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The Senate and House make a controversial move to control alleged profiteering.
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For months, Sen. John Warner has been looked upon as the man who could &#151; at any moment &#151; tip the Iraq debate on Capitol Hill because of his influence on a Republican caucus growing increasingly uneasy about the war.
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A Senate famous for its "deliberative pace" is hoping to rush out bills this week bolstering pensions, raising the minimum wage and cutting taxes before departing the Capitol and shifting their re-election campaigns into high gear.
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Republicans retained control of the US Senate on Tuesday, as the Democratic floor leader found himself struggling to save his job in the face of a strong GOP challenge.
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How political can it be for Congress to help farmers and ranchers suffering from a drought? Judge by the television viewing habits of Sen. George Allen of Virginia, who heads the Senate's Republican campaign operation.
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A Democratic senator is continuing to recover following emergency brain surgery last week, a party leader said, as the Democrats' newly-won control of Congress remained at stake.
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The political life of the top Senate Democrat is on the line in the Nov. 2 congressional elections while the reputation and clout of a key House Republican known as &quot;The Hammer&quot; is also at stake.
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U.S. Sen. Tim Johnson of South  Dakota was critically ill but stable on Thursday after brain  surgery for a potentially deadly bleeding that could deprive  his fellow Democrats of their razor-thin hold on the new  Senate.