La. Senate Outcome Not Likely Before Dec.
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Even if 33 of the 34 Senate seats at stake are decided next Tuesday night or Wednesday, the question of which party controls the Senate may not be resolved until December because of Louisiana's unique primary.
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The Senate's energy bill won't go anywhere, but pay attention: It's still significant.
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Prime Minister Jean-Pierre Raffarin won a seat in French Senate elections Sunday, a post that could be a useful fallback if persistent murmurs prove true that his days as government chief are numbered.
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LOS ANGELES _ Justice delayed may be justice denied _but at the end of the day it is incontestably better than nothing. Societies that disrespect the professionalism of their courts ultimately court catastrophe.
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Louisiana ranked somewhere in the middle of states in its ability to handle a bioterrorism emergency, improving its standing from last year but still falling short in a study of states&#39; preparations.
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Louisiana, a state physically and economically damaged by Hurricane Katrina, could be a key political state this year -- something not lost on both Democratic campaigns as they drum up last-minute votes.
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The outlook dimmed for establishing  a fund to compensate asbestos victims this year after the  Senate majority leader on Monday left it off a list of  priorities for the few days left in the legislative period.
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What if nobody really controls Congress after the Nov. 7 election? It could happen. Look at anybodyÃ¢ÂÂs math on possible outcomes for the congressional campaigns, and you can see a real chance that either party winds up with such a thin margin of victory that nothing significant gets done for the remainder of President BushÃ¢ÂÂs second and last term in office.
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A state judge ruled Monday that the sign-up period should be reopened for the Nov. 2 election in Louisiana's 5th Congressional District, where incumbent Rep. Rodney Alexander infuriated Democrats by switching to the Republican Party minutes before the qualifying deadline.
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Democrat or Republican, whether for this fall or 2006, it's never too early to jockey for position in the Senate, especially if party leadership might be the prize.
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Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., recovering from a brain hemorrhage he suffered last December, is likely to return to the Senate in September, if not earlier, Majority Leader Harry Reid said Thursday.
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NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 9 -- Voters looked past a federal bribery investigation of Rep. William J. Jefferson (D-La.) and reelected the eight-term congressman in a runoff election Saturday.
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Republicans are likely to add to their one-vote US Senate majority tomorrow. Whatever the outcome, partisanship may be the winner.
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A long-awaited Senate analysis comparing the Bush administration's public statements about the threat posed by Saddam Hussein with  the evidence senior officials reviewed in private remains mired in partisan recrimination and will not be released before the November elections, key senators said...
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Disaster may not be too strong a word for Rep. Katherine Harris' Senate campaign.
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A dispute over when to hold an election to determine Republican Sen. Trent Lott's successor headed to court Wednesday.
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Local election officials are bracing for a long night and delays that may prevent some states from reporting final tallies until early Wednesday.