Next president could come from Senate
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For all the talk of change and Beltway bashing in this campaign, the next president could well come from the ultimate Washington insider club Â the U.S. Senate.
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Believe it or not, the 2008 election isn't only about the White House. Many critical Senate seats are up for grabs as well, so here's a guide to the most crucial races
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The winner of November's presidential election will get to pick someone to succeed Federal Reserve Chairman Alan Greenspan.
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Besides President Bush, few U.S. politicians have as much at stake in the next steps in Iraq as the ever growing list of potential 2008 presidential candidates.
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Establishing name familiarity is crucial for all non-incumbent candidates. And that may be especially true this year in MarylandÃ¢ÂÂs 3rd Congressional District, which 10-term Democratic Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin left open to run for the Senate.
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Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has made several key staff hires for her likely presidential bid and in her outreach to New York Democrats convinced at least one she soon would become a candidate.
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The former Senator remains on the ballot and could win delegates in his home state
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Some lawmakers want President Bush to move quickly to find a new nominee to lead US Pacific Command after Air Force Gen. Gregory Martin withdrew his name from consideration.
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Although it is yet to be officially announced, it now seems certain that Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono (SBY) will become Indonesia&#39;s next president.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger's foreign birth might bar him from a 2008 White House run, but that won't stop him from muscling into a leading role in the race to choose America's next president.
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Democrat Mark Warner figures his work with Republicans is a sure path to the possibility of securing his party's presidential nod.
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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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A US senator suffers a possible stroke, raising the possibility that control of the Senate could return to the Republicans.
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If John Kerry is elected president, Massachusetts would end up with its first Senate vacancy in 20 years, triggering a springtime special election that could determine the balance of power in Congress' upper chamber.
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Neither Presidential candidate talks much about the courts. But whoever wins will have a chance to profoundly shape the judicial system
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A Senate electoral playing field that was already wide open for 2008 has become considerably more perilous for Republicans with the retirement of Sen. John W. Warner (R-Va.) and the resignation of scandal-scarred Sen. Larry E. Craig (R-Idaho).
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No longer neglected, Ohio may determine the next president.