Daschle, Democratic Leader in Senate and Washington Fixture, Is ...
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Senator Tom Daschle, the Democratic leader of the Senate and a fixture of South Dakota politics for more than a quarter century, lost his seat Tuesday
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Democratic leaders are preparing to launch the second session of the 110th Congress this week with a partisan shot, hints of conciliation and some serious procrastination.
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Facing a Dec. 9 runoff for his seat in Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District Ã¢ÂÂ and highly publicized bribery allegations that threaten to end his House career at eight terms Ã¢ÂÂ Democratic Rep. William J. Jefferson is showing a good bit of resilience. His contest with Democratic state Rep. Karen Carter does not appear to have a strong favorite with just more than a week to go before the Saturday voting.
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Suddenly, the Democrats' grip on the Senate looks very tenuous indeed. With the party poised to take power with a 51-49 edge in January, Sen. Tim Johnson's unexpected hospitalization ignited the possibility of a 50-50 Senate and a return to the unprecedented power-sharing pact that existed during the first half of 2001.
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Senate Democratic leader Tom Daschle bade a poignant farewell Friday to a career in Congress, a soft-spoken appeal for "the politics of common ground" after a historic re-election defeat engineered by Republicans casting him as a relentless obstructionist.
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Sen. Mary Landrieu, D-La., is shown in Washington in this Nov. 11, 2003, file photo. Known as one of the Senate&#39;s more moderate Democrats, Landrieu undertook a fiery defense Sunday, Oct. 10, 2004, of military
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Superdelegates, or party professionals, could play a decisive role in the outcome of the Democratic race.
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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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Rep. Benjamin L. Cardin has opened up a sizable lead in the Democratic Senate primary in Maryland, and appears likely to win his partyÃ¢ÂÂs nomination to succeed retiring five-term Democratic Sen. Paul S. Sarbanes.
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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 "The Hammer" is also at stake.
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Democrats enter the fall campaign   with a clear edge in the high-stakes fight for control of the   U.S. Congress, riding a wave of momentum that has them   positioned to retake the U.S. House of Representatives and make   significant gains in the Senate.
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Illinois Sen. Richard Durbin said on Friday he would become the second-ranked Senate Democrat in the leadership reshuffle after the defeat of Senate Minority Leader Tom Daschle in Tuesday's elections.
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Democrats enter the fall campaign  with a clear edge in the high-stakes fight for control of the  U.S. Congress, riding a wave of momentum that has them  positioned to retake the U.S. House of Representatives and make  significant gains in the Senate.
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Democrats are poised for U.S. Senate gains in the November 7 election, but face an uphill battle to pick up the six seats they need for control, according to Reuters/Zogby polls released on Thursday.
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After losing back-to-back presidential elections, Democratic leaders are trying to figure out how to make the party more relevant to mainstream Americans and keep it from slipping into perpetual minority-party status. And the task is daunting, many Democratic consultants and leaders agree.
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Rasmussen Reports - Senator Maria Cantwell (D) has opened a double digit lead in the Washington Senate race. As a result, Rasmussen Reports is shifting its classification of the race from &quot;Leans Democrat&quot; to &quot;Democrat.&quot; There are now 41 states solidly in the Democratic column with four more leaning that way. Forty-eight states appear to be in good shape for the GOP with one more leaning in their direction. Six races are considered Toss-Ups.
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Jonathan Adelstein, a former staffer for outgoing Senate minority leader Tom Daschle, was approved for a full term on the Federal Communications Commission in a Senate vote early Sunday.