Top Senate Democrat Fights for Political Survival
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Senate Democratic Leader Tom Daschle, fighting for political survival, walked into Shorty's Cafe in this farm town and asked for help in Tuesday's election.
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U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, appointed to the Senate in 2002 by the governor &#151; who also happens to be her father &#151; took a step closer to retaining her seat with a Republican primary win, and next faces a popular former two-term Democratic governor.
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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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The New York senator has been tapped by Democratic leaders to try to engineer the party's Senate comeback.
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In blow to Clinton, Sen. will get one of most sought-after prizes of Democratic nomination battle.
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Republicans renewed their grip on the US Senate today and reached out for more, capturing Democratic seats across the south. Democratic leader Tom Daschle faced a strong challenge in South Dakota.
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Nearly 40 years ago, a U.S. senator  from South Dakota suffered an illness that sidelined him for  years, yet he kept his Senate seat.
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âFoot-in-mouthâ senator has found a new strategy to stay on message.
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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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Former Virginia Gov. Mark Warner intends to run for the Senate next year, Democratic officials said Thursday, assuring his party a competitive race for a seat long in Republican hands.
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At least eight people are vying to hold a job crucial to the Democrats' future direction.
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Whether Democrats regain control of the Senate could hinge on whether Sen. Jon Corzine, D-N.J., ignores or embraces state-party calls for him to give up his seat and seek the job being vacated by embattled Gov. James McGreevey.
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Senator eyes delegate-rich pockets of states that will vote in a tidal wave of primaries in February.
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A US Senate election has become a barometer of disgust with the war in Iraq, as Democratic incumbent Joseph Lieberman -- a strong supporter of US policy there -- fights for his political life against a little-known challenger.
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Ailing Sen. Tim Johnson of South Dakota has raised more this year than he did during the same period six years ago, even though he hasn't set foot in the Senate since suffering a life-threatening brain hemorrhage in December.
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The G.O.P.'s weakness creates a chance in the Tennessee senate race for a certain kind of Democrat
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Infighting and power, alliances and revenge &#151; it's just another day in the Capitol. California Sen. Barbara Boxer has mined her workplace for a suspense novel in which the main character is an activist senator who does battle with right-wing ideologues.