The electoral college votes have been cast, all of the close races concluded without extensive recounts and lawsuits, and the Louisiana runoffs are over, bringing an end to the 2016 elections.
GOP state Treasurer John Kennedy defeated Democrat Foster Campbell, 61-39 percent, on Dec. 10 in the final Senate contest…
Residency issues knocked out a handful of Harry Reid’s colleagues over the years, but the outgoing Senate Democratic leader didn’t even pretend that he got back to his home state of Nevada on a regular basis.
“It’s amazing what I have not done,” said Reid in the recent cover story…
Nancy Pelosi survived her leadership election and will continue to lead House Democrats in the next Congress. But the fact that she received a credible challenge, who was supported by one-third of her members, is yet another sign that the times have changed for the Democratic Party.
For the last…
I missed it. The most important election of my kids’ lifetimes and I missed it. I just didn’t see how the Golden Shepherd would defeat the Monarch Butterfly to become the official mascot of their public elementary school.
All the data pointed to a Monarch victory. A majority of the…
There was a chance the entire nation would descend on Louisiana for a December runoff that would decide control of the Senate. But Republicans’ strong performance on Nov. 8, including holding the majority and electing Donald Trump president, all-but-ended interest in the upcoming runoff in the Bayou State.
But two…
Donald Trump’s election sent shockwaves across the country and in Washington, D.C. Now his cabinet selections are having a ripple effect on Capitol Hill as he plucks Members to fill key slots.
Some of his staffing decisions are more concrete than others, but here is an initial look at the…
Those of you wanting to know which party controls the Senate before you go to bed on Election Night might be sorely disappointed, or at least very tired.
Just days away from Nov. 8, there are an extraordinary number of close races. The fight for the Senate has settled to…
As the presidential race looks increasingly over, the fight for the Senate rages on. GOP candidates continue to weather the Donald Trump storm but there is only so much they can withstand.
Hillary Clinton’s significant advantage over Trump is impacting Senate races in at least a couple of ways. The…
Just when editorial boards are coming off the sidelines to endorse in the presidential race, it’s time to do just the opposite.
After 34 years of not endorsing a presidential candidate, USA Today published “Trump is ‘unfit for the presidency’” on Sept. 30. It’s the first time the paper…
Senate Republicans thought they had successfully navigated the Donald Trump storm. There was no guarantee they would maintain a majority in the Senate, but the party was in surprisingly strong shape considering their nominee’s historic unfavorable ratings and a map that put the GOP on the defensive in difficult states…
