The National Republican Senatorial Committee outraised its partisan counterpart in October -- but the Democratic operation ended up with roughly twice as much cash in the bank.
The U.S. Senate voted 60-39 Saturday night to proceed with a floor debate on Majority Leader Harry Reid's $848 billion health care bill. The vote to prevent a Republican filibuster against starting debate broke down along strict party lines.
In advance of her re-election bid next year, Blanche Lincoln of Arkansas sided with her fellow Democrats for one vote, but was cautious about the overall health bill.
Florida's governor and a former state lawmaker are running for U.S. Senate in a Republican primary race increasingly seen as a collision of establishment party leaders and grassroots party activists -- and the establishment candidate's days of playing nice are over.
WASHINGTON -(Dow Jones)- The U.S. Senate on Saturday voted to begin debate on an $848 billion health-care overhaul measure, marking the first step of Senate Democrats' politically treacherous quest to win passage of President Barack Obama's top legislative priority.
A Senate committee on Thursday morning launched the first public hearing into the Fort Hood shooting attack with a focus on the perils of homegrown extremism and "political correctness" and with partial cooperation from the Obama administration.
