U.S. Senate
Unusual Entrances: Clergymen Turned US Senators
North Carolina’s Mark Harris is trying to add his name to a list of less than two-dozen members of the clergy who have served in the Senate in U.S. history and only three who were elected to the chamber since the turn of the 19th Century.
Read MoreWho’s Still Covering Cruz?
The Daily Caller and POLITICO by far led the way with the most front page stories this weekend on the controversial Texas U.S. Senator.
Read MoreChuck Grassley: Keeps on Ticking
The oldest U.S. Senator in Iowa history is now eying the #1 spot for the longest-serving member of the chamber from the Hawkeye State.
Read MoreThe Third Wheel: States with the Most 3rd Party US Senate Candidacies
New Jersey leads a pack of Northeastern and Midwestern states with the highest rate of independent and third party candidates in U.S. Senate elections over the past century.
Read MoreWest Virginia 2014 US Senate Race to Feature Rare Matchup
Only 12 U.S. Senate elections have involved two major party female nominees in U.S. history and just two of these without a female incumbent.
Read MoreKurt Evans Redux: A History of 3rd Party South Dakota US Senate Candidacies
The Mount Rushmore State has placed only six third party or independent U.S. Senate candidates on the ballot since 1938 – by far the lowest in the Upper Midwest.
Read More64 Percent of 9/11 Legislators Are Out of Congress
Only 36 percent of the 531 U.S. Senators and U.S. Representatives in office on September 11, 2001 are still in Congress.
Read MoreCould Scott Brown Win the Presidency?
Brown might be considering a presidential run, but very few presidents since Lincoln lost their last statewide race.
Read MoreUnusual Exits: 6 Members of Congress Killed by Accidental Gunshots
Hunting moose…hunting ducks…cleaning a shotgun…a half-dozen members of Congress learned too late about the importance of firearms safety.
Read MoreAlexander: 1st Tennessee GOP US Senator to Face Viable Primary Challenger
The Volunteer State’s previous Republican U.S. Senate incumbents won their primary contests by an average of 91 points.
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