One big surprise and one cruise to victory in the Beehive State, as attorney Mike Lee scored an upset victory in the state’s Republican Senate primary and incumbent Rep. Jim Matheson (D) easily won renomination.
The Associated Press called the race for Lee several hours after the polls closed and More…
From Pennsylvania to Arizona, incumbent Republican senators are increasingly under siege from their right flanks, where Tea Party activists have mobilized to challenge every establishment candidate within charging distance. Tea Partiers rightfully took credit for Rand Paul’s recent upending of the Republican establishment in Kentucky. And they’re not done yet. More…
Sen. Robert Bennett (R-Utah) announced this afternoon that he will not be mounting a write-in campaign, his only remaining option to retain the seat he has held since 1993.
“If I were to do it, it would revive all of those passions and divide the party in the state More…
How real is the taint of incumbency this year? The New York Times points out today that even Sen. Robert Bennett (R-Utah), among the most conservative lawmakers in the upper chamber, won’t have an easy ride on his bid for reelection in November. The More…
A great piece in The Washington Times today reveals a remarkable degree of hypocrisy from some GOP critics of last year’s $787 billion economic stimulus bill.
More than a dozen Republican lawmakers, while denouncing the stimulus to the media and their constituents, privately sent letters to just one
The small government PAC, which has been blasting Sen. Robert Bennett (R-Utah) for months over his compromises with Democrats, is officially going in for his defeat.
“Bob Bennett is out of touch with the times and with his state, and Utah Republicans have better choices for their candidate in
As we just noted, Senate Republicans are urging consideration of three amendments on the proposal to extend federal unemployment benefits, but only two are the source of disagreement between the parties.
The first, sponsored by Sen. Mike Johanns (R-Neb.), would fund the extension using unspent stimulus money, rather More…
Playing off of our story today on yesterday’s TARP oversight hearing, here’s a fascinating exchange between Sen. Richard Shelby (Ala.), the highest ranking member of the Senate Banking Committee, and Elizabeth Warren, who chairs the congressional TARP oversight panel. Prior to this snippet, Warren just told lawmakers that Treasury More…
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