In a series of floor speeches Thursday, a group of mostly Democratic women senators made a high-profile and at times emotional appeal to Republicans to support an expanded Violence Against Women Act (VAWA). In doing so, they suggested Republicans were blocking the bill because it would extend its protections to illegal immigrants as well as gays and lesbians.
There has been a lot of speculation about what impact the problems facing the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant in Japan will have on the future of the United States' nuclear industry.
An American who was inside the Daiichi plant in Fukushima, Japan, talks with CNN's Brooke Baldwin.
Alaska's top two elected officials on Thursday certified Sen. Lisa Murkowski's re-election in November as a write-in candidate, clearing the way for Murkowski to be sworn in on time for the new congressional session that starts next week.
A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed a lawsuit challenging Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski's write-in election victory last month, clearing the way for Murkowski to be sworn in for a second term next week.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski talks to CNN's John King about lame duck and why Sarah Palin is "absolutely wrong."
Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller said late Sunday he is dropping his opposition to incumbent Lisa Murkowski being certified as winner in the Alaska Senate race, but will continue with a federal lawsuit.
A Senate procedural vote on Saturday failed to keep the DREAM Act from moving forward.
A bill that offers a path to citizenship to some illegal immigrants who entered the United States as children failed a procedural vote in the Senate on Saturday.
The judge presiding over Alaska's Senate race challenge is expected to issue a ruling Friday.
Senate Democrats decided Wednesday to postpone a planned vote on "don't ask, don't tell." CNN's Anderson Cooper reports.
When will the nation's last, nasty Senate battle end? Based on one side's determination, there may actually be no end in sight.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski's win should be a wake-up call for the Republican Party.
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska declares a write-in victory Wednesday in the nation's last Senate race.
One day after she claimed victory in the nation's last unresolved Senate race, Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska reiterated Thursday that she does not support Sarah Palin as the Republican presidential nominee in 2012.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska Wednesday declared victory over fellow Republican Joe Miller in the nation's last Senate race, saying the result of her write-in candidacy was a "miracle."
Politics is serious business -- but not all of the time. From the halls of Congress to the campaign trail, there's always something that gets a laugh. Here are some of the things you might have missed:
Sarah Palin's reality show gave TLC its best program launch (among households) in its history with 4.96 million viewers.
Alaska Senate Candidate Republican Joe Miller on the Alaska Senate race, Tea Party influence this year and tweeting.
Alaska election officials will begin counting write-in ballots Wednesday despite a federal court challenge by the campaign of Republican U.S. Senate candidate Joe Miller, state director Gail Fenumiai said.
Alaska Republican Joe Miller said he is "cautiously optimistic" he'll come out on top in the only undecided Senate race in the country.
Three days after Democrats took a whipping in the House in the midterm elections, jockeying has already begun in the next battle for the Senate, with Democrats -- and even some Republicans -- already feeling the heat.
An unyielding and exuberant Sen. Lisa Murkowski thanked her supporters on election night as she appeared headed to a once-improbable victory in Alaska's Senate contest.
Write-in ballots for Sen. Lisa Murkowski are causing election drama in Alaska. KTVA's Matthew Felling explains.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski's bid to become only the second person to win a write-in campaign for U.S. Senate appeared on track in Alaska early Wednesday, with write-in candidates leading a Tea Party-backed Republican who beat her in a primary.
GOP Sen. Lisa Murkowski says her campaign is "not done yet" as she awaits final election results for the Alaska race.
Against the backdrop of a bitterly divided Congress and an angry and frustrated electorate, the most expensive midterm election in history finally comes to a climax Tuesday as America votes on 37 Senate seats and all 435 seats in the House of Representatives.
Check out a sneak peek of CNN's documentary "Boiling Point: Inside the Tea Party," which airs Saturday at 8 p.m. ET.
With the election just days away, most Americans disapprove of both Democrats and Republicans in Congress, while 58 percent of our fellow citizens say it's time for a third party.
Rhode Island gubernatorial candidate Frank Caprio says President Obama can "shove it" for not endorsing him.
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a write-in candidate to keep her job in Washington, slammed her competitors for the state's Senate seat as unqualified in a televised debate from Anchorage Sunday.
Senate candidates in Alaska spar over such as immigration, border security and the budget.
Are candidates who choose to ignore questions from reporters making a wise political move?
It has been said over and over again: The 2010 midterm is the anti-incumbent, anti-Washington and by virtue of their position in power, the anti-Democratic election.
CNN's Candy Crowley interviews Republican Lisa Murkowski about her chances at retaining her seat in the Senate.
In a surprise move Wednesday, Senate Republicans decided against removing Sen. Lisa Murkowski from her top position on the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, according to several GOP senators.
Tea Party euphoria confronted reality Sunday, with Delaware Senate primary winner Christine O'Donnell backing out of scheduled talk show appearances amid talk of possible civil war among Republicans over the conservative movement.
South Carolina Republican Congressman Bob Inglis talks about the divide between the GOP and the Tea Party.
Republican Senate candidate Joe Miller hit back at his on-again opponent Sen. Lisa Murkowski Monday, saying she broke her word to voters by announcing her plans to run as a write-in candidate in the Alaska Senate race.
Candy and her team scan the other Sunday morning talk shows and bring you the best sound that you may have missed.
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski, who lost in the Republican primary last month, says she will launch a write-in campaign to retain her senate seat.
A day before she declares whether she will mount a write-in candidacy to preserve her Senate seat, Alaska Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski spent several hours in and around the Senate chamber Thursday talking with her colleagues about the difficult decision she faces.
Sen. Lisa Murkowski concedes the GOP primary to Joe Miller for the "good of Alaska".
Call it another major victory for the Tea Party movement - and Sarah Palin.
Republican primary voters yesterday sent shock waves of earthquake proportions from Florida to Alaska.
Republican Gov. candidate Rick Scott talks about Tuesday night's victory in Florida with CNN's John King.
Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a scion of what was once one of Alaska's most famous political families, found her Senate career on the brink Wednesday morning.
Many voters may never have seen or heard of him, but Joe Miller is determined to make Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska the next victim of an angry, anti-incumbent movement. And helping him is the Tea Party Express.
Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) responds to a DNC ad about the oil spill and Rep. Barton's recent apology to BP.
Partisan bickering over the Gulf of Mexico oil disaster intensified Tuesday as top Republicans once again slammed the Obama administration for imposing a six-month deepwater drilling moratorium and stepped up their fight against a Democratic move to lift current liability caps for oil spills.
A controversial bill that would have stopped the Environmental Protection Agency from regulating carbon emissions was defeated in the Senate on Thursday, falling four votes shy of the 51 needed for passage.
The U.S. Senate engaged in a heated debate Thursday on an issue at the heart of the fight over energy reform: whether the Environmental Protection Agency should have the authority to impose clear limits on the emission of greenhouse gases.
Public anguish over the growing oil disaster in the Gulf of Mexico took center stage on Capitol Hill on Wednesday as a woman dumped simulated oil on herself during a Senate hearing in a graphic expression of support for legislation lifting oil companies' current liability cap.
Astounding. Risky. Quitter. And that's what fellow conservatives had to say Sunday about Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and her decision to step down with 18 months left in her term.
The Senate immigration compromise was effectively killed Thursday, failing to pass a critical procedural hurdle.
Here are some facts from tonight's broadcast that you might find interesting.
As Republicans head to New York to rally the party, The Inside Edge looks at what the convention might mean for President Bush's chances in the fall. We'll also tell you what a few state ballot initiatives might mean for his opponent John Kerry.
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