The Washington Post and CNN are both reporting that Sen. Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) will retire at the end of her term. Mikulski is the longest serving female Senator, she was first took office in 1987. Mikulski has been seen as the Dean of Senate women due to her seniority. […]
For the third straight year, Sen. Rand Paul won the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) straw poll. Sen. Paul won with 25.7% of the vote. Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker, who is seen as being in the top-tier of potential Republican candidates, got second place with 21.4%. Sen. Ted Cruz and […]
Loretta Lynch has passed the Senate Judiciary Committee on her way to becoming the attorney general. She was approved by the committee on a 12-8 vote. All Democrats voted for her, in addition to three Republicans. Her next step will be to approved by the full Senate. The vote will […]
The Federal Communications Commission has voted to reclassify broadband service as a utility, granting net neutrality advocates a victory after months and years of fighting for the policy. The proposal by Chair Tom Wheeler was approved on a party-line vote, 3-2. Under net neutrality, Internet providers must enable access to all content […]
Former Ohio Governor Ted Strickland has announced that he will run for the Senate in 2016. If he wins his primary, he would run against first term Senator Rob Portman. “I’m running for the United States Senate in 2016 because I am determined to restore the American Dream for working people […]
