... said drawing out the debate on Sotomayor would be good for the country and help Republicans win back control of the Senate. GOP senators have given no indication they will do so. McConnell was silent Tuesday when asked whether he would back such ...

... and Russell Feingold, D-Wis. Not voting were Sens. Chuck Hagel, R-Neb.; Ernest Hollings, D-S.C.; Carol Moseley-Braun, D-Ill.; and Jeff Sessions, R-Ala. Senate GOP: $80 billion cut probably shy on yes votes

... minimum tax, which is designed to ensure small companies pay at least some tax after deductions and various loopholes. This provision is scaled back from $22 billion over 5 years to $19 billion. Senate GOP proposes concessions on IRAs

... considerable help to the government. Kelly was a major Blagojevich fundraiser and a close confidant of the governor. Ill. Senate GOP angry about adjournment - Advertisement - SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) Illinois Senate Republicans are angry the Democratic ...

... moderate wing, which Mr. Specter's move both confirms and accelerates. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, head of the Senate GOP campaign committee, tried to convince Pennsylvania Republicans that an insistence on purity in the primary would lose ...

... of Obama's plan in the Senate within a few days, the deal sets up difficult negotiations with the House. But the Senate GOP moderates votes are crucial to the measure's success, giving them great leverage going into talks with the House ...

... Republicans assailed Senate Democrats for how they handled the issue. Sen. John Cornyn of Texas, who is leading the Senate GOP's election efforts, accused them of "arrogant mismanagement" and said: "This entire situation has been a national ...

... fellow Democrats as well as Republicans. On Wednesday, Obama is heading to Capitol Hill to lobby Senate Democrats. Senate GOP leader Mitch McConnell emphasized Republican criticism of the president's proposed budget as an over-spending, over ...

WASHINGTON Republican prospects in U.S. Senate races this November grew grimmer Friday, as the head of the party's campaign arm announced he must reduce its budget because GOP senators are raising too little money.

... widespread losses. "It's a fairly toxic atmosphere out there," said Nevada Sen. John Ensign, chairman of the Senate GOP's campaign effort. Added his House counterpart, Oklahoma Rep. Tom Cole: "We haven't caught very many breaks ...