In CNN op-ed, Tina Smith calls McConnell's Senate 'a big, fat waste'
In a CNN piece Tuesday, Smith expressed her frustration's about the Senate's current priorities.
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Klobuchar the target of negative story ahead of 2020 announcement
The report involves the senator's reputation as a tough boss.
Who got endorsements at the DFL, GOP conventions on Friday?
Endorsements were handed out to Senate candidates.
Watch Al Franken and Jeff Sessions spar over meetings with Russians
The senator says Sessions is moving the goalposts on the issue.
Klobuchar says 'no' to presidential run
U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar told MSNBC's Chris Matthews on Hardball Thursday night, “I love being the Senator from Minnesota, that’s what I want to do." MinnPost reports, when Matthews pressed Klobuchar for a yes or no answer to whether she wants to be president she said, "That was a no. I couldn’t be clearer."
Thompson wins GOP primary battle for US Senate in Wisconsin
Former Wisconsin Gov. Tommy Thompson won a four-way Republican primary for an open U.S. Senate seat in Wisconsin. Thompson will face Democratic Rep. Tammy Baldwin in the general election this fall. Democratic incumbent Sen. Herb Kohl is not running for his fifth-term.
Kurt Bills' Senate campaign coffers nearly empty
GOP U.S. Senate candidate Kurt Bills is in apparent need of dollar bills. The Federal Election Commission reports that the Republican challenger to Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar has just $5,841 in the bank -- approximately 900 times less than Klobuchar's campaign, which has nearly $5.4 million.
Michele Bachmann asks for contributions to help U.S. Senate candidates
Through the help of her leadership PAC designed to help fellow lawmakers or those running for office, U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann is asking for contributions to help Republicans take back the Senate. "All we need are four seats in four states," the Minnesota politician wrote in a e-mail to would-be contributors.