Stories by Steve Peoples:
June 27, 2011
He may be among the most unpopular freshmen in the nation, but Rep. David Cicilline will run for a second term next fall in deep-blue Rhode Island with the firm backing of the Ocean State’s Democratic machine.
June 23, 2011
The newly formed Democratic group House Majority PAC will begin airing an attack ad on cable television Friday targeting Minnesota Rep. Chip Cravaack’s car.
June 22, 2011
Freshman Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.), already a top Democratic target, stumbled in trying to fill out a personal financial disclosure form, according to the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, which unearthed a series of irregularities.
June 22, 2011
State Speaker Chris Donovan is expected to launch a Congressional bid today in Connecticut's 5th district.
June 22, 2011
Fundraising numbers released this week signal what could be the beginning of a new era in Capitol Hill's money wars.
June 22, 2011
Republicans plan to pass a new Congressional map that makes Rep. Tim Walberg's (R) district safer for him. But at least one former GOP Congressman from Michigan isn't happy about it.
June 20, 2011
The National Republican Congressional Committee outraised its Democratic rival for the month of May, finishing the reporting period with double the cash on hand as the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.
June 20, 2011
Democrats believe the road back to a House majority runs through New York. And Rep. Ann Marie Buerkle is perhaps the most vulnerable Republican freshman in a state crowded with GOP freshmen.
June 20, 2011
The list of potential Anthony Weiner successors in New York is starting to grow. Lynn Schulman, a Queens Democrat who ran for the City Council in 2009, has been approached by Queens County officials about a potential run, according to the New York political blog “Capitol Tonight.”
June 17, 2011
One of the nation's most outspoken anti-abortion rights groups is putting an unwelcome spotlight on Mitt Romney's anti-abortion credentials.
June 16, 2011
Democratic Rep. Anthony Weiner's resignation Thursday creates more questions than answers for the future of New York's 9th district.
June 15, 2011
In the hunt for the White House, the GOP's leading presidential contenders know they would struggle to win the voters who know them best.
June 15, 2011
GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum has named his national communications team, a group largely consisting of staffers close to the former Pennsylvania Senator.
June 14, 2011
Connecticut voters have a more favorable view of Rep. Christopher Murphy (D) than of his Democratic rival in the Nutmeg State's 2012 Senate contest.
June 13, 2011
He has been out of office for six months, but House Democrats have recruited former Pennsylvania Rep. Patrick Murphy in the fight to rally the liberal base.
June 13, 2011
Washington’s top Democrats called on Rep. Anthony Weiner to resign this weekend, but the leader of New York’s Democratic Party refused to follow their lead.
June 10, 2011
Tea party activists are struggling to rally behind a single presidential contender as disparate groups with conflicting priorities balance candidate viability with conservative purity on policies that extend well beyond the spending concerns that spawned the movement just two years ago.
June 10, 2011
Former Rep. Chris Shays (R-Conn.) told Roll Call he is "very interested" in launching a Senate bid to replace retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman (I).
June 10, 2011
Democrats are worried about a court order that will force Maine to redraw its two Congressional districts before the 2012 elections.
June 10, 2011
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum is spending money on a radio ad focused on the economy. He’s the first 2012 candidate to buy air time.
June 9, 2011
New York’s quirky election laws give local county chairmen unique power to select each party’s nominees in the event of a special election. And Rep. Joe Crowley, as the Queens County Democratic chairman, will have the ultimate say over which Democrat would run in the 9th district should Rep. Anthony Weiner (D) resign.
June 7, 2011
Rep. Anthony Weiner insisted he will not resign, but a cloud now looms over the New York Democrat’s once-bright political future. His New York City mayoral ambitions are all but dead, and his hold on his Congressional seat is in jeopardy.
June 7, 2011
Republicans have begun calling on Rep. Anthony Weiner (D) to resign, but a slim majority of New York City voters believe the embattled Congressman should hold on to his seat, according to polling released by Marist College on Tuesday night.
June 6, 2011
A teary Rep. Anthony Weiner on Monday dismissed calls by conservative activists and Republicans that he resign over revelations that he has carried on what he admitted were inappropriate online relationships with a half-dozen women.
June 6, 2011
Former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum this morning confirmed his plans to seek the presidency, announcing on “Good Morning America” that an 11 a.m. speech would serve as the official launch of a White House bid that has been under way for months.
