Stories by Abby Livingston:
Jan. 11, 2013
Sen. Jay Rockefeller’s close ties to President Barack Obama could end his Senate career — should the West Virginia Democrat choose to run for re-election in 2014.
Jan. 10, 2013
In a new Fairleigh Dickinson University poll, Newark Mayor Cory Booker led Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg by 22 points in a hypothetical 2014 Democratic Senate primary matchup.
Jan. 7, 2013
Former National Republican Congressional Committee Executive Director Guy Harrison has joined OnMessage Inc., a Republican political consulting firm, as a partner.
Jan. 7, 2013
Newark Mayor Cory Booker said Monday morning that Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg has “got a decision to make” on whether to retire.
Jan. 6, 2013
Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell on Sunday foreshadowed the coming clash over the debt ceiling, making clear in a handful of television interviews that Republicans would demand significant spending cuts and oppose any tax increases as the price for their support to raise the federal borrowing limit.
Jan. 2, 2013
While coverage of the 2014 New Jersey Senate race thus far has centered on Newark Mayor Cory Booker and Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, a third Democrat is laying groundwork to run as well: Rep. Frank Pallone Jr.
Jan. 2, 2013
Republican Rep. Peter T. King, who represents Long Island, N.Y., is furious with Speaker John A. Boehner, R-Ohio, for not taking up a Hurricane Sandy relief bill before the 112th Congress ends, and his political retaliation includes asking New York and New Jersey Republicans to withhold political donations to Congressional Republicans.
Dec. 28, 2012
National Democrats moved swiftly on Friday to close ranks behind Rep. Edward J. Markey as their candidate to run to succeed Massachusetts Sen. John Kerry upon his confirmation as the next secretary of State.
Dec. 20, 2012
Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker is exploring a run for the Senate seat held by Democratic Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg. Booker posted a video with an announcement Thursday morning.
Dec. 20, 2012
The National Republican Congressional Committee has staffed up its senior team for the 2014 midterm election cycle.
Dec. 19, 2012
Democratic Rep. Bill Pascrell Jr. hinted at interest in running for higher state office and he conveyed frustration that Newark Mayor Cory Booker is taking too long decide whether he will run for governor in 2013 or Senate in 2014.
Dec. 19, 2012
The internal battle for the direction of the Republican Party has enveloped Washington’s GOP consultant class, as pragmatic party strategists hired to win campaigns ponder how to reclaim control of the primary process from powerful conservative activist groups.
Dec. 19, 2012
Outgoing Sen. Richard G. Lugar, R-Ind., will join The German Marshall Fund of the United States as a senior trans-Atlantic fellow when his term expires early next year.
Dec. 18, 2012
Those close to Newark Mayor Cory Booker telegraphed to the Wall Street Journal Tuesday that the Democrat will run for Senate in 2014, rather than challenge Republican Gov. Chris Christie in 2013.
Dec. 17, 2012
National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman Jerry Moran of Kansas is involved in final deliberations concerning whom to hire as NRSC executive director.
Dec. 17, 2012
Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is mulling a congressional comeback, with sources saying he might join the special election contest for Rep. Tim Scott’s soon-to-be-vacant House seat.
Dec. 17, 2012
Republicans praised fellow conservative Rep. Tim Scott of South Carolina, who will fill the Senate seat opening next year with the resignation of tea party favorite Jim DeMint. They also downplayed the fact that Scott will become the first African-American GOP senator in more than 30 years.
Dec. 17, 2012
South Carolina Gov. Nikki R. Haley is set to appoint Republican Rep. Tim Scott to succeed Sen. Jim DeMint, R-S.C., according to several news reports. The official announcement is expected to come at noon Monday.
Dec. 17, 2012
South Carolina Gov. Nikki R. Haley, flanked by the Palmetto State’s GOP congressional delegation, officially appointed Republican Rep. Tim Scott to succeed Sen. Jim DeMint on Monday.
Dec. 17, 2012
Updated 6:33 p.m. | Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford is being approached by local conservatives to run for Republican Rep. Tim Scott’s soon-to-be-vacant House seat — and is considering it — according to two sources in the state. Sanford previously occupied the same Charleston-based seat in the 1990s.
Dec. 16, 2012
Immediately after the mass shootings at a Newtown, Conn., elementary school Friday that left 20 children dead, White House Press Secretary Jay Carney declined to discuss whether President Barack Obama would pursue gun control legislation.
Dec. 14, 2012
Updated 7:35 p.m. Dec. 15 | Sen. John Kerry, D-Mass., is set to be nominated as the next secretary of State, according to news reports Saturday evening.
Dec. 14, 2012
Democrats all over Washington issued statements Friday expressing sympathy and dismay over the school shooting in Newtown, Conn. But amid the sadness, grief and shock one thing was clear — most in the Democratic Party did not want to inject a discussion of gun control into the day.
Dec. 13, 2012
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Steve Israel announced Thursday which members of his caucus will serve in the committee’s leadership for the 2014 midterm cycle.
Dec. 11, 2012
The GOP-aligned American Action Network has launched an online advertising campaign urging Beltway policy insiders to support congressional Republicans during the fiscal cliff debate.
