With filing and flirtations over (Oscar, we hardly believed ye) and silly GOP machinations consummated (putting a viable state Senate contender in a no-win congressional race), letÕs reassess the odds in the stateÕs two major races from my September line. U.S. Senate When voters go to the polls in November, they will have nine choices — a Democrat, a Republican ...

FBI Director Robert Mueller on Wednesday defended his bureau's handling of the Christmas airline bombing attempt, insisting agents in Detroit moved quickly to protect lives. The suspect, he added, has been cooperating after his arrest. Mueller, testifying before a House Appropriations subcommittee, said Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab ...

In some ways, Senate parliamentarian Alan Frumin has accomplished every senator's dream without the chores of fundraising and vote-seeking that mark the lawmakers' lives in elective politics. Frumin doesn't have to talk to a single voter, raise a dime or deal with reporters, but ...

President Barack Obama is thanking lawmakers — and Republicans especially — for their help sending him a jobs bill. The Senate passed the bill on Wednesday with 11 Republican votes. It contains about $18 billion in tax breaks and a $20 billion infusion of cash into ...