Jul 04 Mississippi’s black community seeks Cochran’s help after runoff win By Bill Barrow, Emily Wagster Pettus, Associated Press JACKSON, Miss. — After black voters helped Mississippi Sen. Thad Cochran survive an intense Republican primary runoff against an insurgent conservative challenger, some civil rights leaders in the South want him to repay the favor. Their request? Cochran should lead… Continue reading
Jul 03 Strong jobs numbers likely to give Democrats a morale boost By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Thursday’s jobs report McDaniel not backing down in Mississippi Georgia’s new gun law takes effect The advantages of incumbency Jobs numbers: The unemployment rate dropped to 6.1 percent with 288,000 jobs added in… Continue reading
Jul 02 Mitt Romney returns to the campaign trail in New Hampshire By Steve Peoples, Associated Press The former Republican presidential nominee is set to endorse Senate candidate Scott Brown on Wednesday, campaigning publicly in New Hampshire for the first time since the early hours of Election Day 2012 as he continues a larger effort to re-emerge… Continue reading
Jul 02 What Congress has to get done By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Congress has some items it has to work on The state of the VA reform bill Obama mocks GOP again, says, “So sue me.” Is he really the worst president since WWII? What Congress… Continue reading
Jun 30 Morning Line’s top 10 Senate rankings – June edition By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij Despite Eric Cantor's seismic loss in Virginia, establishment Republicans had another good month in June. The Virginia congressman and now-former majority leader's defeat did not appear to have tea party election ripples beyond his district. Check out our updated list… Continue reading
Jun 30 The political implications of the Hobby Lobby case By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Waiting for Hobby Lobby Scathing VA report; Obama to announce new boss Our updated Senate ratings No change in the top eight races Iowa cracks the top 10 while Michigan drops off the list… Continue reading
Jun 27 GOP congressional candidate says incumbent is a body double By Quinn Bowman Timothy Ray Murray lost Tuesday’s Republican primary in Oklahoma’s 3rd District with 5.2 percent of the vote. Incumbent Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., sailed to victory with nearly 83 percent of the votes cast. But Murray is challenging the results. The… Continue reading
Jun 26 Boehner to target Obama’s authority with legal challenge By Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Boehner plans legal challenge to Obama’s executive authority McDaniel not throwing in the towel yet in Mississippi Line Items: Wednesday’s Supreme Court decisions, Susan Collins supports same-sex marriage & RNC convention sites narrowed to… Continue reading
Jun 25 Watch After Cantor’s upset, incumbents hold their ground in close primary races By PBS News Hour Continue watching
Jun 25 Establishment order restored in midterm elections By Domenico Montanaro, Terence Burlij, Rachel Wellford, Simone Pathe Today in the Morning Line: Cochran, the new “Comeback Kid” Cantor loss looks more like an aberration than a trend Hillary Clinton talks with NewsHour’s Gwen Ifill Cochran survives runoff against McDaniel: They say lightning never strikes the same… Continue reading