The defeat of Republican U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski by an upstart fiscal conservative in Alaska's GOP primary could mark a significant shift for a state that has so long relied on federal pork to survive. The outcome was also an unexpected blow to the seniority Alaska has enjoyed in the Senate.

The national debt requires less reliance on federal resources, says Joe Miller, who leads Sen. Lisa Murkowski by 1,668 votes after the GOP primary. Thousands more ballots will be counted this week. Joe Miller, the surprise leader in Alaska's unresolved Republican Senate primary, said Sunday that the growing national debt requires a belt tightening that should include cutting back on federal ...

By Ernest Hooper, Metro Columnist Sunday, August 29, 2010 An aide to GOP U.S. Senate candidate Marco Rubio said last week he expects Democrats to rally behind Kendrick Meek, hurting the independent bid of Charlie Crist and bringing political gravity in Florida back to normal. In your dreams. I'm not saying Dems won't support Meek, but the unique three-way race for the Senate and the success of ...

Republican Senate candidate Carly Fiorina intends to travel to Israel over Labor Day weekend to brush up on her foreign policy credentials.

GOP U.S. Senate hopeful Ken Buck will give salary from September and October back to Weld County to campaign full time a move his opponent says should have happened months ago.