FRANKFORT — A Democrat from far Western Kentucky will soon represent downtown Lexington in the state Senate under a redistricting plan approved by the Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday.

ROUND ROCK, Texas (Reuters) - The fierce battle between the conservative Tea Party movement and establishment Republicans for control of the party is on full display in the race for a Senate seat in Texas this year and the outcome could have national consequences. David Dewhurst, the Texas lieutenant governor since 2003, represents the establishment wing of the party in the first open Senate ...

Losing his Senate seat might have been the best thing that ever happened to Rick Santorum's bank account.

WASHINGTON — Losing his Senate seat might have been the best thing that ever happened to Rick Santorum’s bank account. In 2006, the Republican presidential hopeful earned about $200,000 from his Senate salary and book royalties. From January 2010 to August 2011, he earned at least $1.3 million as he cashed in on his 16 years in Congress by working as a corporate consultant, political pundit and ...

Losing his Senate seat might have been the best thing that ever happened to Rick Santorum's bank account.