Eager to preserve their majority in the Senate, Democrats tried to clear the way for a popular independent former governor who is seeking Olympia J. Snowe#39;s seat, in the hope that he sides with them if elected.

Democrats might yet have a lifeline in their quest to hold on to Nebraska#39;s open U.S. Senate seat this year, and once again it#39;s former Sen. Bob Kerrey giving them hope.

Former U.S. Sen. Bob Kerrey is reconsidering his decision not to run for Nebraska#39;s open U.S. Senate seat this year, a Democratic campaign consultant who has worked with Kerrey said Monday.

Entrepreneur Donald Trump dismissed the surging candidacy of Rick Santorum by claiming that Santorum lost his Senate seat in 2006 by a wider margin than any incumbent senator in history. He’s wrong. In fact, there have been two dozen incumbent senators who have taken worse beatings than Santorum did in … More gt;gt;

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.