U.S. SENATOR-ELECT CLAIRE MCCASKILL

WASHINGTON, Oct. 5 (UPI) -- Republican U.S. presidential nominee John McCain's camp has the right to question Democrat Barack Obama's ties to an ex-radical, Sen. Joe Lieberman said Sunday.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 14 (UPI) -- A key supporter of Democratic U.S. presidential hopeful Barack Obama on Sunday took aim at Sarah Palin, the Republican vice presidential nominee.

DENVER, D.C., Aug. 26 (UPI) -- Eight female U.S. senators offered a to-do list Tuesday, ranging from disaster preparedness to protecting the checkbook, for the next president to tackle.

WASHINGTON, July 27 (UPI) -- Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., said Sunday that presumptive Democratic U.S. presidential nominee Barack Obama has not acknowledged any successes in Iraq.

WASHINGTON, July 13 (UPI) -- Republican presidential contender John McCain was not inconsistent in voting against tax cuts proposed by President Bush, McCain adviser Carly Fiorina says.

WASHINGTON, June 25 (UPI) -- U.S. congressional leaders are pressing the Bush administration to block deals to be signed between the Iraqi federal government and the world's largest oil companies and to cancel deals between the Iraqi Kurdish region and smaller U.S. oil firms.

WASHINGTON, June 9 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Barack Obama may have won Sen. Hillary Clinton's endorsement, but support of women who backed Clinton may not come so easily, analysts say.

WASHINGTON, June 3 (UPI) -- Key Democratic senators say results from primaries in South Dakota and Montana could nudge some uncommitted superdelegates into committing -- quickly

WASHINGTON, May 24 (UPI) -- The U.S. Federal Communications Commission should rule on the proposed merger of Sirius Satellite Radio and XM Satellite Radio soon, an agency head says.

WASHINGTON, May 21 (UPI) -- Speculative commodity trading that pushes prices upward needs to be reined in U.S. senators in Washington said.