WASHINGTON, June 27 (UPI) -- Former Republican U.S. Senate leaders Rick Santorum and Bill Frist, a year out of office, are raising and spending big bucks, campaign finance records show.

CONCORD, N.H., Jan. 9 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. John McCain's victory in the New Hampshire Republican primary points to a contentious presidential field in a series of key battleground states.

HARRISBURG, Pa., Dec. 21 (UPI) -- A Democrat was declared the winner of a suburban Philadelphia legislative district Thursday, giving the party a one-vote majority in the Pennsylvania House.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 6 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate Wednesday confirmed Robert Gates to succeed Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 10 (UPI) -- Republicans, with Sen. Mitch McConnell leading the way, are jockeying for leadership positions when the 110th Congress convenes next January in Washington.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 8 (UPI) -- Pennsylvania voters sent Democratic state Treasurer Bob Casey Jr. to the U.S. Senate in a landslide, ousting conservative Republican incumbent Rick Santorum.

HARRISBURG, Pa., Nov. 7 (UPI) -- Democrat Bob Casey Jr. defeated two-term Republican U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum handily Tuesday in Pennsylvania.

WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 (UPI) -- Over the next few days, hundreds of lawyers will be flying to distant states to prepare for litigation following the upcoming U.S. election.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 4 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum, R-Pa., escalated his rhetoric against Democratic challenger Bob Casey Jr., saying he has "no specifics, no answer." The two squared off for more than 40 minutes Sunday on NBC's "Meet the Press," in a state where polls show Casey,