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Rep. Kirk going for Obama's Senate seat

KENILWORTH, Ill., July 20 (UPI) -- U.S. Rep. Mark Kirk said Monday he's a candidate for the Republican nomination for Illinois' U.S. Senate seat that had been held by President Barack Obama.

GOP donations strong for key senate seats

WASHINGTON, July 18 (UPI) -- Republican hopefuls in three key U.S. Senate contests posted strong fundraising totals for the second quarter of this year, federal records show.

Ex-Rep. Pickering's wife alleges affair

JACKSON, Miss., July 17 (UPI) -- Leisha Pickering alleges in a lawsuit her husband, former U.S. Rep. Chip Pickering, had an affair that destroyed their marriage and his political career.

Bolden becomes NASA's 12th administrator

WASHINGTON, July 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate has confirmed former astronaut Charles Frank Bolden Jr. as the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's 12th leader.

Reid expects to raise $25M for next year

LAS VEGAS, July 15 (UPI) -- Campaign staff for U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid say the Nevada Democrat expects to raise $25 million for his re-election bid in 2010.

Durbin: CIA allegations should be probed

WASHINGTON, July 12 (UPI) -- The U.S. Senate should investigate whether the CIA withheld information about a secret counterterrorism program from Congress, a key senator says.

Burris not running for full term in Senate

CHICAGO, July 10 (UPI) -- U.S. Sen. Roland Burris said Friday he will not run for election to a full term in 2010.

Sen. Roland Burris seeks legal fund

WASHINGTON, March 20 (UPI) -- The man who replaced President Barack Obama in the U.S. Senate, Roland Burris, wants to set up a legal defense fund to protect his seat, a Senate aide says.

Minnesota court rejects Franken lawsuit

MINNEAPOLIS, March 6 (UPI) -- The Minnesota Supreme Court Friday rejected Al Franken's request that the Senate recount be certified and he be allowed to take a U.S. Senate seat.

National flood insurance system may expire

WASHINGTON, March 6 (UPI) -- The National Flood Insurance Program for the United States will likely expire Friday as the U.S. Senate hasn't extended the system, an official said.

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