On the Campaign Trail With John McCain
Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is back on the campaign trail. This week he’s traveling in support of others in his party. Roll Call’s Abby Livingston reports: On Monday, [McCain] endorsed former WWE CEO Linda McMahon in Danbury, Conn., for her Senate bid to replace McCain’s friend, retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman (I), according to the Hartford…
The 50 Richest Members of Congress
Every year since 1990, Roll Call combs through the financial disclosure forms of Members of Congress to put together a yearly index of Congressional wealth. For the second year in a row, Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Texas) is on top of the “50 Richest” list, followed by Sen. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and Rep. Darrell Issa (R-Calif.)….
The Could-Have-Beens: Former VP Contenders Back Romney
Rob Portman, Condoleezza Rice, Tim Pawlenty and John Thune, whose names have all been floated as a potential Romney vice presidential pick, took to the stage to show their support for the Romney-Ryan ticket. As Roll Call‘s Joshua Miller reports from Tampa, the theme of the night was “we can change it,” though that narrative didn’t resonate…
Bachmann Criticized by Fellow Republicans Over Claim
BBC: “Senior US Republicans have strongly condemned former presidential candidate Michele Bachmann for attacks on a long-time aide to Hillary Clinton. She said Huma Abedin had connections to the Muslim Brotherhood and implied she was part of a wider conspiracy.” Roll Call: “In a potentially significant move hailed by reform advocates, the IRS has signaled that…
Republican Senators Get Twice the News Coverage
Smart Politics: ”A Smart Politics review of broadcast media transcripts by ABC, CBS, CNN, FOX, MSNBC, NBC, and NPR for the first six months of 2012 finds that Republican U.S. Senators have been mentioned in more than twice as many news stories as their Democratic counterparts with John McCain leading the field at more than 10…
