April 7, 2015
3:44 pm

US Senator John McCain speaks at the dedication ceremony of the Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate in Boston, Massachusetts, on March 30, 2015. (Paul Marotta/Getty Images/AFP)

Senator John McCain announces run for 6th term

Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee will be 80 by the time Election Day comes around in 2016

By AP

April 7, 2015
6:54 am

Eric Greitens as a Navy SEAL in Iraq. (Courtesy of Rubenstein Public Relations/JTA)

Jewish former Navy SEAL sets his sights on governorship

Awarded a Purple Heart for service in Iraq, Missouri-native Eric Greitens seeks to leverage his value-based leadership model

By Gabe Friedman

January 2, 2015
2:14 am

Former Florida governor Jeb Bush, a potential 2016 US presidential candidate (AP/Wilfredo Lee, File)

Jeb Bush takes next step toward presidential run

GOP establishment favorite steps down from all his board memberships, further clearing path toward 2016 campaign

By Steve Peoples

November 6, 2014
12:24 am

President Barack Obama speaks to supporters during a rally for Connecticut Gov. Dannel P. Malloy's reelection campaign at Central High School, Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014, in Bridgeport, Conn.(Photo credit: AP/John Minchillo)

Poll: US Jews voted Democrat, but cooler on Obama approval

J Street says Jews voted 69% to 28% for Democratic congressional candidates over Republicans; Republican figures put the split at 65% to 33%

By Rebecca Shimoni Stoil

November 5, 2014
9:39 am

US Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) speaks accompanied by his wife Elaine Chao at his election night event November 4, 2014 in Louisville, Kentucky (Photo credit: Aaron P. Bernstein/Getty Images/AFP)

Republicans ride midterm wave to control of Senate, House

GOP says US citizens ‘hungry for new leadership;’ message is to ‘work together,’ outgoing Democratic majority leader offers

By David Espo and Robert Furlow

November 5, 2014
8:32 am

US Representative Lee Zeldin (R-New York) (screen capture: YouTube/TeamBoehner)

GOP Jewish presence returns to House

Long Island’s Lee Zeldin is sole Jewish Republican in Congress; Democratic Jewish senators win in Minnesota, Hawaii, but mull missteps as Republicans take control of Senate

By Ron Kampeas

November 5, 2014
6:11 am

Republicans take control of Senate, tighten hold on House

US citizens are ‘hungry for new leadership,’ says GOP Senate leader Mitch McConnell, as two-thirds of voters say the country is on the wrong track

By David Espo and Robert Furlow

November 5, 2014
2:10 am

US President Barack Obama (photo credit: Moshe Milner/GPO/Flash90)

Obama sees ‘worst possible’ Senate map since Eisenhower

From the Web President says states in contest heavily favor Republicans, creating the toughest race faced by a second-term leader since 1958

November 4, 2014
11:27 pm

Debbie Baldwin fills out her ballot on Election Day with the company of her sons Joshua, 4, and Luke, 2, at Aberdeen School in Grand Rapids, Mich., Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2014. (photo credit: AP/The Grand Rapids Press, Chris Clark)

Hot races, big stakes on midterm election ballot

36 Senate seats are up for grabs as Republicans seek to retake control of upper house of Congress

By Calvin Woodward

November 4, 2014
7:31 am

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, left, thanks supporters following a rally in Lexington, Kentucky, Monday, November 3, 2014. (photo credit: AP/Timothy D. Easley)

Republicans eye Senate as US heads to polls for midterms

Most signs point towards Democrats suffering crippling setbacks and Obama facing a hostile Congress after Tuesday election

By Michael Mathes

November 3, 2014
3:00 am

Party leaders clash over Obama as election nears

Republicans, eager to turn midterm elections into a mandate on unpopular president, expect to win big

By Steve Peoples

October 18, 2014
2:43 am

Jews face off, and other close races to watch, in US midterms

In LA, NY, Chicago and Colorado, elections that have the Jewish community on the edge of its seats

By JTA Staff

August 2, 2014
11:55 pm

This May 13, 2014, file photo shows Georgia Democratic Senate hopeful Michelle Nunn as she greets campaign volunteers at South DeKalb Community Achievement Center in Decatur, Ga. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)

Campaign memo: Jews ‘tremendous financial opportunity’

144-page memo cautions that Jews give in line with a politician’s Israel position, however