The family and friends of Paula Hawkins, who in 1980 was the first woman elected to a full Senate term without a family political connection, paid their last respects. ...more

December 12, 2009

Paula Hawkins, who in 1980 became the first woman elected to a full Senate term without a family political connection, died Friday. She was 82. ...more

December 5, 2009

TALLAHASSEE (AP) — Gov. Charlie Crist is changing advisers. Crist announced today that he's replacing Chief of Staff Eric Eikenberg with deputy chief of staff Shane Strum, 40. ...more

October 20, 2009

When Sen. Mel Martinez published his autobiography earlier this year, the 240-page book said very little about his life in Washington. ...more

December 4, 2008

Republican Sen. Mel Martinez is waiting until January, at least officially, to say whether he's running for a second term. ...more

November 16, 2008

Joe Biden won a seventh Senate term Tuesday, defeating Republican challenger Christine O'Donnell and setting up several intriguing possibilities because he also won the vice presidency. ...more

November 5, 2008

Barack Obama radiated confidence Monday as he and his presidential rival reached for the finish line of a two-year marathon with a burst of campaigning across battlegrounds from the Atlantic Coast to Arizona. ...more

November 4, 2008

September 1987 was a month of ruin and renewal for Joe Biden. Then a three-term senator from Delaware, Biden saw his bid for the Democratic nomination for president in tatters after he had been caught cribbing from other politicians' speeches. He exited the race amid a chorus of Washington chatter that the presidency would never be his. ...more

October 26, 2008

Did she, or didn't she? Who cares, really? ...more

September 24, 2008

Idaho Sen. Larry Craig lost a bid Thursday to withdraw his guilty plea in a men's room sex sting but defiantly vowed to finish his Senate term, prolonging a headache for GOP leaders facing a tough political climate. ...more

October 5, 2007