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Sabrina Siddiqui

GOP Senators Doubles Down On Susan Rice Claims

HuffingtonPost.com | Sabrina Siddiqui | Posted 05.21.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday showed no interest in apologizing for their previous assertions that ...

WHOOPS: Top Republican Mangles GOP Senator's Name

Patch | Tony Schinella | Posted 05.21.2013 | Politics

Maybe it was the bright lights. Maybe it was excitement of the night. Maybe it was being from Wisconsin....

Ayotte Gets Backup From GOP Senator

AP | KEN THOMAS | Posted 05.13.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — A political group backed by Republican Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida is coming to the aid of New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte, airing ...

Ad Backing Kelly Ayotte Presents Former Party Chair As A 'Mom'

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 05.10.2013 | Politics

The American Future Fund, a pro-Republican nonprofit, is running an ad defending Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), whose approval ratings dropped precipitou...

NRA Launches Ad Backing Kelly Ayotte

The Huffington Post | Will Wrigley | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics

The National Rifle Association is running a new television spot in support of Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.), who recently voted against bipartisan legisl...

Molly O'Toole

More Than 70 Sexual Assaults A Day In U.S. Military In 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Molly O'Toole | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics

Sexual assaults occurred at an average of more than 70 per day in the United States military during 2012, according to an annual report released Tuesd...

Lawmakers Targeted Over Senate Gun Failure

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.08.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON — Gun control forces are targeting Sens. Kelly Ayotte, Max Baucus and others as they struggle to persuade five senators to switch the...

Ayotte Hurls 'Lying' Charge Amid Attacks

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 05.07.2013 | Politics

Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) defended her vote against a background check amendment in an op-ed published Monday in the Seacoast Online, just before her...

Gals, Guns and the Gender Gap

Martha Burk | Posted 05.03.2013 | Politics
Martha Burk

With the next election 18 months away, senators who bucked 90 percent of the public on the recent vote to expand background checks for gun buyers probably think time will fade the memory for voters. But if anything, it's energized the overwhelming majority that favors more controls.

Amanda Terkel

Kelly Ayotte Declines Dinner With Gun Victim's Widow

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.03.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) has turned down a dinner invitation during the congressional recess from a woman whose husband was killed by ...

The Political Suicide of Kelly Ayotte

Hoyt Hilsman | Posted 05.02.2013 | Politics
Hoyt Hilsman

Senator Kelly Ayotte this week became the poster child for callousness in her confrontation with Erica Lafferty, the daughter of the slain principal of Sandy Hook.

John Celock

WATCH: GOP Legislator Warns Of Revolution

HuffingtonPost.com | John Celock | Posted 05.01.2013 | Politics

A Republican legislator in New Hampshire asked U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) Tuesday if the country is on the brink of a revolution over immigration...

Ayotte Has Hostile Confrontation With Newtown Victim's Daughter

The Huffington Post | Sabrina Siddiqui | Posted 05.02.2013 | Politics

Erica Lafferty, the daughter of slain Sandy Hook Elementary School principal Dawn Hochsprung, confronted Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) Tuesday over her v...

Republicans, Guns, Immigration and 2014

Ryan Campbell | Posted 04.30.2013 | Politics
Ryan Campbell

While 2016 is still a long way off, Republicans know that, if they tank immigration reform yet again, this will be an issue in the next presidential election that will cost them large portions of key demographics.

Republican Targeted By 'Horrified' Constituents

Concord Patch | Tony Schinella | Posted 04.30.2013 | Politics

A number of concerned citizens, backed by NH Project for Safer Communities and Granite State Progress, held a press conference at the Legislative Offi...

NRA, Gun Rights Groups Come To Struggling Senator's Aid

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 04.30.2013 | Politics

National gun rights groups are coming to the aid of Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R-N.H.) this week, days after a poll showed her approval rating plummeting in t...

Jason Linkins

For Background Checks, Is There Life After Legislative Loss?

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.02.2013 | Politics

When the Senate voted to frustrate the efforts of Sens. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) and Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) to strengthen the existing system of background c...

"Grover Norquist Did Not Elect You": Republicans in Disarray Over Online Sales Taxes

Ian Reifowitz | Posted 04.29.2013 | Politics
Ian Reifowitz

Don't get me wrong, this bill is right on the merits. Internet giants like Amazon.com do not deserve protection against mom-and-pop stores. But stories of Republicans in disarray, well, that's the kind of icing on top that makes any cake all the more delicious.

Ryan Grim

Ayotte's Gun Vote Takes Political Toll

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.25.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON -- A new poll has New Hampshire Sen. Kelly Ayotte (R) down a total of 15 points from her previous approval rating in a survey that followed...

The Gun-Vote Backlash Has Only Just Begun

The New Republic | ALEC MACGILLIS | Posted 04.24.2013 | Politics

As the Boston area was gripped by the manhunt that followed the Marathon bombings late last week, the opinion pages of the Concord Monitor just up the...

Senate Vote May Signal Problems For The Gun Lobby

National Journal | Ronald Brownstein | Posted 04.23.2013 | Politics

The outcome of Wednesday’s dramatic Senate vote on expanding background checks simultaneously demonstrated the difficult geography confronting gun-c...

Obama Hosting Female Senators For Dinner

Reuters | Posted 04.23.2013 | Politics

WASHINGTON, April 22 (Reuters) - President Barack Obama has invited the 20 women elected to the U.S. Senate for dinner at the White House on Tuesday...

Republicans Urge Obama To Label Boston Suspect 'Enemy Combatant'

The Huffington Post | Paige Lavender | Posted 04.20.2013 | Politics

Republican lawmakers issued a statement Saturday urging President Barack Obama to treat Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings...

Texas Official Retweets Noose Picture With Senators' Names

The Huffington Post | John Celock | Posted 04.12.2013 | Politics

The chief oil and gas regulator in Texas tweeted a photo of a noose along with the names of the 16 Republican United States senators who voted to open...

McCain's 'Wacko Birds' Fight Rages On

Roll Call | Posted 03.25.2013 | Politics

Sen. John McCain may have apologized for calling relative Senate newcomers Rand Paul and Ted Cruz “wacko birds,” but the Arizona Republican hasn...