Mary L. Landrieu

Senators challenge federal denial of aid to Marylanders hit by Sandy

2012-12-05 15:32:00

U.S. Sens. Barbara A. Mikulski and Ben Cardin publicly challenged on Wednesday a federal decision not to provide aid to Maryland residents affected by Hurricane Sandy — calling on President Barack Obama and federal emergency officials to rethink the...

Mikulski to speak on Senate women at Democratic National Convention

2012-08-22 08:17:00

Sen. Barbara A. Mikulskiwill have a speaking role at the Democratic National Convention, aides said Wednesday. The Maryland Democrat, who this year became the longest-serving woman in congressional history, will lead a program highlighting the record...

Democrats tighten U.S. Senate grip

2008-11-05 00:00:00

The same Democratic wave that made history yesterday by electing Barack Obama to the presidency drowned Republicans in the House and Senate and seemed poised to give Democrats commanding power in Congress. Voters appeared to be looking for someone to...

For explorers, 'a dream fulfilled'

2003-02-05 00:00:00

HOUSTON - In a somber ceremony yesterday, President Bush told the families and colleagues of the seven astronauts lost aboard the space shuttle Columbia that the crew had perished in a great cause that the nation would continue to pursue. Speaking to...

Republicans poised to set agenda

2002-11-07 00:00:00

WASHINGTON - Having seized control of the Senate and widened their edge in the House, Republicans are poised to help President Bush push through some top priorities, including tax cuts, a Homeland Security Department and the appointment of conservative...

Cardinal says new policy led to Loyola boycott

2005-05-20 00:00:00

When several Catholic bishops argued last year that they had a responsibility to deny Holy Communion to politicians who support abortion rights, Baltimore's Cardinal William H. Keeler was not among them. He instead offered that taking the sacrament was...

Solemn vote ends 'year of agony'

1999-02-13 00:00:00

Suspenseful it was not. And yet, when Chief Justice William H. Rehnquist called for the verdict in President Clinton's impeachment trial, he suddenly placed the weight of history on 100 sets of shoulders in the hushed Senate chamber. "Senators, how say...

High-stakes vote faces fierce scrutiny

2002-11-05 05:19:00

As Americans go to vote Tuesday, Democrats and Republicans have sent out teams of lawyers across the nation to watch for fraud, intimidation and other illegal tactics that could mean the difference in some of the closest races. Already, Democrats were...

No shell game, Pipkin says

2004-03-23 00:00:00

State Sen. E.J. Pipkin made millions of dollars as a junk-bond trader in New York before cashing in and returning to Maryland and a spacious home in Queen Anne's County. But not all of his money came back with him. Some of it is planted in a small...

Immigration bill gets Senate boost; House effort teetering

2013-05-22 15:31:04

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Supporters of U.S. immigration reform are hoping that the smooth and drama-free passage of their legislation through a Senate committee - a departure from almost everything that has happened in Congress over the past four years -...

Dems' Senate campaigns marked by internal battles

2013-05-20 05:25:00

ATLANTA (AP) — Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections. Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota,...

Gabrielle Giffords' story a different kind of profile in courage

2013-05-06 08:28:00

Gabrielle Giffords received a Profile in Courage award this weekend at the John F. Kennedy Library in Boston. The award is fitting, though she is displaying a different kind of courage than was celebrated by the late president in his 1957 best-selling...

WASHINGTON, DC 12/04/12 Sen. Joseph Lieberman (left) talks with Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) (center) and Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN) before a hearing with the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security on disaster relief for Hurricane Sandy victims.

2012-12-13 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, DC 12/04/12 Sen. Joseph Lieberman (left) talks with Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) (center) and Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN) before a hearing with the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security on disaster relief for Hurricane Sandy victims.

2012-12-13 00:00:00

WASHINGTON, DC 12/04/12 Sen. Joseph Lieberman (left) talks with Sen. Mary Landrieu (D-LA) (center) and Sen. Dan Coats (R-IN) before a hearing with the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security on disaster relief for Hurricane Sandy victims.

2012-12-13 00:00:00