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Seems like old times - Jay Leno cracking Quayle jokes on late night. But now the rising target of comics is Ben Quayle, son of the gaffe-prone former vice president, who is committing doozies of his own in his campaign for Congress.

Longshot U.S. Senate candidate Alvin Greene was indicted Friday on two charges, including a felony charge of showing pornography to a South Carolina college student.

The former mayor of Stamford will try to be the first Democrat to win the Connecticut governor's mansion since 1986, while wrestling executive Linda McMahon will take on Richard Blumenthal for the state's open Senate seat.

West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin announced on Tuesday his plans for a U.S. Senate bid this fall. The governor said during a press conference with reporters that he'll run for the seat held by the late Robert C. Byrd.

A new poll shows a tight race for U.S. Senate with incumbent Barbara Boxer clinging to a 3-percentage-point lead over her Republican rival, Carly Fiorina.

A top aide to President Barack Obama discussed a possible administration job with a Colorado Democrat to try to keep him from running for the U.S. Senate against a candidate Obama had endorsed, the White House acknowledged on Thursday.

US Rep. Joe Sestak has cut deeply into Sen. Arlen Specter's once seemingly insurmountable lead in the polls, reducing the margin to less than double digits with about two weeks left before the May 18 primary election ...

US Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has jumped in with both feet into Kentucky's US Senate race, endorsing Secretary of State Trey Grayson in the May 18 primary.

Republicans are on offense in scores of House and Senate races as persistent economic woes and lukewarm support for President Barack Obama continue to weaken Democrats' hold on Congress....

Amid sinking poll numbers and a spate of retirements by veteran lawmakers, Democrats have one early advantage heading into November's congressional elections: money.