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Rand Paul, a candidate in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate in Kentucky revealed in an interview Thursday for the Wall Street Journal's Washington Wire blog that his campaign has asked 2008 GOP vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin to campaign for him: Washington Wire: Do you want Sarah Palin to campaign for you?Paul: We’d love to have her come. We’ve made some overtures to her.But the son of Texas congressman Ron Paul did not seem too excited about two other potential Republican presidential candidates: Washington Wire: What about Tim Pawlenty or Mitt Romney?Paul: I don’t know much about Tim Pawlenty....

The Senate blocked a $286 billion farm bill Friday, a blow to farm-state lawmakers who wanted to give their constituents expanded subsidies before next year's elections. Though politically popular, the bill stalled in a dispute between the parties over unrelated amendments that Republicans wanted to add. Democrats failed to get the 60 votes they needed to cut off debate on the measure. The final vote was 55-42. The vote could push consideration of the legislation into 2008 or beyond. Senate Agriculture Chairman Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, said Thursday that the bill may fare better after next year's elections, with a new...

A nonpartisan organization that checks the accuracy of political advertising found no major faults with a Democratic ad attacking Republican U.S. Senate nominee Bob Corker, despite the Corker campaign's claim that it was "blatantly false." The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee ad in question, which has been running only in East Tennessee, says that "thanks to Bob Corker's failures as mayor, more than 31,000" calls to 911 for emergency help went unanswered in Chattanooga. After the Corker campaign complained about the ad last week, the National Republican Senatorial Committee's attorney wrote broadcasters a letter warning that "you are subjecting your station...

NASHVILLE - In a clash over the past, Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Harold Ford Jr. has accused Republican candidate Ed Bryant of lying about the 1993 trial of Ford's father. "His characterization of what happened is an outright lie," said Ford in a telephone interview. "It's worse than just wrong." Ford said the Bryant comments are an example of Republicans "turning to personal attacks when they don't have any real issues." Bryant said Monday he stands by an assertion that "improper intervention" by a Democratic official of the U.S. Justice Department at the time led to the impaneling of a...

 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Tracey Schmitt 202-863-8614WASHINGTON -RNC Communications Director Brian Jones today issued the following statement on Sen. Harry Reid’s comment calling the President a “loser”: “Sen. Reid’s comments are a sad development but not surprising from the leader of a party devoid of optimism, ideas or solutions to the issues people care about most. The President will continue reaching across party lines to save Social Security, enact an energy policy, grow our economy and support our troops.”

<p>The keen national interest in Tennessee's up-for-grabs U.S. Senate seat will be highlighted this week by scheduled stops by President Bush and his father to raise money for Republican candidate Lamar Alexander.</p> <p>A third event to benefit the Alexander campaign, scheduled for Sept. 26, will feature Vice President Dick Cheney.</p>