Roland Burris

Rep. Tim Scott becomes South Carolina's first black senator

2012-12-17 11:07:00

WASHINGTON -- Rep. Tim Scott, a freshman tea party Republican, will become South Carolina's first black senator, Gov. Nikki Haley, announced Monday, appointing the congressman to fill the seat left vacant by Jim DeMint. "It is a great day for South...

Several Senate races tighten; write-in Lisa Murkowski closes on Republican Joe Miller [Update]

2010-09-29 16:35:37

Illinois Senate debate Mark Kirk vs Alexi Giannoulias

2010-10-20 04:34:56

Pennsylvania Senate debate: Pat Toomey vs. Joe Sestak

2010-10-21 04:34:12

Chicagoan President Obama votes early, but only once

2010-10-27 16:35:00

Is Democrat Jesse Jackson Jr. attempting magic tricks on the House floor?

2011-02-11 16:36:03

Sen. Roland Burris admonished by ethics panel for being 'less than candid' during probe

2009-11-20 16:34:36

Who received Obama's presidential calls after today's Senate healthcare vote (Hint: Not Mitch McConnell)

2009-12-24 16:34:37

Senator Oprah? O, imagine the possibilities!

2010-07-13 16:36:12

One in, one out: Jerry Brown to announce for Calif. governor, as Harold Ford opts out of N.Y. Senate tilt

2010-03-01 21:34:51

The law is on Blagojevich's side

2009-01-06 00:00:00

Like it or not, Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich has the legal authority to appoint Roland Burris to the U.S. Senate, and Burris, the state's former attorney general, should be allowed to take the seat vacated by President-elect Barack Obama. Senate...

Letters to the editor

2009-01-02 00:00:00

Focus on Blagojevich Re “Senators call appointment unwelcome,” Dec. 31 Isn't Illinois Gov. Rod R. Blagojevich's appointment of Roland Burris less scandalous than Richard Nixon's appointment of Gerald Ford as vice president? In the latter...

Former Senator Roland Burris takes the stage during the Inaugural Ceremony for Constitutional Officers at the Prairie Capital Convention Center in Springfield.

2011-01-10 00:00:00

U.S. Senator Roland Burris takes in the scene at the "Moving America Forward" democratic rally on the Midway Plaisance in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood.

2010-10-30 00:00:00

Despite calls for his resignation, and allegations that he was not honest during testimony at the Illinois House impeachment hearings, Sen. Roland Burris was seated following his appointment by indicted Governor Rod Blagojevich. Burris was shunned by most senators, but made some waves during the

2009-12-14 18:22:03