Scott P. Brown

Analysis: Pivotal congressional races six months ahead of election

2012-05-04 03:05:00

Six months from Tuesday, Americans will reset the power equation in Washington, and not only for the presidency. Control of Congress is also at stake. In each of the last three national elections, voters opted for change, and they may be about to do so...

Poll: Scott Brown leads Elizabeth Warren in Massachusetts

2012-02-17 13:03:00

Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown, whose upset victory in early 2010 marked the moment when many started to take the tea party movement seriously, leads his likely 2012 Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren�by 9 percentage points, according to a new...

Rush Limbaugh's 'slut' comment draws rebukes from all sides

2012-03-02 15:25:00

In unleashing his sharp words against a law student this week, talk show host Rush Limbaugh – who called the student a “slut” and a “prostitute” for advocating expanded access to birth control – sparked rebukes from...

Elizabeth Warren blasts 'ridiculous' charge in ad by Karl Rove group

2011-12-09 13:40:00

Elizabeth Warren, the consumer advocate-turned-Massachusetts Senate candidate, is fighting back after a new ad from an independent group founded by Karl Rove accuses her of being too close to big business. Warren has emerged as an early target of Rove'...

Warren, Brown reach accord on outside spending in key Senate race

2012-01-23 12:37:00

Massachusetts Sen. Scott Brown and his Democratic challenger Elizabeth Warren have signed off on an unusual agreement aimed at preventing outside groups from advertising in their hotly contested Senate race. �� The senator and the Harvard...

Senate blocks GOP attempt to deny debt-ceiling increase

2012-01-26 09:44:00

Despite support from virtually all Republicans, the Senate blocked an attempt to deny President Obama an increase in the debt ceiling, ensuring that the administration has the funds to pay the nation’s bills through the November election. The...

Elizabeth Warren raised $5.7 million in final quarter of 2011

2012-01-11 14:00:00

Harvard professor-turned-candidate Elizabeth Warren is proving she has fundraising chops. Warren announced Wednesday that she had pulled in $5.7 million in donations in the fourth quarter for her bid to represent Massachusetts in the U.S. Senate, besting...

Obama circumvents Congress to make appointments

2012-01-04 18:45:00

Democrats to embrace 'Occupy' themes, if not movement itself

2011-11-03 11:28:00

Occupy Wall Street is not likely to have the kind of effect on Democratic politics that the "tea party" movement has had in the GOP, a leading Democratic strategist said Thursday. � Still, you can expect to hear Democrats focusing on some of the issues...

Business-labor ad war kicks off for 2012 [video]

2011-11-16 09:46:00

The 2012 political ad war between business and labor officially began today, months earlier than it has ever started in the past. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is airing three hard-hitting ads in battleground Senate races, all embracing the conservative,...

Elizabeth Warren hints at Massachusetts Senate run

2011-08-11 16:34:33

House Republicans' budget plan defeated in the Senate

2011-05-25 15:20:00

The Senate roundly rejected the House GOP budget on Wednesday, with five Republicans joining most Democrats in shooting down the proposal to dramatically alter Medicare that has rattled the Republican Party. The 40-57 vote essentially ends the...

January 2011 photo of Sen. Scott Brown , who has come out against Rep. Paul D. Ryan's budget plan and its proposed overhaul of Medicare.

2011-05-23 09:49:20

Illinois Governor's candidate Bill Brady , with wife Nancy, appear with U.S. Senate candidate Mark Kirk and Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown (right) during a Republican campaign rally at Joe's on Weed Street.

2010-10-31 00:00:00