Poll Averages Show GOP Slightly Ahead in All Senate Toss-Up Races
Chris Deaton · November 4, 2016 With the news that Republican representative Todd Young had overtaken Evan Bayh in a new poll of the Indiana Senate race—an intuitive result, given the torrent of negative news against the Democrat—the GOP now has their noses in front in at least three and perhaps all five Senate contests…
Profiles in Self-Preservation
Noemie Emery · November 4, 2016 Marco Rubio, Paul Ryan, and Kelly Ayotte, and of all you desperate GOP candidates, threading the needle between a working class base in thrall to a demagogue and another fairly large bloc that detests him: Ike feels your pain. So does John Kennedy, and a very large group of the best and the…
Liz Warren Calls Kelly Ayotte 'Weak'; New Hampshire Republican Fires Back
Jenna Lifhits · October 26, 2016 New Hampshire Republican Kelly Ayotte shot back at Massachusetts Democrat Elizabeth Warren Wednesday, after Warren reiterated Donald Trump's charge that Ayotte was "weak" during a rally in New Hampshire Monday.
Poll: Ayotte Edging Out Hassan in New Hampshire Senate Race
Michael Warren · October 25, 2016 Earlier this month, Republican senator Kelly Ayotte committed what was supposed to be a devastating gaffe when she said Donald Trump would "absolutely" be a role model for her children. But a new poll released Tuesday morning suggests the first-term New Hampshire senator is still very much alive…
Polls: Ayotte and Hassan Tied Up
Chris Deaton · October 14, 2016 Republican senator Kelly Ayotte and Democratic challenger Maggie Hassan are statistically tied in the New Hampshire Senate race, days after the incumbent lawmaker rescinded her support of presidential candidate Donald Trump.
Kelly Ayotte: 'I Cannot and Will not Support' Trump for President
Michael Warren · October 8, 2016 Embattled New Hampshire senator Kelly Ayotte says she will not be supporting Donald Trump, the Republican party nominee, for president. Ayotte, who faced a tough challenge from Democrat Maggie Hassan, released a statement Saturday morning in which she said she will write in Mike Pence, Trump's…
GOP Candidates Outperforming Trump in 12 of 14 Senate Battlegrounds
Chris Deaton · October 5, 2016 A bit more than a month from Election Day, the electoral forecasts for Republicans differ between congressional campaigns and the one for the White House. The party's odds of retaining the Senate, once believed long, have improved substantially in recent weeks, as one-time toss-up races like…
Ayotte Says She 'Misspoke' Calling Trump a Role Model
Chris Deaton · October 4, 2016 A vulnerable Republican senator who has dissociated herself from Donald Trump walked back her characterization of the White House hopeful as a role model based on the admirable pursuit of running for president, creating a potentially awkward flash point in a toss-up contest.
Clinton Acolyte Won't Say Clinton Is Honest and Trustworthy
Chris Deaton · August 16, 2016 The Democratic candidate for Senate in the battleground state of New Hampshire declined to say Hillary Clinton was honest and trustworthy Monday morning after being asked three separate times.
Three GOP Senators Condemn Trump's Comment that U.S. Soldiers Stole Money in Iraq
Jenna Lifhits · June 15, 2016 Three GOP senators sounded off Wednesday on Donald Trump's comment that American soldiers stole money intended for Iraqi reconstruction.
Top General: I Was Against Lifting Ban on Weapons and Ballistic Missiles for Iran
Daniel Halper · July 29, 2015 Gen. Martin Dempsey, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, testified on Capitol Hill today that it was his recommendation that the U.S. not lift its sanctions on conventional weapons and ballistic missiles that were part of the Iran deal.
Graham, Ayotte, McCain: Don't Repeat 'Fatal Mistakes' in Afghanistan
Michael Warren · April 22, 2014 In response to a report that the Obama administration may cut U.S. troop levels in Afghanistan to below 10,000, senators Lindsey Graham, Kelly Ayotte, and John McCain have released a statement. Read it below:
Senator: 'The Administration’s "Reset" with Russia Is a Failure'
Daniel Halper · March 4, 2014 New Hampshire senator Kelly Ayotte called for reseting the "reset" policy with Russia.
Ayotte, McCaskill, Female Vets Push Back Against Gillibrand Amendment
Michael Warren · July 26, 2013 On Thursday, Republican senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Democratic senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri joined with several female veterans of the armed forces to speak out against a proposal that would create a new justice system for serious military prosecutions, independent of military…
Senators: 'What We Do Not Know' About Benghazi
Daniel Halper · May 23, 2013 Three U.S. senators have identified the missing parts of the response to the Benghazi terror attack. In a statement, Senators Kelly Ayotte, Lindsey Graham, and John McCain list "What We Do Not Know" about Benghazi:
NRA Ad Defends Kelly Ayotte
Michael Warren · May 8, 2013 The National Rifle Association has a new ad defending Republican senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire for her vote against the Toomey-Manchin gun control amendment.
Lawmakers: Treat Suspect as 'Enemy Combatant'
Daniel Halper · April 20, 2013 In a joint statement, four lawmakers urge President Obama to treat the Boston bombing suspect picked up last night in Watertown, Mass. as an “enemy combatant.” Here’s the joint statement, signed by Rep. Peter King, Senators Kelly Ayotte, John McCain, and Lindsey Graham:
N.H. Senator Ayotte to Oppose Manchin-Toomey Gun Bill
Daniel Halper · April 17, 2013 New Hampshire senator Kelly Ayotte announces this morning that she will not support the Manchin-Toomey gun bill, which is supposed to be voted on today in the Senate. Instead, Ayotte says, she is supporting "the Protecting Communities and Preserving the Second Amendment Act."
'Defend and Reform: The Future of America's Defense Spending'
Daniel Halper · December 11, 2012 Watch the live conference here:
Senators Blast Rice After Meeting with Her
Daniel Halper · November 27, 2012 Three U.S. senators blasted Susan Rice after meeting with her on Capitol Hill. The meeting centered around the Benghazi terrorist attack--and Rice's public statements following the attack.
Why Does Afghanistan Matter to Americans?
Daniel Halper · November 18, 2012 New Hampshire Republican senator Kelly Ayotte asks General Joseph F. Dunford, Jr., why Afghanistan matters. Watch Dunford's response here:
Senator Warns Against Disastrous Defense Cuts
Patrick Christy · June 14, 2012 Senator Kelly Ayotte, a Republican from New Hampshire, took to the Senate floor—along with Senators John McCain and John Thune—to warn against looming Department of Defense cuts.
Scott Brown and Kelly Ayotte Back Religious Freedom Bill
John McCormack · February 14, 2012 Washington Post blogger Greg Sargent thinks that Barack Obama's mandate that private insurers must provide free contraceptive and abortive drugs could split the GOP. But Sargent notes that two northeastern Republican senators, Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire and Scott Brown of Massachusetts, both…
Vice President Rubio, Secretary of State Pawlenty, and Attorney General Ayotte
Daniel Halper · December 13, 2011 The boss this morning took the stage with Senator Kelly Ayotte of New Hampshire. Smiling, and in good cheer, the boss noted that he and Ayotte had a “tough act to follow—Vice President Rubio and Secretary of State Pawlenty.”
Kelly Ayotte Wins the Republican Senate Primary in N.H.
Mary Katharine Ham · September 15, 2010 The country's first primary state was hardly first with its returns last night, as glacial vote-counting in New Hampshire had Republican Senate candidates Kelly Ayotte and Ovide Lamontagne unsure of the outcome of their close race until this morning.
Pro-Life Groups Go to Bat for Kelly Ayotte in N.H. Senate Race
John McCormack · September 9, 2010 In the September 14 New Hampshire GOP Senate primary, pro-life groups are weighing in to defend Attorney General Kelly Ayotte's pro-life credentials. Though Ayotte is pro-life and has been endorsed by Sarah Palin, her record is being assailed by supporters of candidate Ovide LaMontagne, who styles…