Heather French Henry, a 2000 Miss America titleholder and wife of former Kentucky Lt. Gov. Steve Henry (D), is contemplating launching a challenge to Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) and has been contacted by officeholders in the state urging her to run.

"I'm not saying no yet, but I'm not saying yes," she told The Hill on Tuesday.

Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.) leads all potential GOP candidates by double digits in Minnesota after a number of top recruits have decided against a run, according to a new poll.

According to a survey from the Democratic-affiliated Public Policy Polling, voters approve of Franken by a 51-42 percent margin. Those numbers are relatively unchanged from a similar PPP poll in January.

Franken tops 50 percent against all the candidates listed in the poll. None of the GOP candidates — all of whom lack significant name recognition — garner more than 38 percent of the vote.

Maya Soetoro-Ng joined actors Kal Penn and George Takei on a roster of "Asian American and Pacific Islander" leaders backing Honda.  

Most voters believe that the Benghazi or Internal Revenue Service (IRS) scandals will still be major news in 2014, according to a new Rasmussen poll.

Two new PACs have joined a growing list of outside groups committed to electing a woman president in 2016, and their founder is eager to see Hillary Clinton enter the race. 

Federal Election Commission documents registering Madam President PAC and Ms. President PAC were filed by Mosemarie Boyd, listed as the PACs' treasurer, in early May.

House Majority PAC, the group working to regain a Democratic majority in the House, is hammering Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) with a new video charging she's "running scared" the day after a new poll showed her lagging behind her Democratic challenger by 2 percentage points.

Flight attendants are defending Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.) from attacks on his record on national security issues in the Massachusetts Senate special election.

Republican candidate Gabriel Gomez has questioned Markey’s commitment to security in recent days, arguing that the longtime congressman has voted against several measures to protect the homeland since the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks. 

But the Association of Professional Flight Attendants (APFA) union, which represents American Airlines employees, said Markey has actively worked to safeguard airplanes from potential terrorists during his tenure in Congress.

The union, which has endorsed Markey, cited congressman’s recent efforts to convince the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) to drop its plans to allow small knives onto airplanes for the first time since 9/11. 

Senate Minority leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) appears alongside Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) in a new Web video appealing to fishermen that doubles as red meat for Kentucky conservatives who may still be wary of McConnell heading into his reelection fight.

Michelle Nunn, a potential Democratic contender for Senate in Georgia, attended a fundraiser with President Obama this past weekend, stoking speculation she's moving closer to a run for retiring Sen. Saxby Chambliss' (R-Ga.) seat.
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