Jacqueline Klimas

Campaigns use tracking tools, reminders to nudge voters toward polling places

Political campaigns have become so good at tracking that they can tell whether you've turned out to vote — and can stop sending you ads or emails on Election Day once they know they've gotten you. Published November 3, 2014

Greg Orman vs. Pat Roberts Senate race reflects Kansas’ anti-incumbent mood

Sen. Pat Roberts' efforts to link his opponent to the president haven't been enough to overcome anti-incumbent sentiment in Kansas, leaving him in a tight race with independent Greg Orman that could blunt the Republican Party's election night momentum. Published October 30, 2014

Candidates chase votes on YouTube, Pandora and Hulu while refining message for Internet audience

With consumers fleeing in ever growing numbers from broadcast TV and radio for YouTube, Pandora and Hulu, political candidates this midterm season find themselves forced to chase after voters online. But the shift is also giving campaigns a chance to better target their messages to their Internet viewers. Published October 28, 2014

Senators move to block U.S. benefits to ex-Nazis

Members of Congress rushed Thursday to announce legislation to close a loophole that has allowed Nazi war-crime suspects to collect millions of dollars in Social Security benefits. Published October 23, 2014

Michigan debate over debates hurts voters; ground rules hotly contested

Democrat Gary Peters and Republican Terri Lynn Land both said they wanted to debate in their race for Michigan's open Senate seat. Published October 22, 2014

In Kansas governor debate, Sam Brownback links challenger Paul Davis to Obama

Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback tried to paint his Democratic challenger as a state-level soldier for President Obama's agenda while using a debate Tuesday as an attempt to nationalize the election and defend his tax cuts. Published October 21, 2014

Younger veterans bypass VFW, American Legion for service, fitness groups

Kate Hoit served eight years in the Army Reserves, including a tour in Iraq, but when she tried to join her local Veterans of Foreign Wars chapter, someone asked whether she needed an application for military spouses instead. Published October 19, 2014

Sam Brownback, Pat Roberts struggling in Kansas

Deep-red Kansas should have been an easy hold for Republicans this year, but some big-name GOP officeholders face tough re-election bids that analysts say signal more about the candidates' troubles than about dissatisfaction with their party as a whole. Published October 19, 2014

Roberts, Orman clash over leadership, Ebola and Harry Reid

While Sen. Pat Roberts, Kansas Republican, pointed fingers at the president's leadership style, his opponent Greg Orman, an independent, said Mr. Roberts had a "crisis of leadership" of his own to deal with while accusing him of shirking duties in D.C. Published October 15, 2014

VFW reminds voters of no votes on VA reform ahead of election

Members of the Veterans of Foreign Wars are making sure votes made over the summer against VA reform are fresh on constituents' minds in the midterm elections. Published October 15, 2014

Female lawmakers are more effective, study says

Female lawmakers in Congress tend to be more effective at moving bills, while men are more often stumbling blocks, according to a new study. Published October 14, 2014

Kelly Ayotte to stump with Terri Lynn Land against ‘anti-mom’ attacks

Terri Lynn Land, GOP candidate for Senate in Michigan, is enlisting the help of another woman on the right to discredit the "anti-mom" rhetoric from Democrats. Published October 14, 2014

Conyers most effective Dem in the House: study

Rep. John Conyers Jr. was the most effective Democrat in the House during the 112th Congress, according to a new study by two academics that tries to calculate who, despite the gridlock in Washington, has been the best at pushing legislation through Congress. Published October 14, 2014

Brain injury similarities in troops, football players spur collaboration, research

The gridiron and the battlefield have little in common, but brain injuries plaguing combat veterans and former football players has doctors and veterans' advocates eager to bring brain injury research out of the "dark ages." Published October 13, 2014

Report clearing VA in veteran deaths has IG Richard Griffin on hot seat

He's the man leading the investigation into problems at the VA, but Inspector General Richard J. Griffin himself is increasingly under scrutiny for his conclusions, which have failed to find any exact link between veterans' deaths and botched care. Published October 7, 2014