While Republicans have their fun in the Florida primary this evening, Democrats are eying the special election in Oregon’s 1st Congressional District, where they are favored to hold onto the seat vacated by former Rep. David Wu, who resigned in the wake of a sex scandal last year. (more)
A new ad produced by the Democratic House Majority PAC targets Wisconsin Republican Rep. Sean Duffy’s diet, pointing to his fondness of sushi and steak as evidence that he is “out of touch” with voters. (more)
Late Tuesday night National Republican Congressional Committee chairman Pete Sessions painted the Republican win in the special election in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District as a snapshot of the problems Democrats will face in 2012. (more)
The National Republican Congressional Committee is back on the airwaves in Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District with an attack ad against Democratic candidate Kate Marshall. The spot highlights the fact that as state treasurer she presided over a terrible economic downturn in Nevada’s economy. (more)
The National Republican Congressional Committee has lobbed another bomb at Kate Marshall, the Democratic candidate in the Nevada special election, attacking her for mismanaging the state’s money as treasurer and for supporting Obama’s health care plan. (more)
The National Republican Congressional Committee is up with a second ad in the special election for Nevada’s 2nd Congressional District, again going after Democrat Kate Marshall’s fiscal record. (more)
Republicans are blasting California Democrat Rep. Laura Richardson and House Democrats over a damning new ethics complaint by watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) that appears to show California Democrat Rep. Laura Richardson and her staff clearly violating congressional ethics rules and potentially federal law. (more)
In the increasingly heated special election in Western New York, two new ad buys by outside groups in support of Republican Jane Corwin go after Jack Davis, the candidate running on the Tea Party line, while making no mention of Corwin’s Democratic opponent, Kathy Hochul. (more)
First Donald Trump, now the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC)? (more)
If Speaker John Boehner’s House is the frontier of Congresses, with a band of cowboy congressional leaders trying to break in 87 new horses, who do you picture as the bucking stallions? Would it be new lawmakers representing the reddest of red districts, in states like Mississippi, Texas and Utah? How about freshmen representing districts deep in Democratic territory — that not only President Obama, but Sen. John Kerry won in his campaign for president in 2004? (more)
State Assemblywoman Jane Corwin will be the Republican candidate in the special election to replace former New York Republican Rep. Chris Lee, who abruptly resigned from Congress at the beginning of February after an extramarital online flirtation was exposed. Corwin was selected by vote of the chairs of the Republican parties in the seven counties that make up the 26th district. (more)
In honor of — or perhaps with disdain for — the second anniversary of the passage of the $787 billion stimulus bill the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) has launched a website to remind Democrats of the promises they made in 2009. (more)
The National Republican Congressional Committee has picked New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie to keynote its annual fundraising dinner on March 30, the group announced Friday. (more)
ABC News has learned exclusively that Rep. Pete Sessions, R-Texas, will not challenge Rep. Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., for majority whip and has instead decided to run for reelection as chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. (more)
The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) is coming under fire for refusing to provide financial aid in the recount battle between North Carolina conservative congressional candidate Renee Ellmers and her opponent, Democratic incumbent Bob Etheridge. (more)
California Republican Kevin McCarthy is aiming to lock up the votes from his fellow House Republicans as early as Thursday to ensure his bid for the majority whip post is successful, sources told The Daily Caller. (more)
A top Republican House official is voicing an optimistic take on the coming midterm election, vowing that Democratic Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s “days as speaker are numbered” and saying the Republicans are “already” slated to win 40 seats, with many more within reach. (more)
Facing unusually stiff competition at the ballot box, at least two Democratic congressmen are cutting corners on the ethics pledges they made regarding whom they’ll accept money from, disclosure records show. (more)
Rising Republican star Kristi Noem is solidifying her lead in the South Dakota House race and now leads incumbent Democrat Stephanie Herseth-Sandlin by five points, according to a new poll. (more)
Who will be the Republican Rahm Emanuel in 2010? (more)
