February 8, 2010

With more snow in the forecast, House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says now that there will be no House votes on Tuesday.

Pennsylvania Rep. John Murtha -- the first Vietnam combat veteran elected to Congress -- died this afternoon, following complications from recent gallbladder surgery

Independent voters, the key to President Barack Obama's election, now think that the influence of special interests in Washington has increased under Obama, according to a new poll by Democrat pollster Stan Greenberg.

Rob Portman, a former GOP congressman who served as budget director under  then-President George W. Bush, holds slight leads over two potential Democratic  opponents in the Ohio Senate race, a new Rasmussen survey shows. But the leads are so slight that they are within the margin of error, so the state remains very much in play for the Democrats.

he federal government is closed today, shuttered by the weekend blizzard. There'll be no votes in the House and Senate until at least Tuesday night. But politics goes on.Here are some things you may have missed over the weekend:Washington Post: Sarah Palin says she would run for president in 2012 if it is the "right thing to do for our country and for the Palin family." The Post also writes: Palin said President Obama could improve his re-election chances if he "played the war card" by declaring ...

February 5, 2010

New York Sen. Chuck Schumer has more campaign money than any senator facing re-election this year, according to a tally of new campaign reports by CQ MoneyLine.

Florida Rep. Kendrick Meek is courting NASCAR voters in his Senate bid.

February 4, 2010

Republican Scott Brown has become the junior senator from Massachusetts today after being sworn in a week earlier than expected on the Senate floor.

Sen. Mary Landrieu -- who has been getting hammered by her conservative critics for cutting a deal to get Louisiana $300 million in extra Medicaid funds inserted into the health care bill -- went to the Senate floor today to defend the "Louisiana purchase."

Dan Hynes called Gov. Pat Quinn this morning to concede defeat in the Illinois Democratic primary for governor, the Chicago Tribune reports.

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