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In a move that bucks a 30-year tradition, House and Senate Republican campaign leaders have agreed not to continue their annual joint fundraising dinner next year.

Fiorina's Balancing Act in California Senate Race

With her campaign gearing up in earnest, questions still swirl about the heft of Carly Fiorina's Senate bid.

The National Republican Senatorial Committee outraised its partisan counterpart in October -- but the Democratic operation ended up with roughly twice as much cash in the bank.

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to discuss a final draft of health care overhaul legislation, as well as its cost, with his fellow Democrats in a closed-door meeting Wednesday afternoon, a senior Democratic aide said Wednesday.

House Ways and Means Committee Democrats support a one-year extension of current estate tax levels, a significant departure from plans laid out by House leaders and panel Chairman Charles B. Rangel.

Leaders of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee said Wednesday they would investigate potential intelligence failures in the Fort Hood shooting and the overall threat of homegrown terrorism.

A key lawmaker on the House Financial Services Committee has a proposal that would clarify, and potentially expand, the powers of the government to break up financial companies deemed too risky to the overall economy.

Video: 60-Plus Association Ad

Groups pushing health care reform are readying a multimillion-dollar ad blitz to defend House Democrats who helped pass a sweeping overhaul and now are being targeted with attack ads.

One More Reason New York Election Was Unusual

Upstate New York congressional candidate Doug Hoffman would need a miracle just to get into recount range, yet by "unconceding" his loss in the special election, that seems to be what he's counting on.

House Democratic leaders are asking committee chairmen to offer proposals for creating jobs that can be wrapped into a bill and enacted by year's end, Majority Leader Steny H. Hoyer said Tuesday.

House Democrats are likely to delay consideration of estate tax legislation until after the Thanksgiving recess, aides said.

Legislation that would overhaul the way the nation's financial industry is regulated may not move to the House floor until mid-December, Financial Services Chairman Barney Frank announced Tuesday morning.

Some Incumbents Slow to Start 2010 Money Race

Video Clip: Oprah Winfrey Interviews Sarah Palin

You knew Sarah Palin's book, Going Rogue: An American Life, would inspire admirers, antagonists and no shortage of commentary.

Analysis: 2010 to Be Referendum on Obama

Attorney General Has Lead in Mass. Senate Special

A lack of competitive open-seat House races in 2010 could complicate Republican efforts to fully maximize a favorable national environment and make large seat gains after back-to-back elections where the political winds were blowing in the opposite direction.

How much is one of the coveted spots on the powerful Ways and Means Committee worth to a House member?

In the first televised debate of the Massachusetts Senate special election, Democratic Rep. Michael E. Capuano observed wryly that his three Democratic opponents "should come to me when they want to know how Washington works. I'm happy to train them."

Tax treaties rarely get much attention on Capitol Hill, but as Democratic tax writers and the Obama administration pursue a crackdown on international tax evasion, they say a pending pact with Malta could provide a model for -- and a boost to -- their efforts.

The Senate will likely adopt an amendment to the fiscal 2010 military construction and Veterans Affairs spending bill that would reprogram $68.5 million in fiscal 2009 money to upgrade a missile defense testing facility at the Pacific Missile Range in Hawaii.

New York Times: Florida Republican Becomes Right-Wing Target

Grover Norquist has a blunt message for anyone already angling for the GOP's presidential nomination in 2012: Focus your energies on anything but next year's midterm elections at your own risk.

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