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White House Senior Adviser David Axelrod said Democrats will have enough votes to pass healthcare by the time it comes to the House floor.

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) laughed off the president's claim that he's been "unwavering" in his support for immigration overhaul.

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The top House Republican said Sunday the GOP can defeat the Democratic health care bill that may reach the House floor this coming week. Rep. John A. Boehner, Ohio Republican, said GOP lawmakers alone can't stop the legislation, but he says Republicans are "going to do everything we can to make it difficult for them, if not impossible, to pass the bill." Democrats hold a 253-178 majority in the House and need 216 votes for passage. Republicans are looking for help from some Democrats who are in tough re-election races and may vote "no." Mr. Boehner told CNN's "State of ...

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Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks announced Friday that she will not run for the seat relinquished earlier this week by former Rep. Eric Massa (D-N.Y.).

Sen. Arlen Specter (D-Pa.) will get a boost later this month from media mogul and CNN founder Ted Turner. Specter said in a phone interview that Turner will host a fundraiser for him in Atlanta on March 21 in the late afternoon.

Local Republicans in Pennsylvania's 12th district on Thursday evening picked businessman Tim Burns to be their nominee in the special election to replace the late Rep. John Murtha (D).

The American Future Fund, a conservative advocacy group, has placed a new $250,000 television ad buy targeting Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) over Democrats' procedural maneuvering on the health care bill.

The political action committee for NARAL Pro-Choice America, the abortion-rights group, announced a new round of endorsements on Thursday, bringing the total number of Congressional candidates it is supporting this cycle to 12.

Republican officials in Delaware are encouraging Michele Rollins, a businesswoman and philanthropist, to run for the state's open at-large House seat.

Businessman Bill Flores has secured the support of Chuck Wilson, one of the Republican candidates in the 17th Congressional district who fell short of making next month's runoff.

National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Pete Sessions (Texas) will headline a breakfast rally this weekend for GOP House candidate Jon Barela.

The only candidate running so far for the seat of former Rep. Eric Massa (D) is pressing Gov. David Paterson (D) to move fast to schedule a special election.

Former Christian Coalition architect Ralph Reed (R) announced Wednesday that he will not go after the seat being vacated by Rep. John Linder (R).

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush on Wednesday endorsed Sen. John McCain, joining a long line of national Republicans to back McCain in his primary fight with former Rep. J.D. Hayworth.

The Republican who lost to Rep. Gerry Connolly (D) in 2008 is brandishing a campaign poll that shows him ahead in a hypothetical rematch.

Democrats would fare better if former state Speaker Marco Rubio becomes the Republican nominee for Senate instead of Gov. Charlie Crist, according to a new survey by Public Policy Polling.

Former state Treasurer Barbara Hafer (D) has dropped out of the race to succeed the late Rep. John Murtha (D).

While Senate Republicans boast top-flight female candidates in several marquee races, there appears to be a dearth of GOP women running in some of the most competitive House races across the country.

Although North Carolina was a top battleground in the 2008 presidential race, the swing state appears to be far from the front lines in the battle for the House in 2010.

Rep. Rick Boucher (D-Va.) has long epitomized a safely entrenched incumbent.He is a popular and skilled retail politician who has bucked the conservative trend of his largely rural and economically challenged 9th district by keeping the national Democratic Party at arm's length.