
1. The House health care vote late Saturday night was a classic of the genre -- shouting, cheers, boos and a VERY narrow 220-215 passage. As always in close decisions in Congress, there were a few "yeas" (and "nays") cast that could complicate the political futures of those behind the votes...

18 That's the number of Democratic House members who hold seats won by Sen. John McCain (Ariz.) in 2008 and voted in favor of their party's health care proposal over the weekend...

8 That's the number of House Democrats voting against tonight's health care bill who represent districts carried by President Barack Obama during the 2008 election. Of the eight, Obama's highest percentage came in Rep. Artur Davis' 7th district where he won 74 percent of the vote...

Republicans Chris Christie (N.J.) and Bob McDonnell (Va.) as well as Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman (N.Y.) are hoping for a GOP sweep in today's closely watched contests...

It's time to lay down your bets on the 2009 races. Photo by Joel Richardson of the Washington Post Polls are open in New Jersey, New York and Virginia and voters are voting! That means the return of the Fix's election prediction contest...

With governors races in New Jersey and Virginia as well as a very unpredictable House special election in upstate New York on the ballot tomorrow, the Democratic and Republican spin machines are working in overdrive at the moment...

5 That's the number of times that a new Republican National Committee ad running in New York's 23rd district uses the word "conservative", evidence that establishment GOPers are trying to wrangle the energy of the party base for their political purposes...

State Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava (R), who dropped from the special election in Upstate New York yesterday, has now thrown her support to Democrat Bill Owens...

State Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava, the Republican candidate for the open 23rd District seat in New York, dropped out of the race today amid lagging poll numbers and lackluster fundraising...

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) today released the following joint statement from House Republican Leader John Boehner, House Republican Whip Eric Cantor, and NRCC Chairman Pete Sessions regarding the the special election in New York's 23rd Congressional District: "As the...

Democrat Bill Owens, Conservative Doug Hoffman and Republican Dede Scozzafava are running for a special election in upstate New York. AP photos Two things have become abundantly clear about the special election in New York's 23rd district over the past week...











