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No matter the blend of candidates that Republicans end up with, a persistently weak economy and voter anger add up to enough competitive races to give them at least an outside chance of winning Senate control.
AP - In the turbulent year of the tea party, Republican Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware set out to jangle no nerves as he ran for a Senate seat long held by Vice President Joseph Biden. It's the way Republican strategists originally envisioned 2010, a roster of seasoned politicians pointing the party toward significant gains in the Senate.
Exclusive to Yahoo! News - Just how bad could things get for the Democrats when voters head to the polls in November?
Is Mike Castle the next Lisa Murkowski? Nearly two weeks removed from Murkowski's stunning defeat by little-known attorney Joe Miller in the Republican Senate primary in Alaska, establishment GOPers are nervous of a repeat in Delaware, where Castle faces 2008 Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell in... Delaware - United States - Christine O'Donnell - Republican - Alaska
Under mounting pressure to intensify his focus on the economy ahead of the midterm elections, President Obama will call for a $100 billion business tax credit this week, using a speech in Cleveland on Wednesday to launch what administration officials said was a new policy push. Barack Obama - Business - United States - Research and development - Tax
The family of the late Robert C. Byrd blasted the GOP nominee for his U.S. Senate seat Sunday after he used an image from Byrd's memorial service in a TV ad attacking the Democratic nominee.
As the United States ended its combat mission in Iraq, former British Prime Minister Tony Blair, America's biggest ally at the outset of the war, said the decision to invade Iraq was a necessary one.
As the summer begins to wind down, Republicans are criticizing Democrats over economic promises they made at the beginning of the season.
President Barack Obama hopes to improve the fortunes of suddenly imperiled Wisconsin Democrats as he celebrates Labor Day with the state's union workers on Monday.
Republican Sen. John McCain on Sunday invited President Barack Obama to visit the border with Mexico to get a complete picture of the region and called on the president to do more for security.
President Obama this week will lay out a new plan that includes a proposal to extend a tax cut popular with the business community, according to an administration official.
Seeking ways to spur economic growth ahead of the November elections, the president will ask Congress to increase and extend research and development tax credits for businesses, a White House official says.
John Boehner has left little doubt that the president and other Democrats will face fierce resistance in the House if he is speaker, starting with a push to dismantle Obama's hard-fought health care law.
NYT: As Democrats brace for a November wave that threatens their control of the House, party leaders are preparing a brutal triage of their own members.
Guests to be interviewed Sunday on major television talk shows: Radio - Talk radio - Arts - Conan O'Brien - Formats
Author Joe McGinniss is packing his bags and notebooks and leaving for his Massachusetts home after living next door to his subject, Sarah Palin, for three months in Wasilla, Alaska.
One of the puzzling questions about Barack Obama's presidency is how the post-partisan candidate of 2008 became the polarizing chief executive of 2010. The answer may be surprising. He was far more polarizing from the start than many recognized. His choices in office and his opponents' responses ... United States - President - History - Government - Elections
AP - A claim by Arizona's governor that rising violence along the U.S.-Mexico border has led to headless bodies turning up in the desert came back to haunt her during a stammering debate performance in which she failed to back it up.
Exclusive to Yahoo! News - With the Democrats' prospects in the upcoming midterm elections sinking with the release of each new bit of bad economic news, President Obama was quick to concede that performance is "not nearly good enough."
Saying that his policies have "stopped the bleeding" in the job market, President Obama called Saturday on the country to "recommit" to helping the middle class. United States - Barack Obama - President - History - Government
Miller's win in the Republican primary left the rest of the country - including shocked political handicappers and the Senate GOP leadership - asking: "Who is this guy?" Alaska - joemiller - United States - lisamurkowski - Washington
Poll finds increasing support for Republicans, lower support for Democrats in Congress
Republican - United States Congress - Democratic - United States - Politics
After two days of meetings and talks led by President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton, Israeli and Palestinian leaders leave Washington deadlocked over the contentious issue of Israeli settlements.
AP - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton sought to inject urgency into Israeli-Palestinian peace talks Friday, warning the negotiations may be "the last chance for a very long time" to reach an agreement.
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, Jun 20 (IPS)- The votes of six Caribbean countries could help decide whether or not the International Whaling Commission (IWC) will ease the 1986 global ban on commercial whaling and allow hunting in the Southern Ocean Whale Sanctuary around Antarctica.
BRUSSELS, June 19 (IPS)- European Union subsidies earmarked for reducing air travel's contribution to climate change may help develop deadlier warplanes than those already found in the world's arsenals, Brussels officials have admitted.
LIMA, Jun 19 (IPS)- Human rights groups in Peru are complaining about drastic setbacks in the attempt to hold members of the security forces responsible for crimes against humanity committed during the country's counterinsurgency war.
BERLIN, Jun 20 (IPS)- A meeting called for 2012 on a Middle East free of nuclear weapons is likely to run into difficulties, says Daisaku Ikeda, president of the Buddhist association Soka Gokkai International (SGI).
SANTIAGO, Jun 19 (IPS)- He describes himself as centre-right, but several of his policies have been classified as "progressive". As he completes his first 100 days in office, telegenic Chilean President Sebastián Piñera is surprising both allies and opponents, while social organisations are keeping a careful watch.
BANGKOK, June 21 (IPS)- Once again, parents in military-ruled Burma are counting the cost of a primary education for their children in public schools. It is an annual ritual that comes with the beginning of a new school year, which coincides with the onset of the monsoon rains in June.
KATHMANDU, June 21 (IPS)- To women who have lost their husbands to the killer AIDS disease, learning a skill to earn a living could be a matter of life and death.
Recently, we completed an intensive, bipartisan six-month study on cybersecurity and presented it to the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence.
President says report is 'positive news' and calls on Congress to pass jobs bill.Unemployment - President of the United States - Employment - Barack Obama - President
The Atlantic Wire -
Watching the Israeli and Palestinian leaders trudge to Washington for one more peace summit, one might wonder why President Obama invited them. Why should the president invest his prestige in an effort that looks so unpromising?
In an exclusive interview with "This Week's" Christiane Amanpour, former UK prime minister Tony Blair said he was worried about Princess Diana after her marriage with Prince Charles ended.Tony Blair - Iraq War - Diana Princess of Wales - Peace process in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict - Middle East
As President Obama pushes a new round of Mideast peac talks, opinions are split on whether Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has skills to necessary for negotiations between the Palestinians and Israelis.Hillary Rodham Clinton - United States Secretary of State - Hillary Clinton - President - United States
AP - Congress seems increasingly reluctant to let taxes go up, even on wealthier Americans.
Mitch McConnell - Republican - United States Senate - United States - McConnell v. Federal Election Commission
The Justice Dept. sued Sheriff Arpaio for non-cooperation in investigation.Sheriff - Law - Law Enforcement - United States Justice Department - Joe Arpaio
The number of illegal immigrants living in the United States has begun to shrink, ending two decades of steady growth, according to a new study by the Pew Hispanic Center.United States - Illegal immigration - Pew Research Center - Immigration - Anti-Immigration
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