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November 2008
- Dem Wins Oregon Senate Race
  
  Oregonian (Portland) | Nov 6, 08 12:23 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Oregon Republican Gordon Smith has privately conceded the US Senate race this morning to his opponent, Democrat Jeff Merkley, the Oregonian reports after an excruciatingly sluggish ballot count. The final margin was within thousands of votes. Late counting of ballots from the Portland area, which is overwhelmingly liberal, put Merkley into the lead. More »
- Blunt Steps Aside as GOP House Whip
  
  CQPolitics | Nov 6, 08 12:08 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - House Minority Whip Roy Blunt is giving up his place in the Republican leadership, CQPolitics reports. Blunt, who’s held the post since 2002, said today he’s weary of “asking members to do something they don’t want to do.” He endorsed his deputy, Eric Cantor, as his replacement, and denied rumors that Cantor had threatened to run against him for the post. More »
- House Dems Wrangle Over Top Posts
  
  Politico | Nov 6, 08 9:40 AM CST
  
  (Newser) - Tuesday's votes were still being counted when House Democrats started wrangling over leadership positions, Politico reports. Henry Waxman has launched a challenge for chairmanship of the Energy and Commerce Committee, aiming to take out John Dingell of Michigan, whose support is eroding. Says a lobbyist: "He has done nothing on energy because he is in the pockets of the auto companies, and that hurt us this year." More »
- Oregon Paper Projects Dem to Win Senate Seat
  
  Oregonian | Nov 5, 08 10:17 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Democrat Jeff Merkley has won a tight race for the Senate in Oregon, keeping alive his party's hopes of attaining a filibuster-proof goal of 60 seats, the Portland Oregonian reports. Merkley defeated Republican incumbent Gordon Smith to give Democrats their 57th seat. Three other races are undecided and will remain so for awhile—Georgia's going to a runoff, Minnesota to a recount, and Alaska is counting absentee ballots. More »
- Stevens Keeps Slim Lead Amid Alaska Chaos
  
  Washington Post | Nov 5, 08 6:58 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Oh, what a tangled web Ted Stevens is weaving in Alaska. This much we know: In his bid to become the first felon re-elected to the Senate, Stevens leads Mark Begich by a few thousand votes. But with 60,000 absentee ballots still to be counted, it could be a week or more before we know the winner. If Stevens hangs on, that's when things get sticky regarding his Senate seat, the Washington Post reports. More »
- Pelosi Urges Lame-Duck Stimulus Bill
  
  Reuters | Nov 5, 08 3:56 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Nancy Pelosi says she hopes to quickly push through a $61 billion economic stimulus package but will need the support of President Bush and the current crop of Senate Republicans, Reuters reports. Pelosi said a "lame duck session" could come as early as Nov. 16. "It depends on what the White House is going to do," she said of the prospects of getting a bill signed. More »
- Runoff Likely in Georgia Senate Race
  
  Atlanta Journal-Constitution | Nov 5, 08 2:41 PM CST
  
  (Newser) - Georgia’s US Senate race is heading to a runoff, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports today, as Republican incumbent Saxby Chambliss is just shy of the 50% plus one vote needed to defeat Democratic challenger Jim Martin. Both candidates wasted no time to launch campaigns for the vote that would be held Dec. 2; Martin has already contacted President-elect Barack Obama. The results won't be officially certified until sometime next week. More »

Stories

Dem Wins Oregon Senate Race

Blunt Steps Aside as GOP House Whip

House Dems Wrangle Over Top Posts

Oregon Paper Projects Dem to Win Senate Seat

Stevens Keeps Slim Lead Amid Alaska Chaos

Pelosi Urges Lame-Duck Stimulus Bill

Runoff Likely in Georgia Senate Race