Emanuel Announces for Caucus Chair; DeGette Expected to Enter Whip Race
Thursday, Nov. 9; 3:43 p.m.
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee Chairman Rahm Emanuel (D-Ill.) announced Thursday that he will run to become chairman of the Democratic Caucus in the 110th Congress, quelling speculation that he would enter the race for House Majority Whip.

FEC Votes to Allow Earmarking for White House Candidates
Thursday, Nov. 9; 5:10 p.m.
The Federal Election Commission agreed Thursday that an Internet-based political action committee may begin collecting donations for still-undeclared presidential candidates.

Allen Concedes; Democratic Senate Control Now Official
Thursday, Nov. 9; 3:54 p.m.
Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) conceded his defeat this afternoon at a press conference in Alexandria, a move that officially hands control of the Senate in the 110th Congress to Democrats.

Thomas Diagnosed With Leukemia; Will Miss Lame-Duck Session
Thursday, Nov. 9; 3:53 p.m.
Wyoming Republican Sen. Craig Thomas announced Thursday that he has been diagnosed with leukemia and will begin chemotherapy treatment at the Bethesda National Naval Medical Center over the next four to six weeks, which all but ensures he will miss the upcoming lame-duck session.

Alexander Claims ‘Majority of Votes’ for Whip Post
Thursday, Nov. 9; 2:52 p.m.
Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) said Thursday that he has secured enough commitments from his fellow GOP Senators to win the position of Minority Whip in the 110th Congress.

Pelosi Takes Hastert’s Other Office
Thursday, Nov. 9; 4:40 p.m.
Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) wasn’t “on the clock” very long in the first day of the biennial House office lottery before she snagged the personal office of the man whose other office she had just won on Tuesday — Speaker Dennis Hastert (R-Ill.).

House, Senate Set Orientation Schedules
Thursday, Nov. 9; 1:48 p.m.
With all Senate races finally decided, freshman Senator orientation for nine new Democrats and one new Republican will begin Monday, Nov. 13 and end on Thursday.

GOP Policy Race Welcomes Back McCotter, Issa
Thursday, Nov. 9; 12:15 p.m.
Two House Republicans have entered the open-seat leadership race for Republican Policy Committee chairman. GOP Reps. Darrell Issa (Calif.) and Thaddeus McCotter (Mich.) are making a second attempt at the fourth-ranking leadership office after both lost to current RPC Chairman Rep. Adam Putnam (Fla.) last February.

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News

Hoyer, Murtha Battle
As Rep. Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) pledged Wednesday to rule the House fairly in the 110th Congress as the first-ever female Speaker, a handful of senior Democrats moved aggressively to secure other leadership posts in their nascent majority.

House GOP Races Begin

Reid Prepares for Senate Changeover

Democratic Majority May Grow

Heard on the Hill: Hot Real Estate

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Opinion

Kondracke: Message of 2006 — Moderates Fed Up With Polarization
The 2006 election results were a rebuke not just to President Bush and Congressional Republicans but to radio talk-show hosts and other right-wing polarizers.

Rothenberg: As Predicted, a Wave Washes Republicans Out to Sea
Well, don’t say we didn’t warn you.
Tuesday’s balloting was about what we expected. A relatively large political wave swept almost 30 House Republicans out of office and appears to have delivered the Senate to Democrats. Of course, we won’t know the status of control of the Senate for a while, but whatever happens in Virginia and Montana, Democrats had a big night in that chamber, as well.

Champ

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Politics

Will the Last Republican Please Turn Out the Lights?

Mid-Atlantic Region Fuels Democratic Storm

Not Even the South Fully Resisted the Blue Tide

Indiana, Rest of Midwest Is Democratic Engine

Some Survive, Some Fall Amid Prairie Winds

Tsunami Dries Out a Bit in Southwestern U.S.

Democrats Make Gains in Reliable GOP Turf

Pombo Loss: Environmentalists Get Their Scalp

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Around the Hill

Politics Illustrated
As winners break out the bubbly and losers cry alone tonight, they would be well advised to resist celebrating or lightening the mood with a joke. See the recent gaffes of Sens. John Kerry (D-Mass.) and George Allen (R-Va.) for proof.

Giving Campaign on Hold in the House

Hill Climbers

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