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A Republican majority would threaten policies to stabilize the economy, the president says during a radio interview, part of an effort to rally key Democratic constituencies. A Republican majority in Congress would mean "hand-to-hand combat" on Capitol Hill for the next two years, threatening policies Democrats have enacted to stabilize the economy, President Obama warned Thursday.

The Democrats hold a narrow advantage in California where big-spending Republican Meg Whitman is struggling, as Democrats show increased enthusiasm about voting on November 2, a Reuters/Ipsos poll found on Tuesday.

Arizona's controversial immigration law has prompted denunciations, demonstrations, boycotts and a federal lawsuit. But it may not bring the protest vote many Democrats had hoped would stem a Republican onslaught in races across ...

Republicans maintain an edge among voters ahead of next month s congressional elections, but Democrats are gaining ground, according to a Washington Post-ABC News poll released on Tuesday.

The Tea Party Express plans to spend "six figures" on the Alaska general election for U.S. Senate, the group said Monday in Anchorage.

Hours before their debate, the Republican candidate for Senate in Connecticut released a video showing her opponent suggesting he served in the Vietnam War, though he did not.

During a debate Sunday between Rand Paul and Jack Conway, a revealing exchange reminiscent of one during the Massachusetts senate race.

Tens of thousands of people rallied near the Lincoln Memorial in the U.S. capital on Saturday as liberal groups attempted to energize their base a month before pivotal congressional elections.

It's been a rough year for Democrats, but there has been one recent ray of sunshine for the party: Barbara Boxer's polling numbers. Boxer spent most of the cycle around 45 percent in the RCP Average, and by mid-August had dropped to 43.8 percent. Her numbers recovered in September but so did her opponent's -- at one point Fiorina was within .3 points of Boxer in the RCP Average. This is very, very dangerous territory for any incumbent.

President Barack Obama predicted on Thursday his embattled Democrats would hold onto their congressional majorities in the November elections if they can rekindle enthusiasm among voters who helped sweep him into office.