A day after media reports surfaced that Democratic Congressman Tim Mahoney had carried on an affair with a former aide and paid to keep her quiet, he issued a press release Tuesday saying he takes "full responsibility for my actions and the pain I have caused my wife Terry and my daughter Bailey," but denied misusing campaign funds or paying her any money. ...more

October 14, 2008

Republican John McCain delivered his toughest criticism so far of President Bush's economic policies as he unveiled a new campaign stump speech that promised an energetic fight to reverse his slide in the polls. ...more

October 14, 2008

Sen. John McCain of Arizona, acknowledging that he's an underdog in the race for president, hopes to put together a more aggressive campaign in the final 22 days to make a comeback nationally and in Florida. ...more

October 14, 2008

Sen. John McCain of Arizona, acknowledging that he's an underdog in the race for president, hopes to put together a more aggressive campaign in the final 22 days to make a comeback nationally and in Florida. ...more

October 13, 2008

After consulting with Barack Obama, Democratic leaders are likely to call Congress back to work after the election in hopes of passing legislation that would include extended jobless benefits, money for food stamps and possibly a tax rebate, officials said Saturday. ...more

October 12, 2008

Connie Perdue of New Port Richey criticizes Democratic vice presidential candidate Joe Biden's "lies" during the debate with Republican Sarah Palin. ...more

October 8, 2008

Freshman Rep. Kathy Castor was among 95 House Democrats to buck Speaker Nancy Pelosi on Monday by joining with 133 Republicans to defeat a $700 billion financial rescue bill. ...more

September 30, 2008

The Bush administration and congressional negotiators agreed Friday to meet some demands of rebellious House Republicans as they sought to resurrect a $700 billion rescue plan for the nation's financial system that the critics said relied too much on government intervention. ...more

September 27, 2008

Democrats won a key concession from the White House on legislation to bail out the financial industry on Wednesday, then sought to scale back the $700 billion price tag. President Bush readied a prime-time speech to rally public support for his plan to stave off a deepening economic crisis. ...more

September 24, 2008

The House voted late Tuesday to open waters off the Atlantic and Pacific coasts to oil and gas drilling but only 50 or more miles out to sea and only if a state agrees to energy development off its shore. ...more

September 17, 2008