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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.

Republican Senator John McCain is donating $1 million left over from his 2008 presidential campaign to help Senate Republican candidates ahead of the November 2 elections, aides said on Wednesday.

After helping propel several upstart Republican contenders to recent primary victories, Sarah Palin said Friday that it's time for Republicans to unite now that primary season is over.

It's one heck of a head start heading into November. The margin is by far the largest ever earned by the GOP since the polling firm began tracking the generic ballot question — asking whether voters prefer a Democrat or Republican congressional candidate — in 1942.

Senate Republicans on Tuesday blocked legislation requiring fuller disclosure of the money behind political advertising, derailing a major White House initiative and virtually ensuring an onslaught of attack ads during this year's midterm ...

Republicans may wrest control of the US House from Democrats by winning more than 40 seats in the November election, said Representative Pete Sessions of Texas, chairman of his party's House campaign committee.