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First and second-term moderates like Rep. Steve Driehaus, who gave the Democratic Party control of Congress in the past two elections and whose fate in November could decide who's in charge next year, are feeling the pressure.

Republicans have lost an effort to force House Democrats to hold a direct vote on the health overhaul bill.

Chairman of the Senate Finance Committee Democrat Max Baucus says Obama "may have to twist some arms" and that "his personal presence helps."

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford has agreed to pay $74,000 to settle charges that his travel and campaign spending violated state ethics laws.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is hailing the deficit reduction in the health care overhaul bill that Democrats hope to push through Congress on Sunday.

A federal appellate court says it won't reconsider its ruling that former Attorney General John Ashcroft can be held personally responsible for misuse of the material witness statute after the Sept. 11 attacks.

Democrats issuing revisions Thursday to their health care overhaul bill decided to kill the extra $100 million in Medicaid funds for Nebraska that has become a symbol of backdoor deal making.

Congressional budget scorekeepers say President Barack Obama's health care bill would reduce the federal deficit by $138 billion over 10 years.

President Barack Obama is postponing his trip to Asia until June so he can stay in Washington for a possible Sunday vote on his health care overhaul plan.

New York Gov. David Paterson says he was the first to reveal to the media a conversation he had with the woman at the center of a domestic violence scandal involving a top aide.