Senate races

Sen. McConnell has about $8.6 million cash on hand for his reelection bid, a daunting sum for any potential challenger.

SEIU is launching an ad in Alaska thanking the entire delegation for their support on immigration reform, a week after an anti-immigration group attacked Sen. Mark Begich (D) with an on-air ad.

The pro-Obama group Organizing for Action said Monday it is launching online ads targeting 10 Republican senators and one Democrat for their opposition to expanded gun-control measures — the group's second such campaign on the issue.

Kentucky Secretary of State Alison Lundergan Grimes (D) hasn't decided whether to run for Senate in the state, she told a group of Democrats this weekend, but took a veiled jab at her potential opponent, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.).

Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) sees a "path to victory" if he runs for the Senate in Iowa and is "close" to making a decision, he said in a weekend interview.

"Now, I can tell you that I can see a path to victory that I couldn’t see a week or a little more ago," he told a roomful of Republicans in Bettendorf, Iowa. King said his polling shows any Republican faces an "uphill climb" to victory, however — a hint he might not be totally sold on a bid.

Arkansas Republicans may be about to undercut their strongest argument for defeating Sen. Mark Pryor (D-Ark.).



Most of the cash is going to support Rep. Edward Markey's (D-Mass.) bid for the Democratic nomination.

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) sent out a fundraising email on behalf of Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.) after former Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.) suggested he might run for Senate in New Hampshire.

The Supreme Court is considering a challenge to the federal law defining marriage as between one man and one woman.

Democrats believe they can put control of the House in play in 2014, their confidence bolstered by a recent nonpartisan assessment of the competitiveness of congressional districts based on their presidential vote.