The Republican candidate is furious with how his Democratic opponent has portrayed him in the Massachusetts Senate campaign.

More than 170 business groups sent a letter to the Senate on Thursday urging lawmakers to oppose new campaign finance reform legislation that they said would curtail First Amendment rights.

The bipartisan bill, called the Follow the Money Act of 2013, would require groups engaged in political activity to disclose spending in real time.

The six-term House member will accept a position at the University of Alabama.

Sens. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) and Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) are officially endorsing Rep. Gary Peters (D-Mich.) to replace Levin in the Senate, emailing their supporters to ask them to back Peters as well. Read more...

Sen. Pat Toomey (R-Pa.) is using the ongoing IRS scandal to raise some campaign money. Read more...

Massachusetts Senate candidate Gabriel Gomez (R) made $10.1 million dollars over six years and paid an effective tax rate of 21 percent, according to tax returns reviewed by the Boston Globe.

Gomez made his tax returns available for viewing for the second time this election cycle. His campaign has pressured his opponent, Rep. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), to release his own.

Democrats hold an 8-point lead on the generic House ballot for Congress in a new poll from ABC News and the Washington Post. Read more...

New York Democrats are distancing themselves from Anthony Weiner as their scandal-plagued former colleague tries to resurrect his political career.

Tom Steyer's engagement is a potentially pivotal development that the climate activist and aides hope will boost Rep. Edward Markey.