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A public watchdog group has accused Rep. Eric Cantor, R-7th, of accepting major donations from the financial sector after questioning President Barack Obama's relationship to the financial industry. Public Campaign reported that Cantor received more than $460,000 in the second quarter from the financial sector, including Goldman Sachs and Bank ...

Back in February 2010, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) made a pitch to the titans of the financial services industry. "I sense a lot of dissatisfaction and a lot of buyer's remorse on Wall Street," the Virginia Republican said, referencing the industry's supposedly souring relationship with the Obama administration.

House Republican Whip Eric Cantor is showing major fundraising prowess as the GOP tries to take back control of the House.

WASHINGTON (JTA) -- The Senate could go either way. Hopes are dimmer in the House. And Eric Cantor may at last have company. At least that's the conventional wisdom on how Jewish lawmakers will do in November.

WASHINGTON -- The serious ethics charges leveled yesterday against veteran Harlem Rep. Charles Rangel fired up Republicans and put solemn Democrats on the defensive. Even long-supportive members of the New York Democratic delegation weren't pushing Rangel to seek re-election. "It's certainly not a happy day," said Queens Rep...

It's axiomatic: Politicians running for re-election never get specific when talking about spending cuts. It would open them to attack from opponents and interest groups and put their entire party on the defensive.

If Jewish candidates sweep all the Senate races in this midterm election year, the Jewish total in the upper chamber would jump from 13 to 18. But with tight races in California and Wisconsin dogging incumbents, the number of Jews in the Senate also could drop to 11.

Do Jews vote for Jewish candidates simply because they share a religion and ethnicity?

Republicans looking to take back the House say they hope a pool of fresh faces will be just what the voters ordered to cure their incumbent fatigue. 

DNC chairman Tim Kaine launched a new initiative Wednesday that targets the GOP as the midterms approach. Washington (CNN) – The National Republican Congressional Committee all but accused the Democratic National Committee of "political quackery" Wednesday, as the DNC rolled out a new campaign that seeks to tie the Republican Party to the Tea Party [...]