Laredo Sun Arguments due in ex-US Senator Edwards' campaign finance caseReutersThe legal team for the two-time presidential hopeful and the Democrats' vice presidential nominee in 2004 called seven witnesses in an effort to poke holes in the prosecution. Defense attorneys considered putting Edwards, his ex-mistress and his oldest …Lawyers for ex-US Senator John Edwards rest caseLaredo... 

MiamiHerald.com GOP Senate hopes once again rest on insurgentsHuffington PostHENRY C. JACKSON | May 17, 2012 03:29 AM EST | AP They have a shot at taking control away from Democrats as long as insurgent conservatives who are defeating the party's more establishment candidates in primaries don't frighten too many independent …Bob Kerry to face off against Deb Fischermsnbc.comUS Senate... 

USA TODAY Divided US House approves domestic violence billReuters"We owe all Americans – and especially victims of domestic violence – a more honest and responsible approach," House Speaker John Boehner, the top US Republican, said in acknowledging compromise is needed on the issue. "I urge Senate Democrats to put …House Vote Sets Up Battle on Domestic Violence... 

End urged to terror suspects' indefinite detentionFox NewsWASHINGTON – A bipartisan group of House lawmakers is challenging a new law that allows the indefinite detention without trial of suspected terrorists, even US citizens seized within the United States. The unusual coalition of Democrats, …and more » us democrats – Google News  Bookmark... 

Bloomberg Democrats See Leverage as U.S. Congress Stares Down Budget CliffSan Francisco ChronicleDemocrats want the so-called fiscal cliff at the end of 2012 to yield a much different result than in 2010, when the tax cuts were last set to expire. Obama, stung by mid-term election losses that cost his party control of the US House of …Fix Fiscal Mess Now, Not LaterInvestor’s Business... 

Commentary: Republicans or Democrats? Who lost Latin America?Kansas City Star… for what they see as a rapid decline of US economic and political influence in Latin America. But are they right? And are the solutions they offer, including more forceful stands against anti-democratic governments in the region, the right ones?and more » us democrats – Google News ... 

Boston.com Nebraska sets stage for Kerrey, Fischer raceHuffington PostBob Kerrey this fall in the state's US Senate race, as Democrats look to hold onto the Senate seat and control of one part of Capitol Hill. In Tuesday's Republican primary, state Sen. Deb Fischer rode a wave of discontent with the GOP establishment to …Neb. Dems Give Ex-Sen. Kerrey Nod For SenateNPRNebraska GOP... 

Boston.com Nebraska rancher hits US Senate rivals with "political bull" adReuters| Omaha, Nebraska (Reuters) – A female rancher is banking on a humorous "political bull" ad and a high-profile endorsement to win the Republican primary for a US Senate seat in Nebraska, where the party sees a chance to cut into the Democratic majority …GOP sees chance to pick up Senate... 

MassLive.com Mass. Dems Want Ethics ProbeWall Street JournalBy MATTHEW PAYNE Questionable ethical practices of one candidate in the Massachusetts US Senate race compelled calls for a congressional investigation last week, though not of Democrat Elizabeth Warren's claim that she's a Native American.Brown and Warren honing messagesBoston.comBrown aide calls ancestry issue test of Warren's... 

MassLive.com Brown and Warren honing messagesBoston.comUS Senator Scott Brown has turned questions over Democrat Elizabeth Warren's claims of Native American ancestry into a key strategy in his bid to retain his Senate seat. Almost every day for more than two weeks, the Brown campaign or a Republican …Brown aide calls ancestry issue test of Warren's integrityBoston GlobeDems hit Scott...