McCain to Run in 2010

7:19 P.M.

After much speculation that his failed presidential bid would be his last campaign, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) has decided to run for re-election to his Senate seat in 2010.

Democrats Offer Mild Censure After Lieberman Apologizes

Updated 2:22 P.M.

Senate Democrats backed away from a major rebuke of Sen. Joe Lieberman (ID-Conn.) on Tuesday morning, keeping their colleague as the chairman of the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee in the next Congress and stripping him only of his spot on the Environment and Public Works Committee.

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Speaker Nancy Pelosi, flanked by new Democratic Caucus Vice Chairman Xavier Becerra (left) and new Caucus Chairman John Larson, speaks to the media after the Democrats' meeting to elect new leaders Tuesday.

AP Calls Alaska Race for Begich

9:10 P.M.

Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich (D) increased his lead over convicted Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska) to 3,724 votes on Tuesday with almost all of the remaining ballots counted, and the Associated Press has now called the race for the Democrat.

Cornyn Is Already Putting Up Drapes
At the NRSC

5:42 P.M.

Sen. John Cornyn (Texas) was elected chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee on Tuesday morning, and by the afternoon, he was over at the NRSC headquarters making phone calls and preparing to lead his Conference into President-elect Barack Obama’s first midterm election.