The liberal group Americans United for Change is spending nearly $500,000 on radio and television ads, urging African-American voters to tell Congress to pass health-care legislation.
Our sister publication in Reno is reporting that Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid's wife and daughter were injured in a car crash. The Reno Gazette-Journal says only that the injuries "don't appear to be life threatening." There are no other details.
House Republican Leader John Boehner says he wants the ethics committee to reopen an investigation into sexual harassment allegations against former Democratic congressman Eric Massa. But this time the target will be House Democratic leaders.