• U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-1st, defends his taxpayer-funded per diem spending on foreign travel.
  • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee plans to spend $1 million defending U.S. Rep. Larry Kissell, D-8th.
  • The New York Times‘ FiveThirtyEight blog gives the GOP a two-in-three chance of taking over the U.S. House this November.
  • Barry Smith: GOP expects its own change this year.
  • House Majority Leader Hugh Holliman, D-Davidson, blasts the statewide advocacy group Real Jobs NC.
  • Some GOP?ers organize ?Republicans for Mike? group to support McIntyre in the 7th Congressional District.
  • RealClearPolitics.com: U.S. Sen. Richard Burr is hitting the airwaves and beginning to move his numbers in a more favorable direction.
  • Democratic-aligned polling firm finds that Democrats are anything but energized in 2010.
  • Libertarian candidate disappointed that he won?t be in the debate line-up alongside Burr and Elaine Marshall.
  • N.C. GOP steels itself for Steele.