- 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.
by Locker Room contributor