Republican Congressman Paul Broun wants his constituents to see the healthcare bill the U.S. House passed last Saturday. He dropped off a copy of it at the Columbia County Library. It’s more than 2,000 pages long. WJBF News Channel 6’s Paige Tucker has more.

She wants to be the next representative from the great state of New Jersey. Her background is in private business…very private business. Robin Taylor has the scoop.

Rock Hill Democrat Chad McGowan has formally launched his U.S. Senate bid to defeat Republican Sen. Jim DeMint. McGowan said Monday he’ll work full time on the race, taking a break from his law firm.

A key South Carolina legislator says he expects a move to impeach Gov. Mark Sanford will have traction when the legislative session begins next year. GOP House Judiciary Chairman Jim Harrison told a convention of the state’s judges Thursday that a bill to force out the Republican governor could have the support to be passed from his committee to the House floor. WJBF News channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has more.

An aide to Maine Republican Sen. Susan Collins says Collins will vote for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor.

Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will resign from office July 26. Her spokesman wouldn’t say why Palin decided to step down, but the announcement stirred speculation that she would focus on a bid for the 2012 Republican nomination for president.

A senior administration official says President Barack Obama has told Sen. Arlen Specter that Democrats are “thrilled to have you” after learning that the longtime Republican will switch parties. Obama learned of Specter’s intentions during his economic daily briefing on Tuesday morning in the Oval Office. Obama was handed a note saying that Specter was announcing that he was changing parties.

In what Rush Limbaugh called his “first national address,“ the radio talk show host capped off the three-day conservative political action conference with a war cry, challenging Republicans to take back the nation. Candy Crowley reports.

A top Republican congressional aide says the $800 billion-plus economic stimulus measure could steer government checks to illegal immigrants.

Georgia Secretary of State Karen Handel says she is entering the race to replace Gov. Sonny Perdue in 2010. Handel told The Associated Press Sunday night that she’ll file the paperwork to run for governor.

Senate Republicans say they have grave concerns about the agreement between congressional Democrats and the Bush White House to speed billions of dollars to struggling U.S. automakers.

While many other state governors are asking the federal government for financial help, South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford wants none of it for his state. In a letter to president-elect Barack Obama, Gov. Sanford wrote, “We don’t believe economic problems that were in large measure created by too much debt will be solved by more debt.“ WJBF News Channel 6’s Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, has the story.

Gov. Mark Sanford said he will do everything he can to fight another round of bailouts, though he acknowledged he can’t do much.

The U.S. Senate race may have grabbed much of the headlines, but voters also quietly decided contests to fill open seats on the Court of Appeals and the Public Service Commission.

GOP’s Chambliss Wins US Senate Runoff In Georgia