Fortunes appear to be looking up for Larry Maggi in the race for PA-18. Although he was bested by Rep. Tim Murphy $1M to $400K, it is still the largest amount ever for a Murphy challenger, and likely has the attention of national stakeholders.

Rep. Mark Critz has reported his strongest fundraising quarter since being elected to office in 2010, having raised $596,496 between April 5 and June 30.

Without much hope of success, the House GOP moved Wednesday (in its 33rd vote) to repeal Obamacare in its entirety. At the moment, this move

After Rep. Mark Critz voted against the repeal of the Affordable Healthcare Act, his opponent Keith Rothfus seized the opportunity to portray Critz as an opponent of Medicare. The debate even lead to a heated rhetorical battle over Twitter this afternoon.

U.S. Rep. Pat Meehan has raised more than $2 million in the current election cycle, widening the financial gap between himself and his Democratic challenger George Badey.

For a second time, the national liberal website Daily Kos has added PA-06 congressional challenger, Manan Trivedi, to its selective “Orange to Blue” fundraising list. He’s running a rematch against Rep. Jim Gerlach.

In political reporting, it’s common to receive an email offering some tidbit off the record or not for attribution. So far this cycle, there isn’t a race in the state where the practice is more frequent than in the 18th district campaign between Tim Murphy and Larry Maggi. Here’s the latest.