Sen. John McCain (R-AZ), Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL), and Obama’s runningmate, Sen. Joe Biden (D-DE), will return to Washington (Reuters), D.C., on Wednesday to vote on a revised economic rescue package. As part of the discussions, both McCain and Obama have endorsed a proposal to temporarily increase bank deposit insurance limits.

ENERGY: In an interview with CBS’ Katie Couric, Gov. Sarah Palin (R-AK), the Republican vice-presidential candidate, said the United States should have begun drilling domestically for oil ten years ago, but, she said, “better late than never.”

This CFR Issue Tracker profiles energy policy priorities of both presidential tickets.