Republican presidential nominee John McCain will attend this evening’s presidential debate with Democratic nominee Barack Obama. CNN reports that the McCain campaign released a statement that said:

He is optimistic that there has been significant progress toward a bipartisan agreement now that there is a framework for all parties to be represented in negotiations, including Rep. [Roy] Blunt as a designated negotiator for House Republicans,” the campaign said in a statement.
…The McCain campaign is resuming all activities and the senator will travel to the debate this afternoon.”