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House Democrats are setting their sights on some districts President Donald Trump won handily in November as they lay out their top targets as they look to take back the House next year.

The House Democrats' campaign arm is taking aim at nearly three dozen Republican-held seats in the chamber as they aim to win back the majority in the 2026 midterm elections.

MURPHYSBORO, Ill., March 31, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Last week Congressman Mike Bost chaired the House Committee on Veterans' Affairs on hearings raised by the subcommittees on Technology Modernization, Disability Assistance, and Memorial Affairs, Oversight and Investigations, with an abrupt ‘testimony disclosure form' and intervention brief, inclusive of a generative ‘AI infomercial' presented by Veterans Recovery Network, merely asking for Congress to re-affirm that Uncle Sam's credit marker 'is still good' as to the PACT Act's unconditional guarantee under the United States Code.CLJA 400K CLUB CLAIM ACKNOWLEDGMENTIn January, the Navy JAG Claims Unit acknowledged a unique group of CLJA claimants under a single claim filed by Veterans Recovery Network pursuant to Section 804 of the PACT Act of 2022 (Elective Option), relative to over 400,000 military veterans, who what the Internal Revenue Service currently knows as the VRN Member Club CLJA Settlement Trust, classifying each veteran member as a beneficiary.UNCLE SAM'S PACT ACT GUARANTEEIn 2023, Department of Navy, then supported by the U.S. Department of Justice to mitigate claim processing, affirmed that the CLJA claim settlement option (EO) assures anyone with a valid claim filed before the August ‘24 deadline with disease or cancer to which the ATSDR has linked possible evidence of causation, including multiple myeloma, Parkinson's disease, kidney disease, renal disease, systemic sclerosis/systemic scleroderma, would receive a settlement payment of $400,000, $250,000, or $100,000, depending on whether the claimant was exposed to Camp Lejeune water ...Full story available on Benzinga.com

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‘We should find, prosecute, and sanction any Chinese Communist Party official involved in standing up police stations on U.S. soil,’ Rep. Ashley Hinson said.

The Democratic National Committee is putting up billboards in the competitive House districts that call out Republican representatives whom the Democrats charge are refusing to hold town halls with their constituents.

Democrats are slamming vulnerable Republicans for avoiding town halls — launching a billboard campaign and scheduling their own Q&As in competitive districts, Axios has learned.Why it matters: It's a town hall war, with both parties accusing the other of being afraid of their voters.The DNC is targeting nine of the most vulnerable House Republicans with a billboard campaign launching Wednesday — as they prepare to hold their own town halls featuring top Democrats in the same competitive districts.Minnesota Governor and VP candidate Tim Walz kicked off the town hall campaign over the weekend in Iowa and Nebraska.Zoom in: The new DNC billboards will say that lawmakers "won't talk to his/her constituents," and include the member's office phone number — urging people to call and demand a town hall. The campaign will target: Rep. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.)Rep. Gabe Evans (R-Colo.)Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.)Rep. Zach Nunn (R-Iowa)Rep. John James (R-Mich.)Rep. Ann Wagner (R-Mo.) Rep. Don Bacon (R-Neb.)Rep. Ryan Mackenzie (R-Pa.)Rep. Rob Bresnahan Jr. (R-Pa.)What they're saying: "Republicans are refusing to meet with their constituents after voting to take away health care and make it harder for families to put food on the table," DNC Chair Ken Martin said in a statement provided to Axios."If Republicans won't show up, then Democrats will," he added.The other side: Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer's (D-N.Y.) postponed book tour is undermining the argument, and the Democratic infighting is giving Republicans fresh fodder this week.Senate Republican Conference Chair Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) has urged Republicans to emphasize Democratic dysfunction while home in their districts."Chuck Schumer had to cancel his book tour because he is being protested by the radical left over a clean CR," a top Cotton staffer wrote in guidance to congressional aides this week, according to an email obtained by Axios.

Democratic national groups will hold 'people's town halls' in Republican-held districts, including two in Pennsylvania, as GOP members avoid public meetings amid backlash to Trump policies.

Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina was relentlessly booed and jeered Thursday night at a town hall event in Asheville, where more than 1,300 angry voters condemned Edwards' support of President Donald Trump and co-President Elon Musk's destructive policies, and demanded he stand up to the leaders of his own party.Roughly 300 people packed into the college auditorium where Edwards held the event, and more than 1,000 people stood outside unable to get in, according to the Associated Press. That is a massive turnout for a representative’s town hall—and a sign at just how much anger is brewing among the American public at the chaos Trump has caused since taking office less than two months ago. xTurnout for the Chuck Edwards town hall in Asheville. No space left inside. I haven’t seen anyone here happy with Edwards or Trump. pic.twitter.com/e87ymG9FGa— Jake Jenson (@JakeLJenson) March 13, 2025During the town hall, Edwards defended his vote for the House Republican budget plan that would cause massive and unpopular cuts to Medicaid and food stamps in order to only partly pay for tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans."I was proud to vote recently for the House budget resolution, which provides the framework," Edwards said, trailing off as the crowd began to loudly boo. Eventually, he continued, "And you wonder why folks don't want to do these town halls." xxYouTube VideoEdwards also defended Trump and co-President Elon Musk's efforts to slash the federal government through the so-called Department of Government Efficiency, which has caused chaos through illegal mass firings of federal workers and cuts to government contracts that endanger national security, public safety, and public health."I happen to agree with a lot of the things that's going on in Washington, D.C., right now," Edwards said, eliciting a chorus of boos from the audience. “I know many of you are not.”xxYouTube VideoEdwards is one of a scarce few GOP lawmakers who has dared to hold an in-person town hall amid growing opposition to Trump and Musk. Late last month, Republican leadership told their members to stop holding in-person events to avoid the kind of scenes that transpired in Edwards' district on Thursday and in others so that backlash couldn’t be used against lawmakers in ads for the 2026 midterm elections. In fact, because many Republicans refuse to hold in-person town halls, Democrats announced on Friday that they plan to hold their own events in competitive House districts across the country “where vulnerable GOP House members are running scared from their constituents," according to a joint press release from the Democratic National Committee, Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and the Association of State Democratic Committees. And Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz will soon visit two Republican-held House districts in Nebraska and Iowa that Democrats will target in the midterm elections.A protester holds a sign outside a town hall held by Rep. Chuck Edwards in Asheville, North Carolina, on March 13, 2025.At Edwards’ town hall, some of the loudest boos came after he ridiculously asserted that Trump supports Ukraine and the U.S. Constitution. Of course, Trump cut off military aid and even intelligence sharing to Ukraine in an effort to force the country to cave to Russian dictator Vladimir Putin. And Trump is ignoring the Constitution by trying to revoke birthright citizenship, ignoring Congress’ power of the purse, and refusing to follow court orders to stop his illegal actions.Ultimately, rowdy town halls like the one Edwards held on Thursday could be the early signs of a wave of anger that wipes out the narrow Republican House majority next November. Angry voters showing up to town halls preceded the GOP wave in 2010 and the Democratic wave in 2018.Polling is starting to show that conditions are ripe for a GOP wipeout in 2026. A Quinnipiac University survey released Thursday showed Trump’s approval rating falling to 42%, with voters unhappy with his handling of the economy, trade, the wars in Ukraine and Israel, and his cuts to the federal workforce. "A noticeable uptick of discontent can be seen over President Trump's handling of a range of issues: from Ukraine to the economy to the federal workforce,” said Tim Malloy, a polling analyst at Quinnipiac University. Protesters show up with signs to a town hall held by Rep. Chuck Edwards in Asheville, North Carolina, on March 13, 2025.It’s why Democrats plan to hold town halls in GOP-occupied districts, to allow voters to voice their frustrations and tell them how Democrats would fix things if they were put back in power. "These increasingly vulnerable House Republicans are failing to do the most basic aspect of their jobs: meeting with the people they represent," Rep. Suzan DelBene of Washington, chair of the DCCC, said in a news release announcing the town hall events. "Voters deserve elected officials who will take the time to meet with and listen to them, but instead these House Republicans are hiding from their own voters to avoid having to defend their disastrous record of stripping health care and food access from the families, workers, and seniors in their communities.”For Daily Kos readers looking to attend these events, the DCCC released a list of upcoming events, though dates have not yet been provided. The list can be seen below:Arizona’s 6th District, represented by Republican Rep. Juan CiscomaniColorado’s 8th District, represented by Republican Rep. Gabe EvansFlorida’s 13th District, represented by Republican Rep. Anna Paulina LunaIowa’s 3rd District, represented by Republican Rep. Zach NunnMichigan’s 10th District, represented by Republican Rep. John JamesMissouri’s 2nd District, represented by Republican Rep. Ann WagnerNebraska’s 2nd District, represented by Republican Rep. Don BaconPennsylvania’s 7th District, represented by Republican Rep. Ryan MackenziePennsylvania’s 8th District, represented by Republican Rep. Rob BresnahanThank you to the Daily Kos community who continues to fight so hard with Daily Kos. Your reader support means everything. We will continue to have you covered and keep you informed, so please donate just $3 to help support the work we do.

Republican Rep. Gabe Evans faces a Toss-up race in Colorado's 8th District, according to Inside Elections' initial race ratings. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

Life for many residents in border communities improved following swift policy changes by the Trump administration, Rep. Juan Ciscomani, R-Ariz., says.

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House Republicans advanced their budget resolution to enact President Trump’s legislative agenda on Tuesday, teeing the measure up for a final vote even as GOP opponents of the measure appeared to hold firm. The chamber voted 217-211 along party lines to adopt the rule — which governs debate on legislation — for the House GOP’s budget resolution. [...]

The House GOP’s budget resolution is on thin ice as conservative budget hawks dig in on their opposition, threatening to derail Speaker Mike Johnson's (R-La.) plans to bring the legislation up for a vote on Tuesday. At least four Republicans — Reps. Thomas Massie (Ky.), Victoria Spartz (Ind.), Warren Davidson (Ohio) and Tim Burchett (Tenn.) [...]

A group of eight House Republicans in the Congressional Hispanic Conference sent a warning shot to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on the chamber’s budget resolution that outlines sweeping cuts as part of advancing President Trump’s sweeping legislative agenda, adding to the complexity of getting enough support in the slim GOP majority to advance it on [...]

New Congressional Hispanic Conference Chair Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) plans to make the group of around a dozen Hispanic House Republicans a more vocal and organized bloc — building off the record Hispanic and Latino support for President Trump and the Republican ticket in the 2024 election. “Everyone talks about us, everyone likes to kind of [...]

'The audacity'

Despite President Donald Trump’s stated concern over fentanyl trafficking and national security threats, his Department of Justice is directing federal law enforcement and prosecutors to prioritize going after immigration-related offenses.

President Trump’s decision to pardon hundreds of protesters who stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 — including many accused of assaulting police officers — is dividing House Republicans, with some lawmakers touting the day-one decree and others criticizing it as ill-advised. Trump’s blanket pardon for roughly 1,500 rioters in the hours after he was [...]

In a House GOP Conference that’s been marked by division and legislative paralysis for the past two years, the Republican Governance Group says it’s time to get stuff done and embrace compromise.

The Combating Cartels on Social Media Act was introduced to stop drug cartels from recruiting American teens online.

Donald Trump's endorsement of Karrin Taylor Robson for Arizona governor sparks division within the GOP, with some state figures and MAGA supporters expressing dissent.

Coming up on a month since the presidential election, some things are starting to become clearer, though many questions remain. We will release a Viewpoints article in the next week that will be a more in-depth assessment of the implications of what is known about both the incoming Trump administration and congressional priorities. So, be sure to keep an eye out! In the meantime, we wanted to highlight some new energy-related programs and announcements from the Department of Energy (DOE), Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and other agencies, building off the views in our November update.Trump’s Cabinet PicksPresident-elect Trump has named Chris Wright, currently CEO of Liberty Energy, an energy services company headquartered in Denver, as his nominee for Secretary of Energy. Wright’s announcement led many to view a video posted on LinkedIn where he pushed back hard against language about an “energy transition,” “clean energy,” “carbon pollution,” and a “climate crisis,”... Read the complete article here...©1994-2024 Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C. All Rights Reserved.

Republican representatives in Congress were able to fend off enough California Democrats in close races and flip a few seats elsewhere to help keep the party's majority in the House of Representatives.

Republican representatives in Congress were able to fend off enough California Democrats in close races and flip a few seats elsewhere to help keep the party's majority in the House of Representatives.

Rep. David Schweikert won re-election in Arizona's 1st Congressional District, narrowly defeating Democrat Amish Shah.

House Republicans need to pick up just four additional seats to secure control over the chamber, with 18 races remaining to be called.

The Grand Canyon State's Senate race is the only one that has not yet been called.

Data: Associated Press; Chart: Axios VisualsThey're still counting votes in 28 uncalled House races, but even Democrats admit that Republicans are on track to keep their majority in 2025.Why it matters: House Democrats are the last shot to prevent a GOP trifecta in D.C. next year. Republicans have retaken the Senate majority, and President-elect Trump will be inaugurated on Jan. 20. [The chart above is organized over how the races were expected to go ahead of Election Day. Republicans lead in two seats that were expected to go to Democrats, while Democrats lead in zero races expected to go red.]State of play: Democrats are looking to five Republican-held seats in California and two in Arizona — as well as GOP incumbent Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa who's likely headed for a recount — as their last hope of obtaining the chamber.Republicans currently lead in all those seats, and Democrats also need to protect remaining vulnerable seats in California, Colorado and elsewhere.House Democrats' optimism is dwindling, with some now predicting their best case scenario is falling just one seat short of the House majority.Zoom in: Both parties are looking to California as the final House battleground, especially if Reps. Juan Ciscomani (R-Ariz.) and David Schweikert (R-Ariz.) hold on.Reps. Mike Levin (D-Calif.), Jim Costa (D-Calif.) and Josh Harder (D-Calif.) all lead by surprisingly narrow margins, though Republicans concede those are long-shots and Democrats feel confident about all three.Both parties say the race between Republican Scott Baugh and Democrat Dave Min for retiring Rep. Katie Porter's (D-Calif.) seat could go either way.Republicans believe they have a shot at protecting all five of their vulnerable incumbents in California, though Rep. John Duarte's (R-Calif.) and Mike Garcia's (R-Calif.) races both appear to be particular nail-biters.What they're saying: Duarte told Axios he is "in a better position now" than in 2022 against Democratic opponent Adam Gray, when he squeaked out a win by less than half a percentage point.The California races were discussed on a Democratic leadership call on Wednesday, with one senior House Democrat coming out of the call predicting "a few seats in [California] ... will move our way."

Former President Donald Trump has clinched a second term in the White House, and his Republican Party has won control of the Senate. But control of the House of Representatives is still up for grabs, as is the size of the incoming Senate majority.With votes still being counted, here’s a look at the key races that remain uncalled by the NBC News Decision Desk (read more about how those races are called). While some of the battleground states may be projected relatively quickly, it could take days or even weeks to resolve control of the House.Presidential battlegroundsWith Trump’s victory in Michigan projected by NBC News Wednesday afternoon, two battleground states remain uncalled.In the Sun Belt, Trump is also leading in Arizona and Nevada, but Arizona remains too early to call, while Nevada is too close to call.Alaska, where Trump is leading, is also too early to call.Senate races left to callArizona Senate: Democratic Rep. Ruben Gallego is leading Republican Kari Lake in the vote count, but the race is still too early to call. Lake is trailing Trump’s margin in the state, while Gallego is outperforming Harris. Gallego, a Marine veteran, touted his military service in his race against Lake, a former local TV news anchor. Lake ran unsuccessfully for governor in 2022, and she made false claims that her 2022 race was affected by voter fraud.Michigan Senate: GOP former Rep. Mike Rogers is locked in a tight race against Democratic Rep. Elissa Slotkin in a contest that is too close to call. Rogers and Slotkin are competing to replace retiring Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow.Nevada Senate: Republican Sam Brown, a military veteran who was wounded in combat, is in a very tight race against Democratic Sen. Jacky Rosen, who is seeking her second term in the Senate. Nevada has been narrowly divided in recent elections, with Republican Joe Lombardo flipping the Governor’s Mansion in 2022 even while Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto won re-election. But while Democrats had been hopeful that the state’s abortion referendum could help boost turnout for Democratic candidates, the margin in the race remains extremely tight.Pennsylvania Senate: Although Trump is projected to win Pennsylvania, the Senate race there is still too close to call. Democratic Sen. Bob Casey is running for a third term against Republican Dave McCormick, a former hedge fund CEO who ran unsuccessfully for the GOP Senate nomination in 2022.Wisconsin Senate: The race between Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin and GOP businessman Eric Hovde remains too close to call. While Democrats have touted Baldwin as a senator who has appeal in rural parts of the state, Republicans also flooded the airwaves painting her as a creature of Washington and making note of the first openly gay senator’s sexual orientation.House control on the lineControl of the House is still unclear in part because dozens of competitive races remain uncalled, including a number of key races in California alone. There are also other races that are not expected to be competitive but have not yet been projected because few votes have been counted.Alaska At-Large District: Republicans are looking to pick up this seat, which encompasses the entire state. Republican Nick Begich is leading Democratic Rep. Mary Peltola, but he is hovering around the 50% threshold required to win the race outright. If he falls short of that threshold, the race will head to ranked-choice voting, but Republicans are confident they would still carry the seat in that scenario.Arizona’s 1st District: GOP Rep. David Schweikert is in a competitive race in the Phoenix suburbs against Democrat Amish Shah, a former state legislator.Arizona 6th District: GOP Rep. Juan Ciscomani is trailing his Democratic opponent, former state Sen. Kirsten Engel, in this competitive district in the Tucson suburbs.California’s 9th District: Democratic Rep. Josh Harder is narrowly leading his Republican opponent, Stockton Mayor Kevin Lincoln.California’s 13th District: GOP Rep. John Duarte is locked in a tight race against Democrat Adam Gray, a former state legislator, in this Central Valley district.California’s 22nd District: GOP Rep. David Valadao, one of two remaining House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot, is leading his Democratic opponent, former state Assemblyman Rudy Salas.California’s 27th District: GOP Rep. Mike Garcia is in a tight race against Democrat George Whitesides, a former NASA chief of staff and Virgin Galactic CEO, in this Southern California district.California’s 41st District: Democrats have targeted this Riverside County-based district, and GOP Rep. Ken Calvert is in a competitive race with Democrat Will Rollins, a former prosecutor.California’s 45th District: GOP Rep. Michelle Steel is leading Democratic Army veteran Derek Tran in one of the most expensive races in the country.California’s 47th District: Republicans are looking to flip this open seat in Southern California, and Republican Scott Baugh, a former state legislator, is in a competitive race against former state Sen. Dave Min.California’s 49th District: Also in Southern California, Democratic Rep. Mike Levin is in a tight race against auto dealer Matt Gunderson, a self-described “pro-choice” Republican.Colorado’s 3rd District: GOP Rep. Lauren Boebert’s decision to run in the neighboring 4th District, which is more Republican, opened up this seat on the Western Slope. Democrat Adam Frisch, who came close to defeating Boebert in 2022, is in a competitive race against Republican Jeff Hurd.Colorado’s 8th District: Democratic Rep. Yadira Caraveo is locked in a tight race in the Denver suburbs against Republican state Rep. Gabe Evans.Iowa’s 1st District: Just a few hundred votes separate Republican Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Democrat Christina Bohannan, a former state representative. It is familiar territory for Miller-Meeks, who won her 2020 race by just six votes.Maine’s 2nd District: Democratic Rep. Jared Golden has been a top GOP target, and he is hovering just above the 50% threshold that would allow him to win outright over Republican state Rep. Austin Theriault, a former NASCAR driver (the state holds ranked-choice elections).Maryland’s 6th District: Democratic Rep. David Trone’s unsuccessful Senate run opened up this Frederick-based district. Democrat April McClain Delaney, a former Commerce Department official and the wife of former Rep. John Delaney, is locked in a tight race against Republican Neil Parrott, a former state legislator.Montana 1st District: Democratic attorney Monica Tranel trails Republican Rep. Ryan Zinke, who was Trump’s first interior secretary in between stints in the House.Nebraska’s 2nd District: Harris carried this Omaha-based district and nabbed one of the state’s electoral votes, but GOP Rep. Don Bacon is in a close race against Democratic state Sen. Tony Vargas.North Carolina’s 1st District: Democratic Rep. Don Davis is in a competitive race against Republican Laurie Buckhout, an Army veteran and businesswoman.Nevada’s 3rd District: Democratic Rep. Susie Lee is in a competitive race with Republican marketing consultant Drew Johnson in the Las Vegas suburbs.Nevada’s 4th District: Democratic Rep. Steven Horsford is leading former North Las Vegas Mayor John Lee, the Republican nominee.New York’s 4th District: GOP Rep. Anthony D’Esposito is locked in a tight race against Democrat Laura Gillen, a former town supervisor, in this Long Island-based district that was one of Democrats’ top targets.New York’s 19th District: Democratic attorney Josh Riley and GOP Rep. Marc Molinaro are running neck and neck in a rematch of their close 2022 race.Ohio’s 9th District: Democratic Rep. Marcy Kaptur is locked in an extremely tight race with GOP state Rep. Derek Merrin.Oregon’s 5th District: Democrat Janelle Bynum narrowly leads Republican Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer.Oregon’s 6th District: Democratic Rep. Andrea Salinas leads GOP businessman Mike Erickson in another rematch. Salinas beat Erickson by 3 percentage points in 2022.Pennsylvania’s 10th District: GOP Rep. Scott Perry, a former Freedom Caucus chairman, has a slight lead over former local news anchor Janelle Stelson, a Democrat.Texas’ 34th District: Democratic Rep. Vicente Gonzalez faces a rematch against former GOP Rep. Mayra Flores, with Gonzalez slightly ahead.Virginia’s 7th District: Democrat Eugene Vindman has a slight lead over Republican Derrick Anderson. Both candidates are veterans, and Vindman came into the public spotlight in 2019 when his brother, Alexander Vindman, testified in Trump’s impeachment hearings about a phone call between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.Washington’s 3rd District: Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez leads Republican Joe Kent, whom she defeated by less than 1 point in 2022.Washington’s 4th District: Republican Rep. Dan Newhouse narrowly leads Republican former NASCAR driver Jerrod Sessler. (Washington’s primary advances the top two vote-getters to the general election, regardless of party.)Sessler has Trump’s endorsement over Newhouse, who is one of the two Republicans left in the House who voted to impeach Trump after the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot.This story first appeared on NBCNews.com. More from NBC News:Donald Trump defeats Kamala Harris to become the next U.S. president, NBC News projectsTrump won the presidency. Here’s what he’s said he’ll do.5 key takeaways from election night 2024

Republicans won control of the White House and the Senate. Now all eyes are turning to the House, Democrats' last line of defense to stop President-elect Donald Trump and his agenda.

This story is part of a series of state-by-state previews of the 2024 election.Voters in Arizona have no shortage of competitive races to decide in the Nov. 5 general election, with control of the White House, the U.S. Senate and House, and both chambers of the state legislature in the balance.Arizona remains a major electoral battleground four years after President Joe Biden became only the second Democratic presidential candidate to carry the state in nearly 70 years. It is one of four states in the nation’s Sun Belt that has drawn much of the focus of both presidential campaigns in the final sprint to Election Day.Democratic Vice President Kamala Harris and Republican Donald Trump are in a tight race for the state’s 11 electoral votes. They and their running mates have made multiple campaign stops there since securing their parties’ nominations over the summer.Other competitive contests include the race for U.S. Senate, where Democrat Ruben Gallego and Republican Kari Lake are running to replace outgoing independent U.S. Sen. Kyrsten Sinema, and two Republican-held U.S. House seats in Phoenix- and Tucson-area districts that both went for Biden in 2020.RELATED STORY: Republicans line up to support Ruben Gallego and Kamala HarrisIn the state legislature, Democrats hope to take over the state senate for the first time since 1992 and the state house for the first time since 1966, the last time the party controlled the governorship and both chambers simultaneously.Voters will also decide high-profile statewide ballot measures on abortion, immigration, and two competing ballot measures that would either require or eliminate the use of partisan primaries in state elections. Under the state constitution, if two contradictory ballot measures both pass, the one with the most votes in favor would become law, although the matter would likely first head to court.

Voters in Arizona have no shortage of competitive races to decide in the Nov. 5 general election, with control of the White House, the U.S. Senate and House and both chambers of the state Legislature in the balance

Republicans are kicking their defensive messaging on abortion into high gear, aiming to blunt Democrats’ attempts to paint them as extreme in the run-up to the election. In debates, GOP congressional candidates are taking a more aggressive approach when talking about the issue, accusing Democrats of misrepresenting their position. Republican campaigns are successfully pitching fact-checks [...]

Eugene Vindman high-fives a supporter in Stafford, Va., on Sept. 20. The Democratic candidate reported an eye-popping fundraising haul in the third quarter.

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski With Southern states like Florida, Georgia and North Carolina still reeling, it’s not clear how [...]The post At the Races: Weary of the storm appeared first on Roll Call.

Latino House Republicans are building out campaign infrastructure to protect their members and grow their numbers, at times directly competing with their Democratic counterparts, who have a huge head start. Rep. Tony Gonzales (R-Texas) is leading efforts to elect more GOP Hispanics to the House through the Hispanic Leadership Trust (HLT), a PAC launched in [...]

House Democrats need to flip just four seats to take the chamber’s majority in November, and super PACs are going all out on the airwaves in battleground districts, blasting Republicans over abortion and reproductive rights in ads.

House Republicans who represent districts that border Mexico are laying into Vice President Kamala Harris for making a campaign stop at the border on Friday.

From an aerial view, the U.S.-Mexico border fence stretches through rough terrain on Sept. 20 near Jacumba Hot Springs, Calif. (John Moore/Getty Images)

As Kamala Harris gives an abortion speech in Georgia, 538 looked at how anti-abortion Republicans performed in primaries this year.

Southwest communities are voting in hotly contested congressional races.

In the most contested races for control of the U.S. House, many Republican candidates are speaking up about women’s rights to abortion access and reproductive care in new and surprising ways. Looking directly into the camera for ads, or penning...

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More than a dozen House Republicans on Tuesday wrote to Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) asking him not to axe clean energy tax credits in the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) if the GOP maintains or expands its House majority next year. In the letter, first shared with Politico’s E&E News and led by Rep. Andrew Garbarino [...]

Former president and current Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump is endorsing both Abraham Hamadeh and Blake Masters in GOP primary for Arizona's 8th Congressional District.