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The tech billionaire, who once said he had “done enough” political spending, remains a significant benefactor for the Republican Party after patching things up with President Donald Trump.
Republicans received a new warning about the Georgia Senate race as Sabato’s Crystal Ball shifted its forecast toward Democrats on Thursday. Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff, first elected in 2021, is running for reelection in one of the nation’s closest battlegrounds.
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Cash surge: House GOP smashes fundraising records as Republicans gear up to defend slim majority
House Republicans shatter fundraising records with $117.2 million haul as they prepare to defend their narrow majority in November's competitive midterm elections.
Recent votes have made it clear: While the hold of Trump and GOP leaders on Republican rank-and-file remains strong, it's slipping in notable ways.
At the time, House Republicans approved legislation, the “Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act,” that would cement Trump’s order into law. That bill has stalled in the Senate, though lawmakers have recently revived efforts to bring it forward for consideration.
House Republicans unveiled a sweeping elections reform bill Thursday that would mandate long-sought requirements like presenting photo ID when voting and citizenship verification to register to vote.
Unexpected vacancies have whittled the G.O.P.’s edge to just a couple of votes, leaving Speaker Mike Johnson with almost no margin for leading the chamber.
A bill unveiled by House Republicans would impose stricter requirements for voters and restrict some forms of voting.
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee, a Democrat, won a special runoff election on Saturday to serve the remainder of former Texas Rep. Sylvester’s term, who died last year. The Associated Press projected that Menefee beat Amanda Edwards,