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Most voters have heard the biggest issues this cycle are affordability, the economy, and the war with Iran. But a new survey of over 2,000 voters exposes another key issue might be hitting a boiling point for the Republican Party: a Medicaid rule change that could impact hundreds of thousands of Americans’ health care. Leadership […]

Elon Musk and national Republican groups are pouring millions of dollars into Pennsylvania congressional races, adding a major new wave of outside spending as the GOP fights to maintain control of the House. The Philadelphia Inquirer reported Wednesday that the Congressional Leadership Fund has redirected nearly $3.6 million in advertising to support Republican Rep. Brian […]

Democratic congressional candidate Rebecca Bennett is facing a federal campaign-finance complaint over a joint fundraising arrangement involving House Majority PAC, raising questions about how campaigns and outside political groups can work together without violating federal election law. The complaint, filed by New Jersey Republican State Committee Executive Director Luke Ferrante, alleges that Bennett's campaign and […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — The unprecedented spate of mid-decade redistricting for the U.S. House has changed the congressional districts for one-tenth of Americans and significantly altered the makeup of at least one-fifth of districts, according to a new study. A report by Protect Democracy found that 34.8 million people — about one in 10 Americans — now live in a […]

Democratic Sen. John Fetterman spoke to the Republican midterm convention via video Wednesday, further escalating the growing rupture between the Pennsylvanian and his party. Fetterman spoke for just over one minute in a recorded video introducing his fellow Pennsylvania senator, Republican Dave McCormick, whom Fetterman called “a great American.” He didn't criticize anyone by name but suggested Democrats are extremists, underscoring […]

Two members of Congress from opposite sides of the political aisle are teaming up on an issue that has become increasingly difficult for Washington to ignore: antisemitism on college campuses. Rep. Elise Stefanik, R-N.Y., and Rep. Josh Gottheimer, D-N.J., announced Wednesday the launch of the Combating Antisemitism on College Campuses Caucus, a bipartisan effort aimed […]

A 28-year congressional career came to an end Tuesday night when former Hartford Mayor Luke Bronin defeated 14-term Democratic Rep. John Larson in Connecticut's 1st Congressional District primary. Bronin won 54% of the vote to Larson's 33%, delivering the biggest upset of Connecticut's 2026 election cycle. It was also the first time in modern Connecticut […]

NEW YORK (AP) — Disgraced former Congressman George Santos agreed Friday to pay $35,000 to settle a federal investigation into his suspicious trades on the prediction marketplace Kalshi after he bet against his own plans to attend President Donald Trump’s State of the Union. The onetime Republican lawmaker from New York said he settled with the federal Commodity Futures […]

WASHINGTON (AP) — Just months before the midterm elections, Democrats hope to convince voters that lawlessness under President Donald Trump’s administration is the biggest threat to their rights and pocketbooks. But the party’s past debates over crime and safety threaten to undermine that pitch. Across the country, Democratic candidates are grappling with their previous positions […]

BETHLEHEM, Pa. (AP) — The stage is in battleground Pennsylvania. The stakes are control of the House. House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries on Sunday unveiled the party's Fighting for an Affordable America agenda, as he kicked off 100 days until the midterm elections and works to focus voter attention ahead of November. In Pennsylvania's 7th District, tucked in the Lehigh […]