Top Republicans didn’t expect Trump’s dividends. Now they’re scrambling.
As they gathered in Dallas, GOP lawmakers wavered from full-on embrace to full-on avoidance of the president’s promise of $5,000 checks to Americans.
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Kamala Harris to campaign with Ossoff in Georgia
The former vice president is heading to the battleground state as some Democrats have kept their distance.
Why so many incumbents lost primaries this year
Anti-incumbent anger crossed party lines in this year’s primaries — and redistricting didn’t help, either.
Dan McKee becomes first governor in 8 years to lose primary
Former CVS executive Helena Foulkes defeated the Rhode Island governor in the Democratic primary after he failed to corral a growing political crisis around a bridge.
‘We are going in the wrong direction’: Republican convention dogged by the cost of living
The GOP is gathering in Dallas to tout the administration’s wins. Many Republicans worry there are few on affordability.
Spencer Cox: America’s political divide is destroying families and friendships
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Stefany Shaheen, daughter of Sen. Jeanne Shaheen, wins New Hampshire House primary
She won the Democratic primary for the open 1st District despite her rivals’ attempts to weaponize her family ties.
Missouri’s redistricting in flux after dissonant court rulings
A Supreme Court justice rejected a bid to revive Missouri’s pro-GOP redistricting before midterms, but a federal judge practically simultaneously gave the state the OK to continue with the plan.
Republicans are hoping ‘Trump-a-palooza’ isn’t only about Trump
GOP lawmakers said they are counting on the president to draw a contrast with Democrats in Dallas, not prosecute personal grievances.
Nevada Republicans are testing the 2028 case against Gavin Newsom
Gov. Joe Lombardo, one of the most vulnerable Republican governors this cycle, has zeroed in on a cross-border boogeyman in the Democratic governor of California.