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Don’t underestimate ultraliberal Dems, some GOP senators warn Trump

Several GOP senators warned that Donald Trump should focus his midterm messaging more on how Republicans plan to help voters and less on casting ultraliberal Democratic candidates as communist monsters. The president again on Wednesday, during a stop just off the Las Vegas Strip, described a number of democratic socialist…

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Fauci could face criminal contempt charge following panel vote

The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted on Thursday to hold former Director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Anthony Fauci in criminal contempt of Congress for declining to answer questions about the COVID-19 pandemic during a highly charged hearing last week. The Thursday morning…

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At Las Vegas campaign stop, Trump slams Michigan winner Abdul El-Sayed

President Donald Trump on Wednesday took his midterm campaign show to a casino a few miles off the Las Vegas strip in Nevada, where Republicans are targeting three light-blue House seats with control of the chamber on the line in November. The head of the Republican Party hit on his…

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Maryland voters to weigh in on redrawing state’s congressional map

Maryland voters will weigh in on an amendment to the state constitution this fall that would allow for congressional redistricting before the 2028 elections. Democratic Gov. Wes Moore held a signing ceremony for the proposed amendment Wednesday, a day after the state’s Democratic-controlled legislature approved it in a special session.…

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Republicans rush to define El-Sayed as Democrats try to move past bitter primary

Michigan Democrats sought Wednesday to turn the page on a bitter Senate primary, as Republicans made their opening attacks on newly anointed Democratic nominee Abdul El-Sayed. El-Sayed, a former local public health official running on an unabashedly progressive agenda, narrowly defeated the more centrist Rep. Haley Stevens in a divisive…

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They once condemned bad behavior in the House. Now, it’s ‘not my business’

Four months ago, calls denouncing misconduct came swiftly, and all at once. Now, it’s near silence. Allegations surrounding two House Republicans reached a fever pitch this week, as Rep. Chuck Edwards of North Carolina dropped out of his reelection campaign due to a report detailing “inappropriate conduct” toward two female…

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Opt-out testing for hepatitis C seen as key to fighting disease

LONDON — At King’s College Hospital in the south of London, anyone who has blood drawn in the emergency department is automatically tested for hepatitis B and C. Posters throughout the facility inform patients that the screening is routine, part of a new approach helping find and treat thousands of…

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The Roll Call and 535 deep dive on cryptocurrency

Roll Call Editor in Chief Jason Dick and 535 Editor in Chief Brody Mullins discuss major cryptocurrency legislation in the 119th Congress with CQ Roll Call financial services staff writer Mark Schoeff Jr. for the Roll Call/535 Policy Podcast Series. Show Notes:

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Chuck Edwards drops reelection bid after Ethics panel recommends censure

North Carolina Rep. Chuck Edwards announced early Wednesday he was dropping his reelection bid, two days after a House Ethics Committee recommended he be censured for engaging in “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward two female staffers. The move comes as some Republicans have expressed concern over retaining his 11th…

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Progressive Abdul El-Sayed wins Democratic Senate primary in Michigan

Former local public health official Abdul El-Sayed has won a high-profile Democratic primary for Michigan’s open Senate seat, advancing to a general election that will test whether a progressive Democrat can win statewide in a key Midwestern battleground. El-Sayed, a former public health official, was leading Rep. Haley Stevens by…

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DCCC adds 12 Republican-held seats to its target list

House Democrats are zeroing in on 12 additional Republican targets in deep-red districts, nearly all of which President Donald Trump carried by double digits in 2024. The new additions bring the total number of House seats targeted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee to 58. And it reflects the party’s…

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Rep. Wesley Bell defeats predecessor Cori Bush in high-profile Missouri primary

Missouri Rep. Wesley Bell crushed a comeback attempt by his predecessor Cori Bush, a democratic socialist and sharp critic of the war in Gaza, in a high-profile Democratic primary Tuesday that drew millions of dollars in ads from pro-Israel groups. With more than 95 percent of votes in, Bell was…

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South Dakota Democratic nominee exits Senate race, bolstering independent rival

The Democratic Senate nominee in South Dakota ended his campaign Tuesday following calls from party activists to exit the race and leave independent Brian Bengs as the main competitor against Republican Sen. Mike Rounds. Julian Beaudion, a former state trooper, cited “extraordinary personal challenges,” including a house fire, financial struggles…

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Capitol Lens | Cloud pleaser

Caution tape surrounds an area near Alexander Calder’s “Mountains and Clouds” sculpture in the Hart Senate Office Building on Tuesday. Reinstallation of the hanging clouds portion of the iconic sculpture, to be hung in the atrium, is expected to be done during the August recess. [It could be a very…

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Pentagon: National Guard in DC to cost another $1.43 billion

The Trump administration’s planned deployment of National Guard troops in Washington, D.C., through the end of his presidential term will cost $1.43 billion, or $51 million a month, in addition to the amount spent so far, according to a new Pentagon estimate. The new estimate of the costs going forward,…

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Ethics Committee launches probe into Max Miller

The House Ethics Committee announced Tuesday it will investigate allegations of domestic violence and abuse and illegal drug use against Ohio Republican Rep. Max Miller. The announcement comes after Miller wrote on X that he was asking the panel to look into him and that he has “absolutely nothing to…

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Blanche’s AG nomination moves ahead after delay

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Tuesday favorably reported Todd Blanche’s bid to be attorney general after some Republican senators delayed the vote over the Trump administration’s controversial “weaponization” fund. Key GOP holdouts on the committee, Sens. John Cornyn, R-Texas, and Thom Tillis, R-N.C., voted in favor of advancing Blanche’s nomination…

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At the Races: Left, right and Michigan

Welcome to a special edition of At the Races! Throughout the 2026 primary season, watch for these updates from the CQ Roll Call campaign team on what you need to know for Election Day. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Mary Ellen McIntire and…

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Bipartisan stopgap spending bill inches forward in Senate

The Senate took a baby step Monday toward passing a funding extension that would head off a partial government shutdown this fall. On a lopsided vote of 89-4, the Senate agreed to limit debate on taking up a legislative vehicle for a bipartisan stopgap measure unveiled over the weekend to…

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As Max Miller allegations intensify, Republicans keep their distance

As Rep. Max Miller, R-Ohio, faces allegations of domestic abuse, his fellow House Republicans have mostly stayed on the sidelines and avoided weighing in. Miller has been accused by his ex-wife, Emily Moreno, of pouring hot water on her and pushing her against a wall, among other allegations. Miller denied…

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Thune doesn’t guarantee NIL bill votes this week even with SEC, Big Ten backing

Senate Commerce Committee aides said Monday the full chamber could begin voting on a sweeping college sports bill before starting a monthlong summer break, but Majority Leader John Thune, R-S.D., stopped short of penciling it onto his packed pre-recess calendar. Commerce Chairman Ted Cruz, R-Texas, and ranking Democrat Maria Cantwell…

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Senate funding patch secured

With a bipartisan deal in hand to avoid a partial government shutdown starting Oct. 1, Senate leaders hope to pass the stopgap measure this week. CQ Roll Call’s Aidan Quigley and Aris Folley join host David Lerman to assess the obstacles to passage that lie ahead and what else could…

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Trump heads west as Senate eyes pre-midterm recess

Just as Senate GOP leaders plan to begin moving several big-ticket items ahead of a planned August recess, President Donald Trump will head out west for a Los Angeles-area fundraiser and an economic speech in Las Vegas. Trump is set to return to Washington, D.C., Wednesday night — when the…

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Plaskett, Moylan advance in territorial primary elections

Two territorial primary elections over the weekend saw Democratic Del. Stacey Plaskett advance in her bid to become the next governor of the U.S. Virgin Islands, while Guam Del. James C. Moylan came out unscathed in the Republican primary for his nonvoting House seat. Nearly half of the nearly 21,000…

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Ethics panel urges censure of Chuck Edwards for ‘beyond inappropriate’ behavior

The House Ethics Committee recommended a censure of Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., after an investigation found there was “substantial reason to believe” he violated sexual harassment and hostile workplace rules. The panel’s report, released Monday, concluded that Edwards engaged in “persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct” toward two female staffers of…

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