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Big Oil’s Midterm Playbook: Spend Big, Say Little

Fossil fuel companies and wealthy industry backers spend millions pushing for looser regulations and protections from climate lawsuits. Their ads barely say the word “oil.”

Capital & Main · Oct 22

Navy Pilot Rebecca Bennett Closes In on Flipping a Key House Seat in New Jersey

Major Republican PACs have pulled out of NJ-07 as Navy vet Rebecca Bennett leads in polls with 17 days to go—and the House majority hanging in the balance.

Latin Times · Oct 17

Republican Super PAC Pulls Out of Four House Races and Pours Money Into 16 Others as Midterm Map Shifts

Republican super PAC drops ads in a pair of seats it once defended. See where the Congressional Leadership Fund cash is going and what the opposition plans.

International Business Times UK · Oct 15

House GOP Super PAC Warns Of Key Incumbents At Risk

House GOP's super PAC warns donors of vulnerable incumbents in key states, stressing the need to secure majority by minimizing losses.

Top News · Oct 18, 2024

Still no House Speaker: Mary Miller, from downstate Illinois, emerges as hard-line McCarthy opponent

Illinois Republican Darin LaHood, a Kevin McCarthy backer involved in negotiations, told the Sun-Times on Wednesday night that “I believe we are making progress. The two sides are working diligently together.”

Chicago Sun-Times · Jan 5, 2023

Both parties had high hopes for California in the midterms. Neither saw their dreams fully come true

LOS ANGELES — The battles for California’s most competitive congressional races have effectively ended in a draw after months of campaigning and more than $100 million in advertising. Neither Democrats nor Republicans have so far ousted an incumbent or won new ground in their opponent’s territory — though with a…

Los Angeles Times · Nov 21, 2022

Democrats get opponent they wanted in New Hampshire Senate race

Democrats appear to have gotten the Republican challengers they wanted in two competitive New Hampshire races on Tuesday, while the Republican winner of a third race was opposed by GOP super PACs.

Tribune News Service · Sep 14, 2022

Democrats get opponent they wanted in New Hampshire Senate race - Roll Call

Republican Don Bolduc beat Chuck Morse and will challenge Sen. Maggie Hassan in New Hampshire's battleground Senate race.

Roll Call · Sep 14, 2022

Not so fast: Greg Abbott, Texas Republicans face a complex election landscape after abortion ruling, Uvalde shooting

Both Gov. Greg Abbott and Beto O’Rourke hope to define the election on issues viewed as favorable to their own parties.

The Texas Tribune · Sep 6, 2022

Trump megadonor Adelson's Republican spending spree is ending

Republicans aren’t seeing as many big checks from one of their most generous benefactors, creating a financial hole for the GOP just as Democrats get a fundraising windfall tied to abortion.

Tribune News Service · Sep 2, 2022