The Republican Plan To Nationalize Elections Is Performative Nonsense There is no voting crisis that demands federal intervention. Reason · Apr 3
House Republicans Demand Guaranteed ICE Funding Before Agreeing to End Record DHS Shutdown House Republicans are threatening to hold up a bipartisan Senate plan to reopen most of the Department of Homeland Security unless they first secure guaranteed funding for ICE and Border Patrol. International Business Times UK · Apr 3
Concerns over a Nebraska hospital show how a $50B rural health fund is coming up short A rural Nebraska family’s lifeline hospital now sits at the center of a national fight over Medicaid cuts The Independent UK · Apr 3
Gubernatorial Candidate James Fishback Yells at Streamer Over Alleged Relationship with a Minor: 'You Should Be Lynched' Florida GOP candidate James Fishback faces backlash after a viral video shows him confronting allegations of a past relationship with a minor, impacting his 2026 gubernatorial campaign. International Business Times UK · Apr 3
Republican Congressman Under Fire for Telling Constituents to 'Get Another Job' Amid Gas Tax Increase New Jersey Congressman Jeff Van Drew faces criticism for advising constituents to work more amid rising gas taxes, sparking social media backlash. International Business Times UK · Apr 3
Democratic congressional candidate Bobby Pulido toured with bandmate convicted of child sex crime The revelation reported first by the New York Post is the latest hit against the Democratic rising star who Republicans are casting as morally depraved because of his past social media posts. The Texas Tribune · Apr 2
Former Miami Mayor Francis Suárez Steps in a New National Role on TV Five months after he left office in November of 2025, Former Miami Mayor Francis X. Suarez is stepping into a new national role, this time in television. Latin Times · Apr 2
Lawmakers vow to force Pam Bondi to testify about the Epstein files despite her ouster "My subpoena still stands," Republican Rep. Nancy Mace told Axios. Axios · Apr 2
At the Races: Operation Republican rescue Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Mary Ellen McIntire and Daniela Altimari Republican leaders have landed on a plan to end the shutdown of the… Roll Call · Apr 2
Republican senators McConnell and Tillis break with Trump on Nato withdrawal They warned leaving the alliance would aid rivals, threaten US security and require Senate approval under 2024 law The Guardian - US · Apr 2
Congress doesn’t want to deal with Trump’s ballroom after judge paused construction Republican leaders don’t appear to have any plans to greenlight Trump’s project after a federal judge ordered the president to seek congressional authorization The Independent UK · Apr 2
Partial shutdown drags on as US House takes no action on compromise deal Senate-passed funding plan for DHS languishes despite agreement between Republican congressional leaders The Guardian - US · Apr 2
Byron Donalds Leads Florida GOP Field for Governor, but Nearly 4 in 10 Voters Remain Undecided - NEW POLL Latino voters are nearly split between Donalds and Democratic frontrunner David Jolly, while men favor Donalds by a 14-point margin and women slightly prefer Jolly Latin Times · Apr 2
GOP Rep. Warns That Trump's Presidency 'Will Never Recover' If He Seeks To Remove U.S. From NATO Republican Rep. Don Bacon again warned President Donald Trump against pulling from NATO, saying his presidency "will never recover" from such an attempt. International Business Times · Apr 2
The Independent UK · Apr 2 Lurgan bomb attempt ‘timely reminder’ of terror threat to police – Jon Boutcher He condemned those who carried out the attack as ‘cowards’ and said dissident republican groups ‘have no support and nothing to offer’.
Roll Call · Apr 2 Democrats eye 2028 for bigger health care push As Democrats vie to take control of Congress in the midterms this fall, their main message on health care policy is fairly straightforward: Undo Republicans’ Medicaid cuts and restore the health care subsidies that lapsed at the end of last year. But some analysts and lawmakers say momentum is growing…
The Independent UK · Apr 2 Senate set to approve funding deal to end government shutdown of homeland security Republican leaders unveiled a plan to end the government shutdown on Wednesday
Roll Call · Apr 2 Wave of retirements and politics promise spending panel makeover The House Appropriations Committee is set to undergo a major shake-up following the midterm elections, especially among its Republicans. With four members retiring, two running for Senate and four others in potentially tight reelection contests, nearly a third of the committee’s Republicans may not return in the next Congress. Democrats…
International Business Times UK · Apr 1 Homeland Security Shutdown to End: GOP Leaders Say Deal Restores Border and Airport Safety The historic Department of Homeland Security shutdown is nearing an end as Republican congressional leaders propose a dual legislative deal restoring airport safety and border funding.
Axios · Apr 1 Republicans announce plan to end record-long DHS shutdown House Speaker Mike Johnson Johnson on Friday called the Senate bill a "joke."
The Guardian - US · Apr 1 Republican leaders agree to advance funding deal to end DHS shutdown Measure that would fund homeland security but exclude money for ICE could conclude lengthy funding lapse
We Got This Covered · Apr 1 Donald Trump stands alone as policies signal the worst GOP backlash since Great Depression The numbers aren't on Trump's side.
The Independent UK · Apr 1 Gas prices are high. But do the numbers support suspending state gas taxes? Some federal and state officials are talking about reducing fuel taxes to ease the burden of high gas prices caused by the war in Iran
Latin Times · Apr 1 Florida Republican María Elvira Salazar Urges Trump Administration to Restart Citizenship Process for Cubans and Venezuelans Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar is pressing the Trump administration to restart stalled citizenship and naturalization processes, warning that thousands of Cuban and Venezuelan immigrants remain in legal limbo despite having followed U.S. immigration rules.
International Business Times · Apr 1 Republican Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar Asks Trump's DHS To Resume Legal Immigration Paths A Republican member Congress says citizenship and naturalization processes should resume, noting that thousands of Cuban and Venezuelan immigrants remain in legal limbo.