Republicans have ‘nothing to run on’ in midterms after Trump failures, Jeffries says Top House Democrat says US president ‘failed to deliver’ on campaign promises to lower costs and avoid overseas wars The Guardian - US · Jul 27
Republicans Accused of Hiding Mitch McConnell's Death To Protect Senate Amid 'Dead Body' Cover-up Claim Senator Mitch McConnell's prolonged absence has sparked controversy, with critics demanding transparency about his health. International Business Times UK · Jul 27
Bruce Blakeman Says Hochul, Mamdani Tax Policies Could Force Families To Sell Homes, Businesses: ‘That’s Just Wrong’ Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman, the Republican challenging New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-N.Y.) in the gubernatorial race, aimed at Hochul and New York City Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani on Sunday, arguing their tax policies could make it harder for New Yorkers to pass family wealth to future generations. Benzinga · Jul 27
Billionaires are flooding the midterms with cash—and nearly 80 cents of every dollar backs Republicans. Most of the time, the bigger spender wins The bigger spender wins up to 90% of the time. But strategists on both sides say money follows winners more than it makes them. Fortune · Jul 27
Trump-Thune tensions boil, but GOP leader seen as safe — for now John Thune has yet to be branded with a derisive nickname from Donald Trump, but the president and his team have turned up the heat on the Senate majority leader. Yet, GOP sources are banking that the South Dakotan has the support of his caucus. The latest Republican-on-Republican drama has… Roll Call · Jul 27
Republican senator breaks ranks with Trump over controversial nuclear deal with Saudi Arabia Another GOP senator breaks with president on the Middle East as war with Iran divides his party The Independent UK · Jul 26
DNC chair threw phone in frustration as strains for Democrats show ahead of midterms, report says Ken Martin threw phone on staffer’s desk, according to The New York Times The Independent UK · Jul 26
Meet the South Carolina Democrat looking to flip Lindsey Graham’s Senate seat Dr Annie Andrews says her ‘mission remains the same’ as she now aims to unseat Darline Graham, sister of the late Republican senator The Guardian - US · Jul 26
Republicans Stall AOC's Paris Hilton-Backed Bill Letting Deepfake Porn Victims Sue Their Abusers The DEFIANCE Act, aimed at allowing victims of AI-generated sexual imagery to sue creators, is stalled in the House due to political rivalry, despite bipartisan support and celebrity backing. International Business Times UK · Jul 26
'MAGA Christianity Is a Cult': Ex-Church Members Expose Mass Indoctrination and Political Control Former evangelicals describe how 'MAGA Christianity' fused faith with hardline Republican politics, nationalism and control and why they ultimately walked away from the churches that raised them. International Business Times UK · Jul 26
Lindsey Graham’s death revives a rare and controversial custom: Keeping a Senate seat in the family Family members can offer name recognition and continuity in moments of disruption, but choosing senators based on bloodlines inevitably courts controversy, experts say The Independent UK · Jul 26
Mitch McConnell Health Controversy: Aides Provide Zero Proof of Life Amid Hospitalisation Mitch McConnell's aides say the hospitalised Senate leader is working as normal, but with no new proof of life and uneasy Republicans demanding answers, questions over his health are only deepening. International Business Times UK · Jul 26
Republicans head home for the summer after a string of losses in Congress GOP legislative priorities could be at odds with voters as midterms come into view and Democrats attempt a resurgence The Guardian - US · Jul 26
CSPAN callers react to Trump’s WHCD speech: ‘I’m embarrassed for America’ ‘I thought the president was terrible,’ a caller who identified as a Republican told the broadcaster The Independent UK · Jul 25
Roll Call · Jul 25 Maine Democrats pick Troy Jackson to replace Platner as Senate nominee BANGOR, Maine – With just over 100 days to go until the midterm elections, former Maine Senate President Troy Jackson officially clinched the Democratic nomination for Senate at a party convention here Saturday, setting up a marquee fall matchup against longtime Republican Sen. Susan Collins. Jackson will replace Graham Platner,…
The Guardian - US · Jul 25 Troy Jackson: the Maine lumberjack Democrats believe can beat Susan Collins Jackson, a prominent workers’ rights advocate and a leading progressive voice, replaces the scandal-plagued Graham Platner
The Economic Times · Jul 25 Bill introduced in US Senate seeks 3-year pause on H-1B visas, codify $100,000 fee A US Republican senator has introduced a bill seeking to pause new H-1B visa issuances for three years and restore a $100,000 fee on H-1B petitions introduced by the Trump administration but struck down by a court. The proposed End H-1B Abuse Act aims to tighten eligibility rules, replace the…
The Independent UK · Jul 25 Trump bombs in WHCD return and then unleashes on CNN’s Kaitlan Collins and media in jaw-dropping hour-long rant Even Republicans looked stunned amid the stone-faced White House Correspondents’ dinner ballroom of journalists before president revealed ‘Trump 2028’ punchline
Ballotpedia · Jul 24 Jay Feely defeats Joseph Chaplik and John Trobough in the Republican primary for Arizona's 1st Congressional District Jay Feely defeated Joseph Chaplik and John Trobough in the Republican primary for Arizona's 1st Congressional District on July 21. Incumbent David Schweikert (R) ran for governor of Arizona.
The Independent UK · Jul 24 ‘Sick of this s***’: Mike Johnson rages after GOP rebellion and then immediately regrets it House Speaker has faced internal revolt while trying to steer his razor-thin majority in the direction of passing legislation aligned with Trump’s agenda
The Independent UK · Jul 24 Law student charged in connection with ‘dissident republican bomb’ seized near Irish border Isobella Perrie Sullivan, 25, of Clane in Co Kildare, appeared before a special sitting of Trim District Court in Co Meath on Friday evening
The National (Scotland) · Jul 24 Woman charged in connection with dissident republican bomb seized near Irish border THE Gardaí investigating a suspected dissident republican bomb intercepted in a car near the Irish border have charged a woman in her 20s in…
Evening Standard · Jul 24 Woman charged in connection with dissident republican bomb seized near border The woman, aged in her 20s, is due before a special court sitting on Friday evening.
Euronews · Jul 24 Irish police foil suspected dissident republican car bomb near Northern Ireland border Irish police have arrested a man and a woman after intercepting what they described as a "highly sophisticated" car bomb believed to be linked to dissident republican groups.
International Business Times UK · Jul 24 'Three Strokes and You're Out': GOP Lawmakers Demand Term Limits Amid Mitch McConnell Mystery Republicans are using Mitch McConnell's unexplained six-week absence from public view to push fresh calls for term limits and a new 'incapacitation' process for ailing members of Congress.