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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 Daniela Altimari and…

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Trump hits back at ‘losers who know nothing’ after Republicans turn on Iran peace deal

The plan would reportedly see the Strait of Hormuz reopen and the U.S. lift its blockade on Iranian ports - but senior GOP figures have warned it could be a “disaster”

The Independent UK

Hardline Republicans slam Trump’s emerging plan to end Iran war

President Donald Trump's proposed deal to end the Iran war is facing strong opposition from some Republicans. Critics worry the terms might allow Iran to develop nuclear weapons and control vital shipping lanes. Trump defends the deal, stating it is the opposite of the Obama-era agreement and that time is…

The Economic Times

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Top Republican is on a collision course with Donald Trump. Can John Thune survive the crash?

ANALYSIS: Thursday’s showdown in the Senate was significant, writes John Bowden, but would the majority leader dare being labeled disloyal to King MAGA?

The Independent UK

‘They were p*****’: Republican lawmakers were ‘screaming’ at Todd Blanche during anti-weaponization fund briefing

Ted Cruz said Trump could face a “full-on revolt in the Senate” over the controversial fund

The Independent UK

GOP donor now frontrunner for Texas AG

Mayes Middleton helped fund the right — but that’s nothing next to the money he’s spent on himself

Salon

Rallies, ad blitzes and a Trump endorsement: inside the final days of the Cornyn-Paxton runoff

Nearly 14 months and $135 million later, Texas’ blockbuster Republican Senate primary will finally be decided Tuesday.

The Texas Tribune

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House Democratic runoff heats up in the Rio Grande Valley, where the party hopes to reverse GOP gains

Texas House District 41 was opened by the retirement of Rep. Bobby Guerra, a Democrat. Donald Trump carried the district with 50.3% of the vote in 2024.

The Texas Tribune

Trump tests midterm coattails with visit to Lawler’s ‘Harris district’

President Donald Trump put his midterm coattails to the test Friday by trekking into a New York House district won by Kamala Harris in the last presidential election. “It’s this radical turnaround, and we better do it fast, because we’re not going to have a New York left, and we…

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Texas Democratic candidate condemned for comments about ‘prison for American Zionists’

Democrats allege that conservative groups may be propping up campaign of Maureen Galindo for House seat

The Guardian - US

Trump lashes out at ‘weak and ineffective’ GOP senator over lack of ‘slush fund’ support

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The Independent UK

‘There’s always a consequence’: Donald Trump targets yet another Republican, and GOP is terrified of the problems this will cause

“It just kind of felt like he was working against his own team.”

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In Gerrymandering Fight, Democracy Is Losing

In this recent round, Republicans are entirely to blame. In the new MAGA-fied GOP, winning is everything, and there's no quarter given for concepts such as fairness.

Reason

Democrats Call GOP 'Coward' For Canceling Vote That Could Have Limited Trump's Military Power in Iran

House Republicans cancelled a vote on limiting Trump's war powers over Iran, sparking Democratic accusations of cowardice and political manoeuvring to avoid bipartisan rebuke.

International Business Times UK

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Donald Trump orders investigation into Maryland mail-in ballots, but people already noticed something fishy

Numbers change with every election, but things have lined up too well here.

Reason

The Republican Party Is Nothing More Than a Cult of Trump

The GOP has shifted from endorsing conservative ideas to embodying the whims of one man.

The Texas Tribune

GOP megadonor turned attorney general front-runner: How Mayes Middleton’s largesse fueled his rise

Middleton helped fund the Legislature’s swing to the right, and an internecine challenge to Ken Paxton. But that’s nothing next to the money he’s spent on himself.

The Independent UK

Mystery deepens around GOP Rep. Tom Kean’s disappearance after neighbors speak out

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The Independent UK

Trump is already eyeing potential Republican rebels he wants to go after in 2028

The president continues to maintain a firm grip on the future of the party, but his primary moves could cut into the slim Republican majority in Congress

The Independent UK

‘Utterly stupid’: Controversy over Trump’s $1.8B ‘slush fund’ and ballroom sends Senate running from DC in GOP revolt

Republicans leave town with no legislative text or plan for a reconciliation bill to fund Trump’s deportation plans or ballroom dream

The Independent UK

Karl Rove says it’s Trump dragging down Republican chances in the upcoming midterms

The veteran GOP strategist argued Trump should be reined in by aides and ditched by Republicans on the campaign trail

Roll Call

At the Races: Full disclosure, Jersey edition

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 Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski New Jersey Rep. Thomas H. Kean Jr. hasn’t been seen in…

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Reconciliation bill punted until after Memorial Day recess

Congressional leaders are closing up shop for the week without voting on their long-sought immigration budget bill, as Senate Republicans struggled to agree on legislative text amid an 11th-hour fight over a new Justice Department “anti-weaponization” fund. While Republican leaders had hoped to push the bill through both chambers on strictly…

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Trump could face foreign policy squeeze in Senate after primary ruckus

New questions have emerged about whether President Donald Trump has lost sway with some Republican senators as they mull action related to a number of thorny foreign policy matters after they have clashed with Trump over the Iran war, the White House ballroom and his targeting of respected incumbents. Trump’s…

The Independent UK

Alaska senator who backed Trump’s Iran war is now begging for money to help pay for his gas

The GOP lawmaker’s request came in a fundraising email with the subject line: ‘Alaska needs you!!’

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