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Democratic candidates start 2026 with a fundraising bang

Money continued to flow as the midterm election year kicked off. Fundraising reports covering the first three months of the year show that it was a fruitful first quarter for many congressional candidates, with a handful of Senate hopefuls reporting eight-figure hauls and some House candidates surpassing the $2 million…

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Congress Declines Again To Rein in Trump's Iran War

Republicans can’t decide whether the war is too early to stop, too late to stop, or nonexistent in the first place.

Reason

Senators spurn budget request for NIH overhead cost cap

Key senators are already dismissing a renewed attempt by the White House to cap medical research overhead costs, well before they start drafting fiscal 2027 spending bills. Top Republican appropriators, including committee Chair Susan Collins, R-Maine, and Labor-HHS Appropriations Subcommittee Chair Shelley Moore Capito, R-W.Va., said Tuesday that they do not support a uniform…

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Scoop: Senate plans to grill six Cabinet officials on Trump's budget

Collins wants to show Maine voters she can still deliver ahead of November's elections.

Axios

Trump’s Vatican clash and AI Jesus ‘blasphemy’ is fueling a GOP holy war: ‘He should not be treating the Pope as a rival’

ANALYSIS: Trump’s latest attack on the Holy Father and depicting himself as Christ has plenty of Republicans squirming in their seats, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

Democrats opened the door to a third Trump impeachment over Iran. Here’s what they need to happen next

ANALYSIS: Even if Democrats win back the majority, Eric Garcia writes, they have to ask themselves: Should they try to impeach Trump again?

The Independent UK

Republican Super PAC Drops $342M on Senate Elections in 8 Key States

North Carolina, Ohio, Maine, Alaska, Iowa, Georgia, Michigan and New Hampshire are at the center of a new $342 million ad reservation from the Senate Leadership Fund, the Republican super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader John Thune, a move that underscores how defensive the 2026 Senate map has become…

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Scoop: Platner declares Mills nearly finished in Maine Senate primary

"Another day, another poll with Graham up big in the primary."

Axios

Donald Trump’s Tariffs About to Make Lobster Rolls $50.

United States President Donald Trump’s tariffs have caused an unforeseen casualty: your favorite seafood restaurant. Multiple reports from around Boston say that the price of Lobster Rolls are looking like they could be $50 this summer.

The Mary Sue

Trump’s Maha agenda stalled as top CDC and surgeon general roles sit empty

Trump has yet to nominate a permanent CDC director and the Senate confirmation of his pick for top doctor is in limbo

The Guardian - US

Dr. Casey Means’ surgeon general nomination stalled as GOP senators cast doubt

Dr. Means, a 38-year-old Stanford-educated physician, became disillusioned with traditional medicine and did not complete her surgical residency

The Independent UK

Appropriators meet as deadline set for Homeland Security deal

Senate Majority Leader John Thune set a deadline of next week for resolving the Homeland Security Department funding standoff, as Senate appropriators of both parties held a face-to-face meeting Thursday with White House “border czar” Tom Homan. Thune, a South Dakota Republican, said the meeting — the first of its…

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At the Races: Crypto’s next stand

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. The cryptocurrency industry began flexing its political muscle in 2022, and crypto spending has only increased since. In advance of…

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Dollar Pressured by a Weak US Payroll Report

The dollar index (DXY00 ) on Friday fell by -0.35%. The dollar was under pressure on Friday from a weaker-than-expected US Feb payroll report. Also, a decline in US Jan retail sales added to negative sentiment toward the dollar. Losses in the dollar were limited on Friday as a slump...

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Vote studies: 2025 sets new mark for partisanship on Capitol Hill

Results point to the changing dynamics of the Senate, where the parties have each become more partisan aligned over the years.

The Independent UK

When is a war in Iran not a ‘war’? When it’s ‘our’ war

ANALYSIS: Republicans know ‘forever wars’ are unpopular, Eric Garcia writes. So they are coming up with tortured definitions of what a war is. Sound familiar?

Axios

Economists are questioning the K-shaped economy narrative

The K-shaped narrative has seeped into how policymakers think about risk.

The Independent UK

Trump learns a bitter truth: Plenty of conservatives don’t like his tariffs

ANALYSIS: Judges Trump nominated to the Supreme Court, Republicans he has supported and Americans who voted for him to lower costs simply don’t like the idea of paying more for their products, Eric Garcia writes

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Kennedy’s push to find cause of autism divides Hill Republicans

One year into his term, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s focus on autism is polarizing Capitol Hill Republicans.

Roll Call

Earmarks flood spending bills after a year's hiatus

Congressional earmarks returned with a vengeance in fiscal 2026, with familiar faces topping the rankings in each chamber.

The Independent UK

Signs are pointing to a ‘blue wave’ in the midterm elections. Here’s why Democrats shouldn’t get too cocky

ANALYSIS: The map still favors Republicans, Democratic voters see their party leaders as weak and Trump has always found ways to defy political gravity, Eric Garcia writes

The Independent UK

Trump admits staffer blamed for racist Obama video hasn’t been fired or disciplined

Donald Trump has tried to distance himself further from the offensive clip posted on his Truth Social account

The Independent UK

Tim Scott endorses Trump antagonist Susan Collins days after he slammed president’s ‘racist’ TruthSocial post

South Carolina Senator posts support for Susan Collins re-election campaign – generating further uproar among Trump loyalists

Roll Call

Maine Sen. Susan Collins makes reelection bid official

Maine Sen. Susan Collins, New England’s sole Republican in Congress, formally launched her bid for reelection Tuesday.

The Guardian - US

Maine Republican senator Susan Collins launches re-election bid for pivotal seat

Collins is expected to face tough re-election battle as Democrats seek to flip seat in this year’s midterm elections

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