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ORLANDO, FL — As House Republicans voice confidence about their odds of taking back control of the House, Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) has been hitting the trail for candidates in districts across the country in the final stretch in an effort to shore up seats on Election Day. In October and early November alone,…

EXCLUSIVE — House Minority Whip Steve Scalise (R-LA) said he’s concerned about the uptick in politically motivated violence in recent years and emphasized the need for officials to speak out against the targeting of members and their families. The comments by Scalise, a victim of political violence himself, having sustained near-fatal injuries after being shot…

WESTBURY, New York — With New York GOP gubernatorial nominee Lee Zeldin seeing a late surge in the polls, top Republicans in the House are rallying behind him ahead of Election Day. The Long Island congressman is mounting a fierce challenge, with surveys showing him only trailing Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) by 6 points, on…

House Republicans are angling to hold their leadership elections the Tuesday or Wednesday after Election Day, two leadership sources confirmed to the Washington Examiner. With Republicans expressing confidence that they will take back control of the lower chamber, the race for majority whip, the No. 3 position in leadership, has become increasingly heated between Republican…

GOP Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) is grieving the loss of his niece, Anne Marie Gieske, who was one of more than 150 people killed in a crowd surge during Halloween festivities in the South Korean capital of Seoul, the congressman’s office said in a statement on Monday. Gieske was a junior at the University of…

Freshman Rep. Byron Donalds (R-FL) is ramping up efforts to win over members in his bid to become the next House Republican Conference chairman ahead of internal leadership elections slated to take place in the coming weeks. Lawmakers noted that Donalds, who has been described by his colleagues as a rising star in the party…

Former President Donald Trump offered his endorsement to controversial Senate hopeful Don Bolduc on Monday, telling his followers on Truth Social they should vote for the New Hampshire Republican, but criticized him for walking back his rhetoric pushing unsubstantiated claims the 2020 election was stolen. Shortly after the primary, the retired Army general, who came…

Georgia GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker swung back at former President Barack Obama‘s accusation that he is “a celebrity that wants to be a politician,” arguing that the former president doesn’t have sway with voters in the Peach State and “got with the wrong horse” by backing Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock. Walker’s comments come in…

With less than two weeks until the midterm elections, 11% of voters remain undecided in how they plan to vote, according to a new Politico/Morning Consult poll. The survey indicates that Republicans may have an edge over those who remain undecided, with 83% stating that they think the country “is on the wrong track,” 62%…

Senate candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump are largely faring well in their races, with most projected to prevail on election night, according to a new analysis by Newsweek released Friday. The former president has thrown his support behind 22 candidates, with “more than 60 percent” expected to win their races on Nov. 8,…