Author: Juliegrace Brufke

Donald Trump Jr. is wading into the House GOP’s whip race, accusing National Republican Congressional Committee Chairman Tom Emmer’s (R-MN) camp of planting negative quotes about Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) and his staff in a Daily Beast story on Friday. Trump Jr.’s involvement comes as the battle for the No. 3 position in House Republican…

Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) released a new ad taking aim at his Democratic opponent, Charles Booker, over previous comments in support of defunding the police. In the 30-second television spot titled “Strife,” a clip of Booker on MSNBC was included in which he stated, “I think now is the time that we need to actually…

Republican Police Chief Chris Jenkins is throwing his support behind Rep. Abigail Spanberger in a new ad as the Virginia Democrat faces a heated race against GOP nominee Yesli Vega to represent the state’s 7th Congressional District. In the 30-second clip, the Culpeper police chief takes aim at Vega, supervisor and sheriff’s deputy in Prince…

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) clapped back at criticisms from within her caucus that there should be a generational change in leadership, arguing that “in some cases there’s no substitute for experience” during an appearance on MSNBC on Tuesday. Multiple Democratic members of the House have called for a shakeup in the leadership ranks in…

A new super PAC headed by influential Trump allies is throwing its weight behind Rep. Jim Banks (R-IN) as he aims to become the next House majority whip if Republicans take back the majority next year. The American Leadership PAC, which has raised roughly $2 million since launching in September, is boosting candidates and members…

Former President Donald Trump is taking aim at Colorado GOP Senate nominee Joe O’Dea as the candidate looks to unseat Democratic Sen. Michael Bennet (CO) in November in a state that has been trending blue in recent cycles. Trump took to social media to slam the centrist Republican over his comments during an appearance on…

Georgia GOP Senate candidate Herschel Walker acknowledged that he wrote a check for an ex-girlfriend amid allegations that he provided the mother of his fourth child $700 to obtain an abortion but denies that he knew what the money would be used for. “Yes, that’s my check,” the Georgia Republican, who has run on an…

A couple of late summer political hiccups for House Republicans don’t worry the head of their campaign arm, Rep. Tom Emmer (D-MN). Throughout the 2022 cycle, House Republicans have been favored to win the majority on Nov. 8. But on Aug. 16, now-Rep. Mary Peltola (D-AK) flipped Alaska’s lone House seat after it had been…

Democrats are ramping up efforts to boost former state Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley in her race against conservative Rep. Ted Budd (R-NC) for North Carolina’s open Senate seat. ` With recent polls showing the candidates in a neck-and-neck race, Senate Majority PAC — a super PAC with close ties to Senate Majority Leader…

While Rep. Liz Cheney (R-WY) opted not to answer directly whether she believes Donald Trump should be prosecuted, the Wyoming Republican pointed to Judge David Carter’s opinion while speaking at the University of Notre Dame on Friday that the ex-president and his former attorney John Eastman likely committed crimes. The Wyoming Republican, a political scion…