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With early voting underway in competitive midterm races, Trump’s allies have kept most of the super PAC money on the sidelines, prompting GOP leaders to fear the cash will be saved for future fights or personal use rather than influencing the current contests.
Democrats added Brian Poindexter—an ironworker and Cleveland suburb city council member—to their Red to Blue program, signaling stronger backing to take on Rep. Max Miller in Ohio’s 7th District amid domestic-abuse allegations against Miller.
Thomas J. Smith, who had suspended his Michigan’s 8th District congressional bid, is projected to defeat Amir Hassan, the Trump-endorsed rival, in the Republican primary, a surprising result given Hassan’s backing and Trump’s rally with him.
Kay Granger, a trailblazing Texas Republican who was Fort Worth’s first female mayor and spent 14 terms in Congress, rose to become the first woman from her party to chair the House Appropriations Committee, and died at 83.
Vice President JD Vance is under an unusually intense wave of intra-GOP criticism early in the 2028 cycle; his allies say the attacks are coordinated to undermine him, while critics focus on his foreign policy views (including talks of a peace deal with Iran). Despite the friction, his favorability is described as steady, suggesting the sustained assault could shape the crowded GOP field in favor of Vance by keeping him in the spotlight.
House Speaker Mike Johnson aims to move a stopgap funding bill to avert a government shutdown and a $95 billion package for the Pentagon, farmers, and election security before August recess, but intra-party divisions and Trump-aligned voting restrictions complicate passage ahead of the November midterms.
Lindsey Graham, a longtime Republican senator from South Carolina and a staunch ally of Donald Trump, died Saturday night after a brief, sudden illness, his office said, with his family asking for prayers and privacy during this difficult period.
Several Republican colleagues and allies say they spoke with Mitch McConnell by phone, offering the clearest update yet on the hospitalized Senate leader’s condition after weeks in which he has not been publicly seen and little detail about his hospitalization has been released, with his absence affecting Senate proceedings.
Conservative pro-Israel voices are criticizing Vice President JD Vance over his role in ending the Iran war, but evangelical conservatives at the Faith and Freedom Coalition’s Road to Majority Conference remain broadly supportive and open to him as a potential GOP nominee, with mixed views on his Israel stance and some mention of Marco Rubio as a fellow contender.
Georgia GOP leaders scrapped a planned special-session redistricting push after Gov. Kemp called for maps to gain extra House seats in 2028; Trump pressure and a Supreme Court ruling weakening Voting Rights Act protections contributed to the decision, delaying redistricting for now.
In a GOP-leaning New York district spanning the Adirondacks to Gloversville, state Assemblyman Matt Smullen and businessman Anthony Constantino face off in a primary to replace Elise Stefanik, who is leaving the House to pursue a governorship. Smullen runs a traditional, ground-game campaign backed by local GOP leaders, while Constantino leans on Trump loyalty and higher-profile messaging. With the district’s conservative tilt and party support favoring Smullen, the winner could shape how confidently Trump’s influence sits in the general election.
A Pew Research Center survey of over 10,000 Americans identifies nine ideological groups, revealing deep internal divides within both major parties ahead of the 2026 midterms and 2028 elections. The groups range from ardent partisans on the extremes to a Tuned-Out Middle whose votes may decide contests, with Trump’s approval varying by group. The findings underscore how internal party factions and moderates shape the path to coalitions needed to win elections.
Trump-endorsed Rep. Randy Feenstra was defeated by Zach Lahn in Iowa’s GOP gubernatorial primary, with Lahn leading by less than a percentage point as more than 98% of votes were counted; Feenstra’s loss marks a setback to Trump’s grip on GOP nominations, as Lahn advances to face Democrat Rob Sand in the general election.
The Justice Department paused the nearly $1.8 billion payout fund after a court order, and Republican lawmakers are pressing the White House to abandon the plan amid bipartisan backlash, signaling a broader pullback on the effort.
A Georgia Republican proposes returning Arlington and Alexandria to Washington, D.C., reviving the long-settled border dispute from the Residence Act of 1790 in a bid to boost GOP odds in Virginia; critics call it political theater and warn it would distract from current issues.