One in four Trump voters say GOP candidates should break with the president to win in November, according to the latest POLITICO Poll, conducted by independent firm PF Global. The findings underscore the degree to which even loyal Republicans understand President Donald Trump is a drag on the ticket. Persistent inflation, $4 gas prices, 7%…
The 2026 House map continues to move further onto GOP terrain. But while Democrats are dreaming big, the GOP insists they can hold the majority. Score talked to the DCCC’s Deputy Executive Director Will Van Nuys and the NRCC’s Communications Director Will Kiley. The two operatives chose four under-the-radar races where they’re feeling good about…
National Republicans have spent months trying to rescue Ken Paxton. He’s complicating that effort. Tensions are brewing with some Republicans after POLITICO published Paxton’s closed-door comments that “D.C.” Republicans were largely controlling his race. “He is welcome to raise his own money and say whatever he wants,” said one Republican involved in the Paxton rescue…
Michigan Republican Senate nominee Mike Rogers called for an end to the “tariff war” with Canada in a new campaign advertisement released Wednesday, another break from the Trump administration weeks before the midterm elections. Rogers’ ad comes as Republican campaign groups across the country have entered triage mode in an effort to salvage GOP control…
MO’ MONEY: Republican gubernatorial candidate Bruce Blakeman has received dozens of contributions surpassing the legal limit in recent months. Blakeman has yet to refund roughly $360,000 to donors who have given to him above the cap, as POLITICO first reported on Monday. Gubernatorial candidates are allowed to raise $9,000 from individuals for each election —…
Iowa Rep. Ashley Hinson took a swipe at the savings habits of millennials as she fielded a question Wednesday about Social Security during a Senate campaign debate. Hinson, the Republican candidate facing off against Democratic state Rep. Josh Turek, was asked about ensuring the solvency of Social Security when she raised the broader prospect of…
The progressive political action committee Justice Democrats has appointed Rev. Hodari Williams as its new executive director. The change sets the organization up to hone a civil rights message ahead of the 2028 election cycle, Williams told POLITICO. His appointment, shared first with POLITICO, comes at a time when self-proclaimed progressives (and socialists) are flooding…
Former President Barack Obama will campaign in Detroit with Michigan Democrats later this month, giving the party a high-profile boost ahead of the start of the state’s early voting period. Obama is set to join Democratic Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed, gubernatorial nominee Jocelyn Benson and other candidates on Oct. 24, the state party announced Monday….
AI safety groups aren’t buying OpenAI CEO Sam Altman’s shifting stance on political spending in the midterms. They’re wary of his concession that campaign cash from industry-aligned groups, like the OpenAI-aligned Leading the Future super PAC, may have inadvertently backfired. Instead, they’re pushing for stronger commitments to downsize the flood of money — and for…
Leaders of the U.S. Hispanic Business Council knew it would be hard to get Ken Paxton to show up to their Senate town hall event. So, they turned to an unexpected ally: Sen. Ted Cruz. Javier Palomarez, the council’s president and CEO, needed help since his own background – as both a Democrat and longtime…
