Republicans, it’s time to close the deal: Go positive
The clock is ticking on the upcoming congressional election. House and Senate Republicans are facing some rough headwinds in these final days, including the president’s negative job approval and their slippage with voters on the question of who can better handle economic issues. There may not be many cards left for the GOP to play, […]
Trump-backed Whatley faces balancing act in North Carolina as polls tilt blue
LILLINGTON, N.C. — Making his first run for elective office, Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley has visited every county in North Carolina as he crisscrosses the state introducing himself to voters. “Just this morning, I went over 428,000 miles on my truck,” he said Saturday at a campaign stop at a sports bar here in […]
Stablecoin yield rule revives crypto vs. banking industry fight
Banking industry representatives came out firing Wednesday after regulators finalized a rule settling the debate over a legal loophole created by Congress in favor of cryptocurrency exchanges’ ability to pay interest on account owners’ stablecoin holdings in certain instances. Last year’s law known as the “GENIUS Act” created a regulatory framework for stablecoins — digital […]
How 3 Virginia races showcase the House battleground
Virginia Republicans caught a break this spring when the state Supreme Court struck down a map drawn to help Democrats win 10 of the commonwealth’s 11 House seats. But Virginia remains instructive to the fight for the House majority, and a trio of GOP-held seats there exemplify the type of districts that have made it […]
‘Tough road’ seen for Waters’ rivals at Financial Services
The two Illinois Democrats who may challenge Rep. Maxine Waters for their party’s top slot on the House Financial Services Committee in the new Congress would focus on issues that haven’t been traditionally front and center for that panel — namely climate change and artificial intelligence. Younger voices within the Democratic Caucus have called for […]
Trump ties ethanol boon for farmers to a Marshall win
President Donald Trump announced $8 billion in aid to farmers struggling with high diesel prices while also tying his support for increased ethanol content in gasoline — a boon to Midwest corn growers — to the reelection of a Kansas senator. Trump made the proclamation Monday while stumping for the embattled Sen. Roger Marshall, who’s […]
Bipartisan pushback swells against Trump’s Ukraine moves
Congressional Democrats and some Republicans are signaling their intention to try to enact legislation to force President Donald Trump to reverse what some of them have called his “pro-Putin agenda.” The groundswell of bipartisan congressional criticism of Trump’s policy toward Russia, particularly as it relates to Ukraine, grew louder as this week began and it […]
Trump’s new congressional liaison in pre-midterm limbo
President Donald Trump’s new top congressional liaison has entered the job in limbo, with control of the House and Senate too close to call and a boss who could be slowed by a slew of investigations over his final two years in office if Democrats take the majority in one or both chambers. Trump on […]
Rating changes: 30 races shift toward Democrats
ANALYSIS — Another week and we have another batch of race rating changes by Inside Elections, all in favor of Democrats. With just two weeks to go before the general election, Republicans are running out of time to change the trajectory of the midterms. President Donald Trump’s job approval rating is mired in the high […]
In ‘the weave’: a legislative agenda for Trump’s final years
Hidden within President Donald Trump’s midterms campaign sales pitch is what amounts to a legislative agenda for his final two years in office, priorities that almost certainly would be met with opposition if Democrats win the majority of one or both chambers of Congress. Trump spent the months leading up to the election cycle’s homestretch […]