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Morning Digest, sponsored by FiftyPlusOne: Will Trump's endorsement save this candidate from Laura Loomer's wrath?

Gina Swoboda, the chair of the Arizona Republican Party, entered the race for the open 1st Congressional District with Donald Trump’s endorsement on Monday. But Swoboda, who is the first notable ...
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Morning Digest: Democrats try to weaponize data centers against a difficult GOP target

Pennsylvania Democrat Bob Harvie is using his first ad of the general election to attack Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick over data centers, a topic Fitzpatrick has never had to address during any of ...
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Morning Digest: Another 70-something House Democrat could lose on Saturday

Polling for state Sen. Jarrett Keohokalole shows him defeating veteran Rep. Ed Case 47-38 in Saturday’s Democratic primary for Hawaii’s 1st Congressional District, a high-profile contest where no ...
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Morning Digest: In ominous sign for GOP, Republicans triage their first House race

Republicans triaged their first House race of 2026 just before Labor Day—a worrying sign for the party’s hopes of holding the chamber, not least because it’s decided to narrow the playing field much ...
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Morning Digest: Massachusetts could adopt a top-two primary. Democrats are warning of disaster.

Massachusetts just held its party primaries using the same rules familiar to most American voters, but a fall ballot measure would bring the top-two system to the Bay State. The approval of this plan, ...
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Morning Digest, sponsored by Oath: Vulnerable Republican pleads with Trump to dial back hardline immigration policies

Salazar, whose parents fled Cuba following the rise of Fidel Castro, won reelection by a larger 60-40 margin that same year.
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Morning Digest, sponsored by NDTC: After keeping the GOP waiting all year, MAGA Inc. is finally helping out

A new group called No Going Back PAC, which just booked at least $49 million in ad time to boost Republicans across six Senate races and help GOP Rep. Scott Perry in Pennsylvania’s 10th District, is ...
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Morning Digest, sponsored by Oath: Why the Indiana GOP is sweating the race for secretary of state

“It’s disappointing that Max Engling is using the 25th anniversary of 9/11 to attack a veteran for voting in his home state while he was serving our country,” Terre Haute Mayor Brandon Sakbun, who ...
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Why Democrats want this scandal-plagued Republican to survive his primary

One of the biggest primary weeks of 2026 continues on Thursday—yes, Thursday—when Tennessee holds nominating contests for posts up and down the ballot. The main event is the Republican primary for the ...
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Morning Digest: Ethics Committee recommends censure for GOP congressman over sexual harassment findings

The House Ethics Committee announced on Monday that there was “substantial reason to believe” that Republican Rep. Chuck Edwards, who faces a difficult bid for reelection, “violated House Rules ...
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Morning Digest: Florida Democrats aim to put another GOP district in play

Businessman Hector Mujica announced Thursday that he would challenge Republican Rep. Carlos Gimenez in Florida’s 28th Congressional District, a Miami-area constituency Democrats hope to put in play if ...
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Morning Digest: It's independent vs. Republican in Idaho after Democrat drops out

Democrat David Roth announced Tuesday evening that he was ending his campaign to unseat Republican Sen. Jim Risch in Idaho, a move that gives independent Todd Achilles the chance to consolidate ...