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News: CLF releases swing-district ads
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NRSC sounds alarm on digital fundraising
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Learn what moves voters 50-plus.
In the last election, voters 50 and over outnumbered voters under 30 by a ratio of 4-to-1. Don’t miss your chance to talk about the issues they care about. Learn more from our latest polling in Montana.
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Johnson says he’s certain Republicans will sweep in 2024
Speaker Mike Johnson told us that he is “absolutely convinced” that Republicans will expand their majority in the House, win the Senate and former President Donald Trump will be back in the White House.
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Harris triggers Trump — and it unraveled from there
Vice President Kamala Harris got under former President Donald Trump’s skin very early during Tuesday night’s presidential debate in Philadelphia.
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What to watch on primary day
Retiring Rep. Annie Kuster (D-N.H.) endorsed her former campaign manager and local official Colin Van Ostern to fill her seat in New Hampshire’s 2nd District.
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House Republican leaders post big August hauls amid GOP money woes
We have an exclusive look at the August fundraising hauls from Speaker Mike Johnson and his leadership team. The long recess marked a critical stretch for House Republicans, who have been racing to narrow the cash gap with Democrats.
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Cook shifts six House races toward Democrats
The political prognosticators shifted six House seats in favor of Democrats on Friday, while moving two other races toward Republicans.
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AARP knows older voters.
We’ve made it our business to know what matters to people 50 and over—like we know that protecting Social Security and supporting family caregivers are among their top priorities. Learn more from our polling in Montana.
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Senate Republicans unveil landmark housing bill
The ROAD to Housing Act would make a broad series of changes to the rules that govern the funding and oversight of how housing gets built in the U.S.
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Tom Cotton to campaign for Rogers in Michigan
The Arkansas Republican will be hosting and attending events in the suburban Detroit area in Macomb, Oakland and Wayne Counties.
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Prices cool and the latest from tax land
The main driver of inflation is – and continues to be – housing costs, which represents roughly a third of most Americans’ living expenses.
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News: CLF releases swing-district ads
The Congressional Leadership Fund, the top House Republican super PAC, is launching a host of new ads in top House races.
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