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Majority Leader Chuck Schumer responded to a GOP plan to attach a bill mandating proof of citizenship in order to vote to a must-pass short term spending package.

Look for House Democratic leaders to lean hard on their members not to break ranks and vote for Republicans' planned bill to keep the government funded past September, top Democratic sources tell Axios.Why it matters: Democrats are keeping a close eye on Republicans' own defectors and want to deny Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) votes from their side that he might need to keep the measure from going down.Three senior Democratic sources told Axios they expect a full whip operation against the GOP spending bill, which would attach a measure aimed at cracking down on non-citizen voting. Battleground district Democrats, under threat of Republican attacks if they oppose the non-citizen voting measure, will likely face considerable pressure from their party not to break ranks.Democratic leaders also want to deny Republicans leverage to argue that the Democrat-controlled Senate should take up the bill if it makes it out of the House.Driving the news: House Republicans plan to hold a vote as soon as early next week on legislation called a continuing resolution to extend government funding at current levels until March.They plan to attach the SAVE Act, requiring proof of U.S. citizenship to register to vote in federal elections.That bill passed with support from swing-district Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), Don Davis (D-N.C.), Jared Golden (D-Maine), Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.).One senior House Democrat described that SAVE Act as a "poison pill" and predicted the spending bill won't get "serious numbers" of Democratic votes due to its inclusion.State of play: The federal government will shut down after Sept. 30 unless Congress passes legislation to keep it funded.Fiscal negotiators have agreed on full government spending legislation, meaning a temporary stopgap is needed.Conservatives have pressed their leadership to kick the spending fight to March to avert a lame-duck spending bill and give a potential Trump administration the opportunity to negotiate a spending package.But the Democrat-led Senate is all-but-certain to reject any spending bill that includes the SAVE Act, putting the two chambers in a stalemate.What we're hearing: Democratic leadership's campaign to keep its members in line could tank the GOP spending bill on the House floor if Republicans face defections of their own, the senior House Democrat argued"We only had four or five votes on the Democratic side" on the SAVE Act, the lawmaker said. "I don't think that's enough to overcome the fiscal hawks on their side."What to watch: Republicans are planning to begin whipping the bill Monday.The legislation will have to clear several procedural hurdles on which Democrats are likely to stay together – making just a handful of GOP defections potentially fatal.Axios' Juliegrace Brufke contributed reporting for this story.

Sen. Kelly denied that illegal immigrants were voting in U.S. elections when asked about a House-passed measure to require proof of citizenship to vote.

Rep. Perez to host service academy open house Monday in Vancouver

Why Washington’s primary suggests House Democrats could gain nationally but lose a seat locally.

The House Republicans' campaign arm wants people flocking to the Democratic National Convention to know that a handful of vulnerable Democratic incumbents — including U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo — won't be on hand this week in Chicago.

The House Republicans' campaign arm wants people flocking to the Democratic National Convention to know that a handful of vulnerable Democratic incumbents — including U.S. Rep. Yadira Caraveo — won't be on hand this week in Chicago.

A rematch in Washington state is shaping up to be one of the key races to determine who controls the House in November, as first-term incumbent Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-Wash.) faces off for a second time against Trump-backed Republican Joe Kent in a district that went for the former president in 2020. Gluesenkamp Perez pulled [...]

Democrats need to flip just four seats to take back control of the House while Republicans hope to expand their majority and make it easier to get priorities over the finish line.

Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Wash., leaves a meeting of the House Republican Conference at the Capitol Hill Club on Dec. 1, 2021.

The primary result makes for a second matchup between Gluesenkamp Perez and Kent in the Republican-leaning district, which Kent narrowly lost in 2022

Marie Gluesenkamp Perez and Joe Kent will compete again in November, two years after she beat him by less than 3,000 votes.

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., has lost her primary, handing a pro-Israel group another victory against a member of the progressive “squad” of lawmakers.

House Republicans have indicated that Kansas' 3rd Congressional District, a distinctly purple area, is a prime target for them to keep and expand their majority.

Democratic freshman Congresswoman Marie Gluesenkamp Perez seeks to defend her seat from Republicans Joe Kent and Leslie Lewallen.

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Embedded Content UPDATE: Monday, Aug 5, 2024 · 10:03:44 PM +00:00 · Jeff Singer Ad RoundupAZ-Sen: VoteVets - pro-Ruben Gallego (D)MT-Sen: Tim Sheehy (R) - anti-Jon Tester (D-inc) (here, here, and here)NM-Sen: Nella Domenici (R) - anti-Martin Heinrich (D-inc)PA-Sen: Keystone Renewal PAC - anti-Bob Casey (D-inc) WI-Sen: Tammy Baldwin (D-inc) - anti-Eric Hovde (R)DE-Gov: Bethany Hall-Long (D); Matt Meyer (D)AK-AL: Mary Peltola (D-inc) (here, here, here, and here)AZ-06: Kirsten Engel (D)MO-01: Mainstream Democrats PAC - anti-Cori Bush (D-inc); United Democracy Project - anti-Bush and pro-Wesley Bell (D); Working Families Party - anti-BellNY-19: Josh Riley (D) (here and here)WA-03: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-inc)WI-08: Tony Wied (R); Speak Free or Die PAC - anti-Wied UPDATE: Monday, Aug 5, 2024 · 10:02:26 PM +00:00 · Jeff Singer Poll Pile:PA Auditor: GQR (D) for Malcolm Kenyatta: Malcolm Kenyatta (D): 47, Tim DeFoor (R-inc): 43 (50-46 Harris with third-party candidates) UPDATE: Monday, Aug 5, 2024 · 9:58:55 PM +00:00 · Jeff Singer • Primary Night: Tuesday brings us one of the biggest primary nights of the cycle, and as always, Jeff Singer previews the big contests to watch—including the eight races where Donald Trump is supporting a total of 12 different candidates.Trump issued yet another dual endorsement over the weekend when he wrote that he was now supporting motivational speaker Tiffany Smiley's intraparty bid against Washington Rep. Dan Newhouse, who is one of the two remaining House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump following the Jan. 6 riot. Trump, though, made it clear he was also sticking with the man he backed back in April, former NASCAR driver Jerrod Sessler, ahead of the top-two primary for this conservative seat.But while Trump offered up his "complete and total endorsement" to both Smiley and Sessler's efforts to beat Newhouse, whom MAGA's master called "a weak and pathetic RINO" that "stupidly voted to impeach me for absolutely no reason," the two challengers are anything but friends. Sessler has accused Smiley, who ran a well-funded but ill-fated 2022 campaign against Democratic Sen. Patty Murray, of getting into the race in order to help Newhouse. Smiley, for her part, has run ads calling Sessler a vegan who "wants to tax our beef," allegations Sessler has ardently denied.Meanwhile, the other Evergreen State Republican who voted to oust Trump in 2021 may be about to cost Democrats control of a statewide office months before the general election. Former Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler is one of two Republicans campaigning to succeed Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, a Democrat who is running for a House seat around Tacoma, in a race that includes five members of Franz's party.Democrats lost control of the state treasurer's office in 2016 after a pair of Republicans advanced out of the top-two primary, and a late July survey from Public Policy Polling for the Northwest Progressive Institute gave them reason to fret about a repeat in the public lands race. That poll showed Herrera Beutler in front with 18% as Sue Kuehl Pederson, a Republican who badly lost to Franz in 2020, leads Democratic King County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove 12-6 for second. A massive 48% remain undecided, but it remains to be seen if these voters would break for one of the five Democrats on the ballot.It's possible, though, that a top-two disaster won't end Democratic hopes to keep this office. NPI head Andrew Villeneuve tells KUOW that his party would likely run a write-in campaign in the general election. Democrats, however, would prefer to avoid the financial and logistical obstacles of such an undertaking.There's far more to watch in both Washington and three other states on Tuesday. A prominent progressive congresswoman in St. Louis is trying to overcome an onslaught in outside spending, while a challenger in Detroit is hoping that demographics will matter much more than money in her own battle against an incumbent. We'll also find out if Republicans in Kansas' largest county are willing to do what their compatriots across the nation won't and oust a prominent incumbent who has spread election conspiracies. Check out Singer's preview for more―including why Darth Vader is playing a role in the contest to lead Missouri.We'll be liveblogging the results at Daily Kos Elections on Tuesday night, starting when the first polls close at 8 PM ET. Join us for our complete coverage!• TX-18: The Harris County Democratic Party said Friday that its 88 precinct chairs will meet on Aug. 13 to replace Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died last month, on the general election ballot in this safely blue seat. The party says that no filing form or fee is required, though it will begin interviewing candidates on Aug. 6.GOP Gov. Greg Abbott last week also scheduled the special election for the remainder of Jackson Lee's term to coincide with the Nov. 5 general election. The filing deadline for that contest is Aug. 22.Several prominent Democrats launched bids last week to apply for the nomination to succeed Jackson Lee in the next Congress. One of them, former Mayor Sylvester Turner, announced Monday that he had the support of both of the congresswoman's children.• Los Angeles County, CA District Attorney: Political analyst Rob Pyers flags that former federal prosecutor Nathan Hochman, a Republican turned independent, ended June with a staggering $1.1 million to $47,000 cash on hand lead advantage over Democratic District Attorney George Gascón in the officially nonpartisan general election. Hochman also outraised Gascón $1.6 million to $166,000 from Feb. 18 to June 30.Gascón, who's called himself the "godfather of progressive prosecutors," has spent his term as the top prosecutor for America's largest county defending his reforms from critics who argue they've made crime worse. Gascón took first in the 12-person nonpartisan primary in March, though his 25% of the vote was far short of the majority he needed to win outright.Hochman, who took second with 16%, is running two years after he unsuccessfully challenged Democratic Attorney General Rob Bonta in 2022 as a Republican. While Hochman lost Los Angeles County 67-33 in 2022, he's hoping that he'll have more luck now that he's shed his partisan label.

Congressional primary races in Washington state are attracting outsized attention.

Rep. Cori Bush, D-Mo., leaves a meeting of the House Democratic Caucus on July 9.

The Minnesota lawmaker says brands should have to add labels acknowledging they shrunk their products without dropping the price.

The competitive race for Washington’s 3rd Congressional District has attracted national attention and gobs of campaign cash.

Five months after holding its presidential primaries, Washington state is looking further down the ticket to select candidates to compete for federal and state offices in November. A handful of retirements have injected some excitement into Tuesday's primaries for the...

Donald Trump falsely suggested Vice President Kamala Harris had misled voters about her race as he appeared before the National Association of Black Journalists in Chicago. The Republican former president wrongly claimed Wednesday that Harris had in the past promoted...

Oregon Democratic Rep. Val Hoyle placed the blame on former President Trump and a failed Senate bill when asked about VP Kamala Harris' record as "border czar" on Thursday.

Politics is an optics game – and Vice President Harris' likely nomination for the presidency brings that game to the forefront of an already polarizing campaign.

Fear of Donald Trump and hope for Kamala Harris is driving liberal volunteers to canvass purple districts with organizations like Seattle's Common Power.

Democratic Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez declined to answer questions on Wednesday about whether she would endorse VP Harris and whether the VP has done a "good job" on the border.

Six democrats voted with all Republicans to pass the measure.

Six Democrats also voted for the resolution, including Rep. Jared Golden.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries defended Vice President Kamala Harris amid scrutiny over her efforts on the border crisis.

The House of Representatives voted to condemn Vice President Kamala Harris' role as the Biden administration's "border czar."

A total of 37 Democrats in Congress have called on Biden to drop out following a rocky debate performance and two gaffe-filled public appearances.

A total of 36 Democrats in Congress have called on Biden to drop out following a rocky debate performance and two gaffe-filled public appearances.