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WASHINGTON — After one of the most chaotic and least productive sessions in modern history, voters made a surprising choice in elections for the U.S. House— they overwhelmingly stuck with the status quo.

TOTOWA, N.J. (AP) — Patrons at Murph’s Tavern are toasting not just Donald Trump’s return to the presidency but the fact that he carried their northern New Jersey county, a longtime Democratic stronghold in the shadow of New York City.

Republicans have won full control of Washington, but Democrats will retain two key levers of power to shape legislative outcomes in Donald Trump’s second term.

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Daniela Altimari, Mary Ellen McIntire and Niels Lesniewski On Election Day, Democrats in key battlegrounds put their faith in familiar faces: candidates who [...]The post At the Races: The Leftovers appeared first on Roll Call.

There are still nine uncalled House races that will determine the size of the GOP majority in Congress after President-elect Trump won a second term in office.

A House Republican win in Arizona, alongside another in slow-counting California, gave the GOP enough victories to secure the majority.

National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) Chair Richard Hudson (N.C.) is seeking a second term as head of the House GOP’s campaign arm, ending speculation about his next move and setting the House GOP up to put its stamp of approval on its current leadership team for the next Congress. His decision comes as House Republicans [...]

Election Day is here. Voters are gearing up to head to the polls to cast their ballots for either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris in one of the nation’s most historic presidential races. They'll also be determining which party will...

Election Day is here. Voters are gearing up to head to the polls to cast their ballots for either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris in one of the nation’s most historic presidential races. They'll also be determining which party will...

Election Day is here. Voters are gearing up to head to the polls to cast their ballots for either Donald Trump or Kamala Harris in one of the nation’s most historic presidential races. They'll also be determining which party will...

The National Republican Congressional Committee chairman tells Fox News that the GOP has been "very successful" in their all hands on deck get out the vote efforts in North Carolina.

WASHINGTON (AP) — In some of the closest House races in the country, Democratic candidates are leaning into an issue that Republicans have made a centerpiece of their efforts to expand their majority — immigration.

In some of the closest House races in the country, Democratic candidates are leaning into an issue that Republicans have made a centerpiece of their pitch to voters — immigration

HUDSON, N.H. — Capt. Steven McElhinney, a 17-year veteran of the Hudson Police Department, has joined an elite group by graduating from the 291st session of the FBI National Academy, a rare honor achieved by only four department members over more than seven decades.

Republican North Carolina Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson is denying involvement in a pornography scandal involving chat forums between 2008-2012.

A CNN report describes a series of racial and sexual comments Robinson posted on the message board of a pornography website more than a decade ago.

Many of the highest-profile races are underway in Montana, New York, California and beyond, far from the presidential battleground states contested by Republican Donald Trump and Democrat Kamala Harris.

The race for control of Congress is as close as ever. Lawmakers are returning to Washington for a three-week legislative sprint, away from the campaign trail where races have become “trench warfare” and a seat-by-seat slog. Fewer than two dozen...

The U.S. House's November battlefield continues to take shape as Republicans and Democrats battle for control of Congress at the polls.

'We will lose winnable seats'

Welcome to At the Races! Each week we bring you news and analysis from the CQ Roll Call campaign team. Know someone who’d like to get this newsletter? They can subscribe here. By Mary Ellen McIntire, Daniela Altimari and Niels Lesniewski Editor’s note: At the Races will not come out on Aug. 29. It will return [...]The post At the Races: Can ‘joy’ give Democrats the House gavel? appeared first on Roll Call.

In the marathon that is an election year, Democrats are winning the cash dash — a reality that is putting pressure on House Republicans as they look to expand their majority in the lower chamber come November. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) raised $17.6 million in July — the month President Biden dropped out [...]

Republican House Speaker Mike Johnson of Louisiana is scheduled to appear at a high-dollar fundraiser for Colorado congressional candidate Gabe Evans on Friday morning in Loveland, according to an invitation obtained by Colorado Politics.

The National Republican Congressional Committee announced Monday that the Republican nominees in Colorado's most competitive congressional races were named to the House GOP campaign arm's Young Guns program for top challengers in targeted seats.

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) on Monday announced a slate of 26 Republican candidates as part of its “Young Gun” program, which highlights non-incumbent candidates and challengers in competitive districts. The initial list of 2024 candidates includes 24 Republicans who are either challenging incumbent Democrats or seeking a seat that a Democrat is vacating, [...]

WASHINGTON — With President Joe Biden’s announcement Sunday that he’s abandoning his reelection campaign, the Democrats’ freakout over the top of the ticket is over — at least for now.

I see it says, “Don’t make racist, sexist attacks on VP Harris.” I’m confused.

Republican leaders are warning party members against using overtly racist and sexist attacks against Vice President Kamala Harris.

Here's how Republican Senators and members of Congress are reacting to the president's decision to leave the race just weeks before the Democratic Convention.

This year’s Oakfest theme is Christmas in July with three days of family entertainment beginning Friday evening with food, music and a parade on Main Street.

A student at Harvard University was getting ready to address the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee Wednesday.Shabbos Kestenbaum has been vocal about Harvard’s handling of the fallout on campus after Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack and Israel’s subsequent war in Gaza.Kestenbaum, who identifies himself as a lifelong Democrat, says former President Donald Trump’s campaign asked him to speak at the convention about two weeks ago.“Nervous doesn’t begin to cut it,” he said Wednesday. “I think the largest crowd I’ve ever spoken to was maybe 1,000 people. This will be, I think, 10,000 in the room alone, not to mention the millions of people watching on TV, not to mention the former president of the United Stats in the room, as well.”Kestenbaum joined a lawsuit filed against Harvard alleging the school didn’t do enough to protect students. He said he is grateful for the opportunity to speak at the RNC.“When your freedoms, when your religion, and when your values are under assault, you must — must — stand up and fight back,” he told NBC10 Boston.The student says his speech is not about politics, but so much more. He said if invited, he would also speak at the Democratic National Convention.He says it feels surreal.“I’m just a college kid,” Kestenbaum said. “I’m a scrappy Jew from the Bronx, you know, what am I doing here?”More on the Republican National Convention2024 RNC MilwaukeeJul 17JD Vance delivers ‘America First' message at RNC and accepts party's VP nomination2024 RNC MilwaukeeJul 17Fact check: A look at ominous claims around illegal immigration made at the Republican convention2024 RNC MilwaukeeJul 16Haley, DeSantis backed Trump for president at RNC while Biden campaigned in Nevada