Derrick Van Orden

Sen. John Fetterman said he admires Elon Musk, and is not his enemy. Musk said it is "Hard not to like" the senator.

Hardline conservatives have struck a tentative deal with House Republicans concerned about chaos in the chamber, agreeing to raise the threshold to force a vote to oust the Speaker in exchange for concessions on rules changes — potentially putting Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on a glidepath to keep the gavel come January. The deal — which [...]

'Same sheet of music'

Covering the White House race to competitive congressional races and high-stakes ballot measures.

Remember when Hugo Chávez's ghost and Italian military satellites stole the 2020 election? Oh, wait, they didn't

The Texas Senate race has shifted away from GOP Sen. Ted Cruz, seen here at the Republican National Convention, and is now rated Tilt Republican by Inside Elections.

The survey, conducted by the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, was the latest in what looks to be a close race.

This week, there’s a certain irony to our newsletter being called “At the Races.” And no, it’s not because Pete Rose, Major League Baseball’s all-time hits leader who was banned from baseball for betting on the Cincinnati Reds, died​ Monday at age 83. Betting on the outcome of the congressional elections next month by individuals [...]The post At the Races: Please bet responsibly appeared first on Roll Call.

The former president meandered Saturday through a list of grievances against Vice President Kamala Harris and other issues.

Former President Donald Trump meandered Saturday through a list of grievances against Vice President Kamala Harris and other issues in an event intended to link his Democratic opponent to illegal border crossings.A day after Harris discussed immigration at the U.S.-Mexico...

Former President Trump spoke to supporters in Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin, on Saturday, focusing on the arrest of an alleged Tren de Aragua gang member accused of sex crimes.

A day after Vice President Kamala Harris discussed immigration at the U.S.-Mexico border, former President Donald Trump is expected to respond by again linking her to illegal border crossings at an event in a western Wisconsin river town.

Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, is in a more competitive race.

'One of the deepest failures'

On third anniversary of Afghanistan withdrawal, former president pays homage at Arlington.

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.

Former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy's revenge tour is sputtering to an end this week, with just one primary win to show for it.Why it matters: McCarthy's former colleagues complain he's effectively lit millions of dollars on fire and made it harder for new leaders to do their jobs.Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-Fla.) is expected to win easily on Tuesday despite a McCarthy-linked PAC spending more than $3 million against him."McCarthy thinks about me a lot more than I think about him," Gaetz told us.Between the lines: Multiple House Republicans and senior staff took issue with McCarthy's public criticisms of Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.), and said they saw his fingerprints on the attempted ouster of Johnson in May, sources tell us."[W]hen you leave, you should go off to do the next thing you're going to do. You shouldn't be trying to spend all your time going after people that you didn't like," a top House Republican told Axios.McCarthy declined to comment.Zoom in: Since his historic removal last fall, McCarthy and his allies have targeted the eight House Republicans who voted against him."They gave him that money to beat Democrats ... and now we come to find out that that money ... was, in fact, gone after Republicans," said Rep. Tim Burchett (R-Tenn.), who voted to oust McCarthy.Of McCarthy's targets, House Freedom Caucus Chair Bob Good (R-Va.) was the only one to lose his primary, and his opponent was endorsed by former President Trump. "Every dollar, every dollar that we have, should be going, we're raising this cycle, should be going to defending a greater majority of the House, not work on, not work on a revenge tour," a GOP lawmaker told Axios.The other side: McCarthy allies have defended his work against those who moved to oust him, arguing they deserve repercussions. "Matt Gaetz has done more damage to the Republican Party than any Democrat in the history of Congress. Gaetz needs to self-actualize and just be on a reality television show, he has no business being in Congress," Rep. Derrick Van Orden (R-Wis.) told Axios.

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. From concerts to campaign cash, 2024 is shaping up as a test of the crypto industry’s political strength. On Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Charles [...]The post At the Races: Crypto campaigning appeared first on Roll Call.

Residents in Western Wisconsin voted for their preferred Congressional representative in Tuesday's primary election. Democratic candidates Rebecca Cooke, Katrina Shankland and Eric Wilson's race to represent the party in the race to unseat Republican incumbent Derrick Van Orden in November.

The Democrats' House Majority PAC is zeroing in on three new Republican incumbents as part of a major $24 million addition to their fall ad campaign. The television reservations, which add to an initial $186 million in television and digital reservations announced earlier this year, put Wisconsin Reps. Derrick Van Orden (R), Bryan Steil (R) [...]

The Apostle Islands would become Wisconsin's first national park under a bill introduced by northern Republican U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany, opening more access to federal resources.

'We have restored the flags'

Several other Republican officials, including Sen. Eric Schmitt of Missouri and Rep. Nancy Mace of South Carolina, have also called on Biden's Cabinet to invoke the 25th Amendment.