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🔮 “After two years, two decades, actually, of dodging your questions, I wasn’t sure how many of you would be here today,” McConnell said, according to The Hill. assertive
🔮 The governor’s political team says those stops are expected to happen in the final days of the race and are part of a coordinated effort to help Democrats flip Kentucky’s 6th, a red district that Beshear won by double digits in 2023. assertive
🔮 But on Tuesday, Nessel set aside her criticism and announced that she would be backing el Sayed over Republican competitor and former Rep. Mike Rogers, who has actively courted Michigan’s roughly 100,000 Jewish residents by promising to be an ally in Congress. assertive
🔮 EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) will support Rep. James Comer (R-KY) if he launches a campaign for Kentucky governor, calling him a “good candidate” to lead the GOP ticket and predicting that he may end up clearing the field in next year’s GOP primary. assertive
🔮 The response from the American Petroleum Institute and other industry groups has been loud warnings that a diesel export ban would backfire and ultimately raise the price of gas due to shifts in production. assertive
🔮 Texas PAC, an outside group linked to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), has committed nearly $120 million to date, a figure that could rise as high as $200 million when all is said and done. assertive
🔮 But he credits the demand, at least in part, to his willingness to dish out hard truths that Republicans can’t escape blame for Americans’ anxieties about affordability. assertive
🔮 Chief of staff Katie Brown said that “Senator Collins and her staff will not be intimidated” after her office in Biddeford, one of six in the state, was spray-painted with the message “Trump wh***.” assertive
🔮 Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Susan Collins (R-ME) told reporters on Monday she would once again try to curb the Trump administration on spending following Trump’s rescission and that appropriators are looking into blocking “pocket rescissions” in the next spending bill. mixed
🔮 It would not apply to the executive branch and would allow lawmakers to keep their existing investments, but it would place restrictions on the sale of those investments and bar them from trading individual stocks. assertive
🔮 Only one thing could put a damper on a good election night for Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY): the arrival of Senate nominees who, if successful in November, have vowed to oppose him as Democratic leader. assertive
🔮 Tillis unpacks the drama and internal conflict that made those votes difficult, acknowledging that he spent the hours before Hegseth’s confirmation searching for a “smoking gun that would pry more votes away from him.” assertive
🔮 Johnson will travel to 40 more districts between now and Election Day and has competitive races in four other states — Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, and Iowa — on his itinerary for this week alone. assertive
🔮 Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) is ignoring the political baggage that comes with her alliance with the Left, betting there is even greater upside in tapping into the grassroots enthusiasm she hopes will buoy her reelection campaign. assertive
🔮 But nonpartisan election forecasters believe that edge has eroded as the political environment has worsened for Republicans, a finding supported by the sheer amount of spending in the district. assertive
🔮 Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said the Justice Department’s investigation into his wife won’t make him any less likely to run for president in 2028, and suggested it might even harden his resolve. mixed
🔮 Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is betting a wave of anti-Trump backlash will carry him through the early voting states of 2028, framing his time as governor as a model for Democrats looking to counter the president. assertive
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