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Top Democratic PAC books $22 million in ads, Republican counterpart reserves $14 million for U.S. House seats in South Texas

House Majority PAC is targeting five majority-Hispanic seats, including the 23rd Congressional District, which was recently vacated by Republican Tony Gonzales. The top Republican group is spending $13.9 million on two seats.

The Texas Tribune

US Navy Secretary John Phelan leaves post amid Iran war in latest Pentagon shake-up

The Pentagon shakeup continued as US Navy Secretary John Phelan suddenly departed during the Iran war, with Trump-backed combat veteran Hung Cao taking over temporarily.

Euronews

Virginia court blocks voter-passed congressional maps that boost Democrats

Move comes one day after voters approved the maps, leading state attorney general to vow office will appeal

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Virginia Redistricting Fight Erupts After Conservative Judge Voids Referendum, AOC Accuses Republicans of Hypocrisy

A political firestorm is unfolding in Virginia after a Republican-appointed judge struck down a Democratic-backed redistricting amendment, invalidating the results of a closely watched special election and setting up a high-stakes legal battle that could ripple far beyond the state.

Latin Times

What to know about the Ten Commandments going up in public school classrooms

Court rulings are bolstering mandates to display the Ten Commandments in public schools in the U.S. as supporters push to expand the role of religion in classrooms

The Independent UK

Texas Republican candidate suspended by Kalshi for betting on his own election

Zeke Enriquez, who ran in the GOP primary for Texas’ 21st Congressional District, was fined and barred from the prediction market platform for five years. Two candidates in other states were suspended for the same offense.

The Texas Tribune

Republicans delay vote on bill gutting Endangered Species Act – on Earth Day

The ESA passed 355-4 in the House of Representatives in 1973

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Trump's redistricting war leaves Republicans worse off

Virginia's vote pushed the House math further against the GOP.

Axios

Voices: As Trump blinks first on Iran, a glimmer of hope emerges for peace in the Middle East

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Pressure from China and hostile public opinion at home should concentrate Maga Republican minds and push the president towards jaw-jaw rather than war-war

The Independent UK

Senate ‘slipping further down the slope’

As senators headed Wednesday into their latest “vote-a-rama,” one thing was clear: Not many of them were happy. The procedural hallmark involves a series of unlimited amendment votes and is often bemoaned because of its marathon pace, twilight-hour votes and embarrassingly large pizza deliveries to the U.S. Capitol. But Republicans’…

Roll Call

Virginia judge blocks certification of redistricting referendum

A Virginia judge sided Wednesday with Republicans challenging the commonwealth’s new redistricting process for the third time, a day after voters approved a new map that would favor Democrats. After a hearing Wednesday, Judge Jack Hurley Jr. of the state Circuit Court of Tazewell County issued a ruling blocking the…

Roll Call

Democrats celebrate Virginia redistricting win as Jeffries vows ‘maximum warfare’

Democrats’ narrow victory in Tuesday’s redistricting referendum in Virginia gives the party up to four pickup opportunities in the commonwealth in this year’s midterm elections. But it also puts both parties near parity in the monthslong arms race over redrawing congressional lines that has been a defining storyline of the…

Roll Call

Democrats won the redistricting fight in Virginia. Was Trump’s gerrymandering war all for nothing?

The Democratic counteroffensive to GOP efforts to redraw maps sets the stage for Republicans to lose in the midterms

The Guardian - US

Epstein lawyer just flipped to the GOP after 67 years as a Democrat and the reason is Israel

Alan Dershowitz just switched his party registration to Republican after 67 years as a Democrat, and his reason for the switch is Israel. According to Mediaite, the longtime Harvard Law professor and former Jeffrey Epstein lawyer announced his decision in a Wall Street Journal op-ed, saying he could no longer…

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Reason

Virginia's Grotesque Gerrymander and the Bipartisan Death of Redistricting Reform

Republicans picked this fight, and Democrats responded by drawing some egregiously gerrymandered districts. In the end, voters lose.

Roll Call

2 ways Congress can improve its standing with Americans

ANALYSIS — In a time of bitter partisanship, there’s one thing that brings the country together: hating Congress. But while Capitol Hill is consistently and deeply unpopular, there are at least two specific actions members of Congress could take to improve their standing, if they have the courage. The numbers…

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Republican hopefuls in swing seats aren’t walking away from Trump

Voters in Nebraska’s open 2nd District have twice rejected Donald Trump, but the presumptive Republican nominee for the seat is “humbled” to have the president’s backing. Trump has been “doing great things,’’ said Brinker Harding, an Omaha City Council member seeking to succeed retiring GOP Rep. Don Bacon. “We’ve got…

Roll Call

Future for voter ID bill unclear in Senate

Five weeks ago, Senate Republicans said they were bracing for an extended fight as they kicked off debate on their marquee election overhaul bill. Now, they have quietly set aside what’s known as the SAVE America Act. The question is: For how long? And is there an appetite to return…

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International Business Times

Rep. Cory Mills Says He Won't Resign Despite Misconduct Allegations And Resignation Of Colleagues

Republican Rep. Cory Mills said he won't resign from Congress despite allegations of misconduct and an ongoing investigation by the House Ethics Committee, as well as recent resignations from colleagues facing similar accusations.

The Independent UK

Ex-Congressman turned CEO of Trump Media Devin Nunes removed after stock slide

The California Republican left Congress in 2021 to take on the CEO role

The Guardian - US

Trump approval slips as polls show warning signs for Republicans ahead of midterms

Reuters-Ipsos, AP-NORC and NBC polls show approval in mid-30s, with economy, Iran and immigration concerns

Latin Times

Hakeem Jeffries Warns Florida GOP on Redistricting, Targets Eight House Republicans by Name and Promises: "Maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time"

House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries issued a blunt warning after a major Democratic redistricting victory in Virginia, signaling that Florida could be next in a growing, coast-to-coast war over congressional maps.

International Business Times UK

GOP Lawmakers Fear Irreparably Broken Appropriations Process Under Donald Trump

Senate Republicans, already battling a record shutdown of the Department of Homeland Security under Donald Trump, are openly warning that Democrats may force fresh funding crises this autumn.

Euronews

Fed chair nominee Warsh rejects 'Trump sock puppet' label at Senate hearing

Kevin Warsh, the nominee for Chair of the US Federal Reserve, declared he has not pledged to lower interest rates to secure his position despite public calls from US President Donald Trump for immediate monetary easing.

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Virginia voters leave Donald Trump humiliated after voting yes to redistricting that benefits Dems

Republicans tried to play dirty, so Dems gave them a dose of their own medicine.

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