A Former NRCC Chair, Greg Walden Is The 22nd House Republican To Depart In 2019 “Congressman Walden’s retirement marks the 22nd House Republican to call it quits this year, and it’s increasingly clear he will not be the last. Rep. Walden’s departure from Congress only confirms that Republicans have seen the writing on the wall: […]

Nunes On His Former Staffer: “I Hired Him To Bust Down Doors” Late last week POLITICO reported that senior White House national security officials had become deeply concerned and raised alarms over a colleague’s suspected actions in recent months. These included ferrying national security documents to President Trump outside of proper national security protocol and […]

Wasserman: DePasquale Is A “Dream Candidate” “Perry remains highly vulnerable in this recently redrawn seat” On Friday, the non-partisan election forecaster Cook Political Report cited Democratic challenger Eugene DePasquale’s past electoral success and reputation of rooting out corruption as to why Pennsylvania’s 10th Congressional District is a “Toss Up” in 2020. DePasquale won PA-10 in […]

Trump Wrongly Calls His Illinois Co-Chair A “Warrior” For Illinois During a speech in Chicago earlier today, President Trump lauded Congressman Rodney Davis as a “warrior for us.” Well, nothing could be further from the truth as Rodney consistently votes with special interests and against his constituents. We’re sure it was a great day for […]

“Congresswoman Katie Hill is a dedicated public servant who brought an important perspective to our Caucus. I thank her for her service. This evening I told her that I respect her decision and wish her well. There is no doubt that Democrats will continue to hold this increasingly blue and diverse seat, building on our […]

Today, the non-partisan election forecaster Cook Political Report shifted Republican Congressman Rodney Davis’s seat in Illinois’s 13th Congressional District from “Lean Republican” to “Toss Up.” In changing the rating, Cook’s David Wasserman notes that, more than a year out, “this race is already engaged,” with Democratic challenger Betsy Dirksen Londrigan, who has “barely stopped running” […]

This afternoon DCCC Chairwoman Cheri Bustos sent another letter to NRCC Chairman Tom Emmer asking that he join her in signing a pledge to not use hacked or stolen information in the 2020 election cycle. This letter is a follow-up, six months later, to Chairwoman Bustos signing this same pledge in April of 2019. Unfortunately, […]

Republican Hopefuls Pounce As Malliotakis’ Lackadaisical Campaign Limps Along  The Republican primary in New York’s 11th District is heating up, and that can’t make Washington Republicans happy about their handpicked candidate. Another candidate, Joe Caldarera, jumped into the already crowded field today after Nicole Malliotakis was unable to secure endorsements from local elected officials, and […]

National Media Notices Zeldin’s Bizarre Obsession With Protecting Trump in Ongoing Ukraine Scandal In a desperate attempt to curry favor with Donald Trump, vulnerable Republican Lee Zeldin, nervous about holding his seat, is positioning himself as the President’s most staunch defender and local and national press is noticing. While Zeldin’s star is rising on the […]

Politico’s Illinois Playbook reports this morning that Republicans are nudging Illinois State Senator Jim Oberweis to drop his bid in Illinois’s 14th Congressional District and instead run in Florida’s 19th… which would be convenient because it’s where Oberweis actually lives. Oberweis has no shortage of connections to the Sunshine State: he claims his expensive condo […]