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Yesterday, Republican Party standard bearer and likely nominee Donald Trump refused to denounce David Duke and the Ku Klux Klan. This is the same Trump that retweets white supremacists, calls Mexican immigrants rapists, and excuses the assault of a Black Lives Matter activist (the list goes on). Despite all of this, Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy […]

Tea Party House Republican Leader Jeb Hensarling Holds Secret Fundraiser for Embattled Congressman If there was any political tension between Tea Party House Republicans and their ally Congressman Frank Guinta, it is now water under the bridge. The scandal-ridden Congressman, who recently gave back the hundreds of thousands of dollars he illegally took from his […]

Sunday provided another round of shocking comments from Donald Trump, denying Speaker Paul Ryan his much needed day of rest. On CNN’s “State of the Union” today, Donald Trump schockingly claimed to not know enough about David Duke and the Ku Klux Klan to disavow him. And on NBC’s “Meet the Press”, Trump responded to […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT Meehan Loses Major Republican Endorsement to Primary Challenger The news that Berks County Republicans endorsed Stan Casacio over Congressman Pat Meehan is just the latest development underscoring Congressman Meehan’s increasing vulnerability.  With the Republican establishment in Southeast Pennsylvania beginning to reject Meehan and the likelihood of Donald Trump becoming the […]

The Denham Buying Into The Donald Turnout Model Could Cost Him Reelection  COFFEE “‘Donald Trump is, I think, tapping into an energy that is bringing more people out to vote,’ said Rep. Jeff Denham, whose northern California district went for President Barack Obama twice. ‘You’ve got a lot of first-time voters. You’ve got some new […]

Weekly House Cleaning A DCCC News Roundup This Week’s Winners: Donald Trump (and Lindsey Graham) This Week’s Losers: Speaker Paul Ryan and NRCC Chairman Greg Walden THE PRESIDENTIAL SHINE SUMMARY OF THE WEEK: Donald Trump is a forest fire raging within the Republican Party, fueled by the overwhelmingly passionate support of the rapid Republican voter […]

 Syracuse.com reports: “Former Syracuse police sergeant and U.S. Rep. John Katko staffer Thomas Connellan has been charged with grand larceny, according to Onondaga County District Attorney William Fitzpatrick. Connellan is accused of stealing ‘well over $3,000’ from 2011 to 2014 from the state Department of Financial Services while being paid as a Syracuse police officer.” […]

DCCC Sends FedEx package to Rubio’s Leesburg Campaign Office Ahead of Comstock’s Meet & Greet Ahead of Congresswoman Barbara Comstock’s meet and greet with Senator Rubio’s supporters, the DCCC sent Sen. Rubio’s Leesburg headquarters a FedEx package filled with articles highlighting her anti-immigrant record and offensive statements on American immigrants. Rep. Comstock infamously compared immigrants […]

“Each day the Republican Party comes closer to making Donald Trump their nominee, especially now that establishment Republicans like Chris Christie are hopping on the Trump train. This is another bad round of news for the NRCC and Paul Ryan, whose own pollsters made clear that Trump at the top of the ticket would be […]

SHOT: Meehan Endorsed Chris Christie For President, Served As National Finance Chair. [chrischristie.com, 7/22/15] CHASER: Chris Christie Endorsed Donald Trump For President [New York Times, 2/26/16] “According to the laws of the transitive property, Congressman Meehan could soon endorse Donald Trump for the Presidency.  Since Congressman Meehan was still undecided as of yesterday, will he […]