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House Dems Smash Fundraising Records Ahead of Midterms NBC News By Alex Seitz-Wald http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/democrats-vs-trump/house-dems-smash-fundraising-records-ahead-midterms-n761466 House Democrats have already raised more money in online contributions this year ahead of the midterms than they did during all of 2015, the most recently comparable year, a Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee official told NBC News. The unusual fundraising haul […]

McCarthy acknowledges Rohrabacher’s close ties with Russia News just broke that GOP House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy believes his fellow Californian – Rep. Dana Rohrabacher (R- Fringe) – is being paid by Vladimir Putin. After saying that there’s “two people I think Putin pays: Rohrabacher and Trump,” McCarthy made sure his colleagues understood his seriousness: […]

Countless news outlets reported today on Rep. Carlos Curbelo’s desperate efforts to claim the prize for ‘first Republican to mention impeachment.’ Unfortunately, no news outlet had the chance to report on Curbelo taking any concrete steps to actually hold the President accountable. Why? Because Congressman Curbelo refused to take those concrete steps, including signing onto […]

In light of Representative Mike Coffman’s recent statements urging an independent investigation into President Trump’s ties to Russia, the DCCC is calling on Mike Coffman to take a stand and sign on to a bipartisan effort to do just that: “If Mike Coffman is serious about calling for an investigation into President Trump’s ties to […]

With the announcement of a critically important discharge petition to establish an outside commission to investigate ties between President Trump and the Kremlin, DCCC Spokesman Tyler Law has issued the following statement: “Our country is at a disturbing crossroads, centered on a potentially egregious abuse of power by President Trump, and House Republicans bear a […]

DCCC spokesperson Cole Leiter released the following statement in response to Representative Comstock’s political posturing on matters of national security: “Instead of holding President Trump accountable for his reckless and dangerous decision to share code word classified information with a foreign adversary, Representative Comstock just wants to make sure she knows as much as the […]

Representative Rodney Frelinghuysen spent yesterday making local and national headlines for all the wrong reasons. The Republican contacted his constituent’s employer directly about her activism. She eventually resigned after being “interrogated” by her employer. “Representative Frelinghuysen abused the power of his office by targeting a private citizen for exercising her 1st amendment rights,” said DCCC […]

(Credit: KTLA 5 San Diego) — San Diego Union-Tribune: Hunter’s campaign spent on trip to Las Vegas amid probe “Rep. Duncan Hunter’s latest financial filings show his campaign continues to incur expenses at places like cigar lounges, where he has previously said he prefers to hold small-scale fundraising events.” “His campaign spent $353 on “food/beverages” […]

At his town hall this afternoon, Representative Don Bacon is virtually certain to mislead his constituents, the public, and the press about the Republican repeal & ripoff bill, which allows health insurance companies to slap an age tax on older Nebraskans, strip away protections for people living with preexisting conditions, and toss 24 million Americans […]

In case you missed it, headlines and editorials are capturing the fierce backlash to vulnerable House Republicans for their Repeal and Ripoff bill. These stories will be haunting Republicans through Election Day… The Hill: GOP town halls go viral Roll Call:  Republicans Face Wrath Over Health Care Vote Politico: Republicans flub defense of health care […]