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On the Laura Ingraham Show today, Speaker Paul Ryan was asked about Donald Trump’s popularity and position as the Republican party frontrunner. Ryan embraced Trump, noting that Trump is giving voice to the real and sincere anxiety that is out there. Particularly noteworthy, Ryan said that the American people like Donald Trump because  he’s “going […]

Blum has built a reputation of spreading misinformation & leading all of Congress for burning taxpayer money on campaign style mailers Blum has earned the embarrassing distinction for being the biggest spender on taxpayer funded mailers in Congress: “During his first nine months in office, U.S. Rep. Rod Blum has spent more on taxpayer- funded […]

Donald Trump has again put vulnerable House Republicans between a rock and a hard place. The down-ballot Trumpocolypse continues, this time directly impacting Paul Ryan and House Republican’s ability to pass a 2017 budget. Will vulnerable House Republicans, facing tough reelections, side with Trump, and send the previously agreed-upon 2017 spending deal up in flames? […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ICYMI: Garrett’s reign may finally reach an end this fall                                                   The Star-Ledger Editorial Board It’s too early to endorse a candidate in the fall election, because you never know what a campaign will turn up. So let’s just say we are overjoyed to see that U.S. Rep. Scott Garrett (R-5th […]

Remember a time not so long ago when Speaker Paul Ryan was intent on returning the budget process to regular order? Remember how important it was to get a budget passed? Remember that time the House Freedom Caucus told him no? You see where this is going, right? Speaker Ryan made returning to “regular order” […]

IN CASE YOU MISSED IT ICYMI: ‘Red to Blue’: The DCCC’s 2016 offensive battlefield The Hill By Ben Ray Luján February 12, 2016 This week, I was proud to announce the first round of Democratic House candidates named to the DCCC’s competitive “Red to Blue” program; an important marker in our cycle-long offensive strategy to […]

Weekly House Cleaning A DCCC News Roundup This week,  DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján announced the first round of candidates to qualify for the DCCC’s highly competitive Red to Blue program. These candidates have earned a spot on Red to Blue by surpassing aggressive fundraising, organization and infrastructure goals. Beyond these promising campaign strengths, these […]

Stefanik says she wants to repeal Affordable Care Act, then says some aspects worth keeping Paul Ryan protégé Elise Stefanik is at war with herself (again). Stefanik told WWNY TV News in a recent interview, “I support repealing Obamacare” but then later said “there are aspects of the Affordable Care Act that we should keep.” […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján today announced the first round of candidates to qualify for the DCCC’s highly competitive Red to Blue program. These candidates have earned a spot on Red to Blue by surpassing aggressive fundraising, organization and infrastructure goals. Beyond these promising campaign strengths, these candidates also demonstrate the ability to fight on […]

Republican Congressman Bob Dold’s dreams of reelection were effectively crushed last night, as Donald Trump crushed his Republican rivals in New Hampshire. Don’t just take our word for it: Bob Dold himself has serious concerns about the impact that a Donald Trump nomination would have on his prospects for reelection: “Dold pointed to inflammatory comments, […]