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Here are the top takeaways: Taylor’s “reputation has taken a hit” and he “is threatened with a sudden fall.” Taylor’s issues are part of a trend of Republican scandals endangering swing seats. “Elaine Luria, a retired Navy commander and graduate of the United States Naval Academy, has made a surprisingly strong run” Elaine Luria said […]

DCCC Chairman Ben Ray Luján released the following statement congratulating Lori Trahan on her primary victory in Massachusetts’ 3rd Congressional District: “It’s with great pleasure that I congratulate Lori Trahan on her victory in this competitive primary. As a Lowell native and daughter of a Union Ironworker, Lori understands the needs of working families in […]

The last week of reporting on how Speaker Ryan’s Super PAC illegally obtained a former CIA officer’s security clearance information and distributed her Social Security Number cast serious doubt on Speaker Ryan’s Super PAC’s legitimacy. Now, fact checks on their misleading ads, including against Jared Golden in Maine’s 2nd district, show that the truth, or […]

“Through her career serving her community as a public defender and as a judge, Mary Barzee Flores has shown she will always answer to the people who elected her, not Washington special interests. And through her strong, grassroots campaign Mary Barzee Flores has made it clear that this will be the race of Rep. Diaz-Balart’s political […]

“Rep. Yoder touting endorsements he doesn’t have has backfired in the most dramatic way, with a local mayor now calling out Yoder for flip-flopping on the issues,” said DCCC spokesperson Rachel Irwin. “Yoder has turned off Kansans of all political stripes and he’s clearly desperate to paint over his record given the headwinds he’s facing […]

THEN: One month ago, Jeff Denham criticized the Pleasant Hill children’s detention center   YESTERDAY: McClatchy: Jeff Denham praises the Pleasant Hill child detention center, operated by a chain that has come under fire for unchecked sexual abuse at its facilities   IN THE MEANTIME: A max-out check from Donald Trump’s campaign   “Congressman Jeff […]

Luján: “Democrats can and will win back the House… we are connecting with a very personal message.”  “We have extraordinary candidates with records of service, veterans, women, small business owners that do incredible work all across America.” “Under Republican control of the House, of the Senate and of the White House, Republicans have forced premiums […]

“This new audio reveals that the only person Jason Lewis won’t attack is himself,” said DCCC Spokeswoman Rachel Irwin. “Lewis is unfit to make policy decisions when he holds such deeply-disturbing beliefs, such as blaming Americans with disabilities for mass shootings. The failure of Jason Lewis and members of his Party to denounce these remarks […]

Rep. Scott Taylor is clearly nervous over the challenge from former Navy Commander and small business owner Elaine Luria, and it’s showing. FIRST… on Friday The Virginian-Pilot published a lengthy, profanity-laden rant from Taylor in which he, um, disputed the assertion that he should tell voters whether he supports GOP senate nominee and known white […]

Wall Street Journal: Soybeans Tumble Near 10-Year Low “Researchers at the University of Illinois and Ohio State University estimate that Chinese tariffs of 25% on U.S. soybean imports would cut income for a midsize Illinois grain farm by an average of 87% over four years, prompting a loss of more than $500,000 in the farm’s […]