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Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is the strongest 2026 Republican Senate candidate to challenge Sen. Jon Ossoff (D-GA) in Georgia, a poll showed. Raffensperger tied Ossoff with about 44% support in a hypothetical race from a poll by Republican-leaning Cygnal.
The 2026 midterms will prove crucial to Democrats and Republicans as both chambers of Congress hang in the balance.
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Republicans Are Rewriting Congressional Rules So Cars Can Pollute MoreThe GOP engineered a complicated maneuver to stop letting California set its own vehicle emissions standards. The consequences could reach far beyond air quality.
Senate Republicans have voted 51 to 44 to overturn a waiver that allowed California to set stricter air pollution standards for vehicles. The state has received waivers more than 100 times since federal laws granted the right some 50 years ago.
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt declined to give an answer to RCP reporter Phil Wegmann's question about whether President Trump would support the Senate making changes to the agreement on SALT deduction caps that House Republicans agreed to after weeks of debate.
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has told Senate GOP leadership that he is a hard no on the bill the House passed early Thursday morning to enact President Trump’s legislative agenda because the legislation
A new hurdle for poor Americans, approved by the House, would cause millions to lose coverage, including many who are working but can’t meet reporting rules.
Senate Majority Leader John Thune and several other top GOP senators Tuesday pledged to vote to nix California's Clean Air Act emissions waiver.
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