American Action Network, the nonprofit arm of the House GOP's top super PAC, is hitting three vulnerable House Democrats on tax hikes proposed to finance President Joe Biden's infrastructure proposal.Cindy Axne delivers her acceptance speech for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District at the Iowa Democratic election night party, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo | Matthew Putney/AP PhotoAmerican Action Network, a nonprofit with close ties to House GOP leadership, is launching an opening salvo of a campaign tying vulnerable Democrats to President Joe Biden’s proposed tax...…American Action Network, the nonprofit arm of the House GOP's top super PAC, is hitting three vulnerable House Democrats on tax hikes proposed to finance President Joe Biden's infrastructure proposal.Cindy Axne delivers her acceptance speech for Iowa's 3rd Congressional District at the Iowa Democratic election night party, Wednesday, Nov. 7, 2018, in Des Moines, Iowa. (AP Photo | Matthew Putney/AP PhotoAmerican Action Network, a nonprofit with close ties to House GOP leadership, is launching an opening salvo of a campaign tying vulnerable Democrats to President Joe Biden’s proposed tax...WW…

The most vulnerable Senate Democrats all had strong first quarters, while House Republicans narrowed the fundraising gap for the GOP's efforts to win the House.Sen. Raphael Warnock, who became one of the best small-dollar fundraisers in the country during special elections last cycle, raised more than $2 million. | Brandon Bell/The New York Times via APDemocrats’ narrow majorities are in peril in next year’s midterms, and their most vulnerable members are seeing a major cash infusion early in the fight to keep Congress in their control.The four swing-state Senate Democrats likeliest to face...…The most vulnerable Senate Democrats all had strong first quarters, while House Republicans narrowed the fundraising gap for the GOP's efforts to win the House.Sen. Raphael Warnock, who became one of the best small-dollar fundraisers in the country during special elections last cycle, raised more than $2 million. | Brandon Bell/The New York Times via APDemocrats’ narrow majorities are in peril in next year’s midterms, and their most vulnerable members are seeing a major cash infusion early in the fight to keep Congress in their control.The four swing-state Senate Democrats likeliest to face...WW…

The GOP is borrowing a page from Democrats' 2018 playbook.Jen Kiggans, a former Navy pilot who now serves as a Virginia state senator and nurse practitioner, is expected to formally launch a run next week. | AP Photo/Steve HelberRepublicans blew a chance at winning the House majority in 2020, with a number of weak recruits unable to take advantage of a better-than-expected national environment on Election Day.To avoid a similar fate in the 2022 midterms, the GOP is taking a page out of Democrats’ 2018 playbook: finding veterans to run for office.In the first three months of the off-year,...…The GOP is borrowing a page from Democrats' 2018 playbook.Jen Kiggans, a former Navy pilot who now serves as a Virginia state senator and nurse practitioner, is expected to formally launch a run next week. | AP Photo/Steve HelberRepublicans blew a chance at winning the House majority in 2020, with a number of weak recruits unable to take advantage of a better-than-expected national environment on Election Day.To avoid a similar fate in the 2022 midterms, the GOP is taking a page out of Democrats’ 2018 playbook: finding veterans to run for office.In the first three months of the off-year,...WW…

Randy Friese hopes to succeed Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, who is retiring next year from a southeastern Arizona district.State Rep. Randy Friese speaks in the House during budget deliberations at the Arizona Capitol. | Ross D. Franklin/AP PhotoRandy Friese, the trauma surgeon who a decade ago treated Gabby Giffords after she was shot in the head, launched a run for Congress on Thursday — a year into a global pandemic and amid a flurry of mass shootings that have revived a national debate over gun laws.Friese, who has served in Arizona’s state Legislature since 2015, hopes to succeed...…Randy Friese hopes to succeed Democratic Rep. Ann Kirkpatrick, who is retiring next year from a southeastern Arizona district.State Rep. Randy Friese speaks in the House during budget deliberations at the Arizona Capitol. | Ross D. Franklin/AP PhotoRandy Friese, the trauma surgeon who a decade ago treated Gabby Giffords after she was shot in the head, launched a run for Congress on Thursday — a year into a global pandemic and amid a flurry of mass shootings that have revived a national debate over gun laws.Friese, who has served in Arizona’s state Legislature since 2015, hopes to succeed...WW…

Some of House Democrats’ most vulnerable members are blanching at potentially unseating GOP Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks.Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks won her congressional seat in November by six votes. | Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via APThe prospect of a floor vote to overturn a contested congressional race in Iowa has suddenly become a real dilemma for House Democrats’ most vulnerable members.Moderate Democrats are privately squirming over the possibility that they could be forced to choose a winner in the race for Iowa’s 2nd district, where the GOP candidate, now-Rep....…Some of House Democrats’ most vulnerable members are blanching at potentially unseating GOP Rep. Marianette Miller-Meeks.Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks won her congressional seat in November by six votes. | Joseph Cress/Iowa City Press-Citizen via APThe prospect of a floor vote to overturn a contested congressional race in Iowa has suddenly become a real dilemma for House Democrats’ most vulnerable members.Moderate Democrats are privately squirming over the possibility that they could be forced to choose a winner in the race for Iowa’s 2nd district, where the GOP candidate, now-Rep....WW…

Vela saw his vote share narrow in 2020, and Republicans are in charge of redistricting before next year's midterm election.Rep. Filemón Vela participates in a hearing at the U.S. Capitol. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesDemocratic Rep. Filemón Vela announced Monday he will not seek reelection next fall, becoming the second House Democrat to announce their retirement in what could be a difficult cycle for the majority party.Vela, whose majority Latino district which spans from the eastern Rio Grande Valley up north toward San Antonio, had been identified as a potential GOP target in 2022 —...…Vela saw his vote share narrow in 2020, and Republicans are in charge of redistricting before next year's midterm election.Rep. Filemón Vela participates in a hearing at the U.S. Capitol. | Chip Somodevilla/Getty ImagesDemocratic Rep. Filemón Vela announced Monday he will not seek reelection next fall, becoming the second House Democrat to announce their retirement in what could be a difficult cycle for the majority party.Vela, whose majority Latino district which spans from the eastern Rio Grande Valley up north toward San Antonio, had been identified as a potential GOP target in 2022 —...WW…

In a nod to liberals, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will no longer banish consultants who work for primary challengers.Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and other progressives support the new DCCC chair's decision to reverse the ban. | Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesHouse Democrats’ campaign arm is officially ending its controversial ban on political consultants who work with candidates challenging sitting Democratic incumbents in primaries, clinching a major victory for progressives.Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.), the newly installed chair of the Democratic...…In a nod to liberals, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee will no longer banish consultants who work for primary challengers.Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and other progressives support the new DCCC chair's decision to reverse the ban. | Michael M. Santiago/Getty ImagesHouse Democrats’ campaign arm is officially ending its controversial ban on political consultants who work with candidates challenging sitting Democratic incumbents in primaries, clinching a major victory for progressives.Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.), the newly installed chair of the Democratic...WW…

The National Republican Congressional Committee has identified 47 House Democrats it intends to challenge, though the district maps won't be known for months.NRCC Chair Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) is now in his second stint leading the House GOP’s campaign arm. | Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesHouse Republicans surprised nearly everyone last November when they almost captured the majority.Then they spent January roiled by the deadly attack on the Capitol, confronting a second impeachment of then-President Donald Trump and answering for a whirlwind of offensive conspiracy theories from a firebrand...…The National Republican Congressional Committee has identified 47 House Democrats it intends to challenge, though the district maps won't be known for months.NRCC Chair Tom Emmer (R-Minn.) is now in his second stint leading the House GOP’s campaign arm. | Stephen Maturen/Getty ImagesHouse Republicans surprised nearly everyone last November when they almost captured the majority.Then they spent January roiled by the deadly attack on the Capitol, confronting a second impeachment of then-President Donald Trump and answering for a whirlwind of offensive conspiracy theories from a firebrand...WW…

Her spokesperson said Mariannette Miller-Meeks will be "provisionally" seated as the House examines the results.Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed Wednesday that she plans to seat the GOP winner of a contested race in Iowa on Jan. 3, despite a pending challenge from the Democratic contender in the razor-thin election.Her decision avoids a brazen partisan showdown to kick off the 117th Congress, but it remains unclear if the GOP winner, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, will keep that seat for the entire two-year term, as Democrat Rita Hart continues to contest her six-vote loss, claiming not all legal...…Her spokesperson said Mariannette Miller-Meeks will be "provisionally" seated as the House examines the results.Speaker Nancy Pelosi confirmed Wednesday that she plans to seat the GOP winner of a contested race in Iowa on Jan. 3, despite a pending challenge from the Democratic contender in the razor-thin election.Her decision avoids a brazen partisan showdown to kick off the 117th Congress, but it remains unclear if the GOP winner, Mariannette Miller-Meeks, will keep that seat for the entire two-year term, as Democrat Rita Hart continues to contest her six-vote loss, claiming not all legal...WW…

Rita Hart, who trailed by only six votes following a recount, will ask the House to examine the vote in her district, foregoing a state process for contesting the race.Rita Hart answers a question during a debate with Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. | Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette via APA Democratic candidate who fell six votes short of holding an open battleground congressional district in Iowa is planning to challenge those results directly with the House, placing the chamber in the highly unusual position of potentially determining the outcome of the race.After what...…Rita Hart, who trailed by only six votes following a recount, will ask the House to examine the vote in her district, foregoing a state process for contesting the race.Rita Hart answers a question during a debate with Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. | Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette via APA Democratic candidate who fell six votes short of holding an open battleground congressional district in Iowa is planning to challenge those results directly with the House, placing the chamber in the highly unusual position of potentially determining the outcome of the race.After what...WW…