×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Billionaire casino mogul and his wife, Miriam, donated a combined $25 million to a super PAC dedicated to keeping in control of the , according to a new filing with the . Sheldon and Miriam Adelson each cut $12.5 million checks to the Senate Leadership Fund, which is controlled by allies of Senate Majority Leader , on June 15. The donations helped the group raise more than $30 million in June, giving it more than $97 million in cash on hand.AdvertisementSenate Democratic candidates are , but Adelson’s donation...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Billionaire casino mogul and his wife, Miriam, donated a combined $25 million to a super PAC dedicated to keeping in control of the , according to a new filing with the . Sheldon and Miriam Adelson each cut $12.5 million checks to the Senate Leadership Fund, which is controlled by allies of Senate Majority Leader , on June 15. The donations helped the group raise more than $30 million in June, giving it more than $97 million in cash on hand.AdvertisementSenate Democratic candidates are , but Adelson’s donation...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Republican senators could pay a political price for opposing a $3 trillion Democratic coronavirus relief proposal, with three-quarters of voters in Senate battleground states supporting the legislation, according to a new poll from two progressive organizations.The , from Data for Progress and The Justice Collaborative Institute, found widespread support for the HEROES Act, which the Democratic-led House passed in mid-May. The legislation included a second round of $1,200 stimulus checks for most Americans,...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Republican senators could pay a political price for opposing a $3 trillion Democratic coronavirus relief proposal, with three-quarters of voters in Senate battleground states supporting the legislation, according to a new poll from two progressive organizations.The , from Data for Progress and The Justice Collaborative Institute, found widespread support for the HEROES Act, which the Democratic-led House passed in mid-May. The legislation included a second round of $1,200 stimulus checks for most Americans,...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×National are now prepared to lose in a special election to replace California Rep. Katie Hill in Congress, a stinging defeat in a district flipped less than two years ago and where the party’s candidate has relentlessly hammered President ’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.Absentee ballot returns and internal polling from both parties indicate that Mike Garcia, a former fighter pilot and defense industry executive running with Trump’s endorsement, is now a clear favorite over Assemblywoman Christy...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×National are now prepared to lose in a special election to replace California Rep. Katie Hill in Congress, a stinging defeat in a district flipped less than two years ago and where the party’s candidate has relentlessly hammered President ’s response to the coronavirus pandemic.Absentee ballot returns and internal polling from both parties indicate that Mike Garcia, a former fighter pilot and defense industry executive running with Trump’s endorsement, is now a clear favorite over Assemblywoman Christy...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Former Vice President believes rent and mortgage payments should be forgiven during the pandemic, he said in an interview published Wednesday morning, though his campaign was sparse on details about a proposal.Asked by journalist Peter Hamby whether it was possible for there to be “some kind of federal rent bailout,” Biden replied: “Absolutely. There is. And we should. We should.”Advertisement“There should be rent forgiveness and there should be mortgage forgiveness now in the middle of this crisis,” Biden...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Former Vice President believes rent and mortgage payments should be forgiven during the pandemic, he said in an interview published Wednesday morning, though his campaign was sparse on details about a proposal.Asked by journalist Peter Hamby whether it was possible for there to be “some kind of federal rent bailout,” Biden replied: “Absolutely. There is. And we should. We should.”Advertisement“There should be rent forgiveness and there should be mortgage forgiveness now in the middle of this crisis,” Biden...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×A Democratic super PAC is buying television time around President ’s town hall on Sunday night and is planning to air ads attacking his response to the coronavirus pandemic in key swing states.American Bridge, which is focused on limiting Trump’s margins among white working-class voters, is airing the 30-second spot in smaller television markets in the states of , and .AdvertisementThe ads feature Trump declaring, “there is so much unnecessary death in this country” while news headlines onscreen outline flaws...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×A Democratic super PAC is buying television time around President ’s town hall on Sunday night and is planning to air ads attacking his response to the coronavirus pandemic in key swing states.American Bridge, which is focused on limiting Trump’s margins among white working-class voters, is airing the 30-second spot in smaller television markets in the states of , and .AdvertisementThe ads feature Trump declaring, “there is so much unnecessary death in this country” while news headlines onscreen outline flaws...WW…

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×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Sen. (D-Mass.) said on Wednesday night that she would accept an offer from presumptive Democratic presidential nominee to serve as his vice president.Asked directly by host if she’d accept the position if Biden offered, Warren gave a one-word answer: “Yes.”AdvertisementWarren and Biden have clashed ideologically in the past and battled each other for the Democratic nomination for much of the last year, with Warren ultimately finishing third in the delegate count, well behind the victorious Biden and Sen....…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Sen. (D-Mass.) said on Wednesday night that she would accept an offer from presumptive Democratic presidential nominee to serve as his vice president.Asked directly by host if she’d accept the position if Biden offered, Warren gave a one-word answer: “Yes.”AdvertisementWarren and Biden have clashed ideologically in the past and battled each other for the Democratic nomination for much of the last year, with Warren ultimately finishing third in the delegate count, well behind the victorious Biden and Sen....WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars meddling in the Democratic primary to face him, airing television and radio advertisements to boost a state legislator over Washington ’ preferred candidate.Tuesday’s runoff election pits Air Force veteran M.J. Hegar against long-time state Sen. Royce West, with the winner set to face Cornyn, the second-highest ranking Senate Republican, in November. Democrats, looking at both an increasingly favorable national political climate and...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×Texas Republican Sen. John Cornyn is spending hundreds of thousands of dollars meddling in the Democratic primary to face him, airing television and radio advertisements to boost a state legislator over Washington ’ preferred candidate.Tuesday’s runoff election pits Air Force veteran M.J. Hegar against long-time state Sen. Royce West, with the winner set to face Cornyn, the second-highest ranking Senate Republican, in November. Democrats, looking at both an increasingly favorable national political climate and...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×’s new presidential campaign manager said Friday that public polls were underestimating support for the president, making a more academic version of his boss’ assertion that polls showing him badly trailing presumptive Democratic nominee are “fake.” “National polls keep getting it wrong,” said Bill Stepien, a former top aide to then-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie who replaced Brad Parscale as Trump’s campaign manager last week. “National polls are often askew from what 2016 exit polls were.”AdvertisementIn a...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×’s new presidential campaign manager said Friday that public polls were underestimating support for the president, making a more academic version of his boss’ assertion that polls showing him badly trailing presumptive Democratic nominee are “fake.” “National polls keep getting it wrong,” said Bill Stepien, a former top aide to then-New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie who replaced Brad Parscale as Trump’s campaign manager last week. “National polls are often askew from what 2016 exit polls were.”AdvertisementIn a...WW…

×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×’s presidential campaign unveiled a $280-million advertising blitz on Wednesday that it says will keep the presumptive Democratic nominee “on offense” in 15 states, including Republican-leaning states where have not seriously competed in decades.The advertising effort consists of $220 million in television ads and $60 million in digital ads. The campaign would not say how much it is spending in each state, but it is planning to advertise in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Florida, North Carolina, Arizona,...…×U.S. EditionPart of HuffPost Politics. ©2022 BuzzFeed, Inc. All rights reserved.×’s presidential campaign unveiled a $280-million advertising blitz on Wednesday that it says will keep the presumptive Democratic nominee “on offense” in 15 states, including Republican-leaning states where have not seriously competed in decades.The advertising effort consists of $220 million in television ads and $60 million in digital ads. The campaign would not say how much it is spending in each state, but it is planning to advertise in Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Florida, North Carolina, Arizona,...WW…