House Republicans Focus on Democrats' Plans, Not Their Own Wins

Republicans dread returning home for the summer: 'All of these issues will come up'

Republicans heading home for their summer recess will now have to explain to their hometown voters what they have been doing in Washington, D.C. — and they are not happy about that.According to a Politico report, GOP lawmakers who spoke with the outlet after House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) sent ev...

House pivots to the midterms as members depart for recess

House lawmakers departed Washington on a campaign footing ahead of the five-week-long August recess. House Speaker Mike Johnson is vowing to crisscross the country in support of GOP candidates and incumbents, and he’s framing the midterms as “common sense versus communism” in an effort to hitch Democratic candidates to insurgent progressive challengers across the country. Republicans hope that gerrymandering and a backlash to the progressive lef…

House Republicans in the Danger Zone

Punchbowl News: “Sunday is 100 days ahead of the midterm elections. The House is gone for five weeks. And things are looking bleak for the House Republican majority.” ”Two congressional generic ballots from July showed Democrats up by seven and 11 points. Gas prices have soared to more than $4 per gallon again — and […]

House Republicans Focus on Democrats' Plans, Not Their Own Wins

“What’s really important as relates to the tax code is to contrast what we’ve done to help make life more affordable for families and put more money in their pocket versus what the Democrats would do,” Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-Louisiana) told reporters on Thursday ahead of a weekslong summer recess. Francis Chung/POLITICO/APHouse Republican leaders are kicking off their summer campaign blitz warning voters about how Democrats’ policies w…