Top Republicans Privately Concede House Is Likely Lost, Blame Trump for Midterm Collapse: Report

Trump Aides Admit the House is a Lost Cause

With the midterm elections just a few weeks away, the White House knows it has to go all in on Senate races—while virtually forfeiting the House.

Top Republicans Privately Concede House Is Likely Lost, Blame Trump for Midterm Collapse: Report

Republicans privately fear losing the House in November as some predict a 10-seat Democratic gain and cite Donald Trump's approval ratings as a liability.

Republicans expect to lose their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Politico newspaper reported, citing estimates from a number of Republicans in the lower house of the U.S. legislature

Republicans expect to lose their majority in the U.S. House of Representatives, Politico newspaper reported, citing estimates from a number of Republicans in the lower house of the U.S. legislature.Republican lawmakers admit that their...

Some Republicans write off the House

Top Republicans Believe the House Is a Lost Cause

“Some top congressional Republicans have privately concluded that it is likely impossible for them to keep control of the House of Representatives in the midterm elections, and they are now focused on limiting the scale of the defeat and salvaging the party’s Senate majority,” Politico reports. “Five senior Republican lawmakers, all granted anonymity to speak […]