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2026-09-10 · Washington Examiner

Utah governor renews call for ‘civility’ one year after Charlie Kirk assassination

🔮 Cox has flatly denied that he would run for president in 2028, the final year of his second term as Utah governor. assertive

2026-09-14 · Washington Examiner

Mitch McConnell casts first Senate vote since June fall

🔮 “After two years, two decades, actually, of dodging your questions, I wasn’t sure how many of you would be here today,” McConnell said, according to The Hill. assertive

2026-09-19 · Washington Examiner

Andy Beshear goes all in to flip Trump-won House seat in Kentucky

🔮 The governor’s political team says those stops are expected to happen in the final days of the race and are part of a coordinated effort to help Democrats flip Kentucky’s 6th, a red district that Beshear won by double digits in 2023. assertive

2026-09-20 · Washington Examiner

Republicans search for daylight with Trump as 2026 map grows more competitive

🔮 From immigration to the Iran war, Republicans are signaling anxiety that the Trump administration’s policies could cost them with voters. assertive

2026-09-21 · Washington Examiner

Thune swings through the South with post-Labor Day fundraising blitz

🔮 The campaign stops are part of a busy schedule for Thune, who will be criss-crossing the country every week between now and Election Day. assertive

2026-09-22 · Washington Examiner

Michigan attorney general says she has ‘no choice’ but to support Abdul el Sayed

🔮 But on Tuesday, Nessel set aside her criticism and announced that she would be backing el Sayed over Republican competitor and former Rep. Mike Rogers, who has actively courted Michigan’s roughly 100,000 Jewish residents by promising to be an ally in Congress. assertive

2026-09-23 · Washington Examiner

Rand Paul backs James Comer for Kentucky governor: ‘Great shot’ GOP will coalesce

🔮 EXCLUSIVE — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) will support Rep. James Comer (R-KY) if he launches a campaign for Kentucky governor, calling him a “good candidate” to lead the GOP ticket and predicting that he may end up clearing the field in next year’s GOP primary. assertive

2026-09-24 · Washington Examiner

Thune’s midterm crossroads: Keep the Senate working or let candidates campaign

🔮 On paper, the Senate is set to stay in session through next week. assertive

2026-09-24 · Washington Examiner

High diesel prices strain GOP alliance with Big Oil

🔮 The response from the American Petroleum Institute and other industry groups has been loud warnings that a diesel export ban would backfire and ultimately raise the price of gas due to shifts in production. assertive

2026-09-27 · Washington Examiner

The GOP’s Ken Paxton rescue mission tops $100 million in Texas

🔮 Texas PAC, an outside group linked to Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-SD), has committed nearly $120 million to date, a figure that could rise as high as $200 million when all is said and done. assertive

2026-09-27 · Washington Examiner

The folksy Senate Republican in hot demand on the campaign trail

🔮 But he credits the demand, at least in part, to his willingness to dish out hard truths that Republicans can’t escape blame for Americans’ anxieties about affordability. assertive

2026-09-28 · Washington Examiner

Susan Collins office in Maine spray-painted with obscenity

🔮 Chief of staff Katie Brown said that “Senator Collins and her staff will not be intimidated” after her office in Biddeford, one of six in the state, was spray-painted with the message “Trump wh***.” assertive

2026-09-29 · Washington Examiner

Collins exploring pocket rescissions ban after Trump cancels $810 million in federal spending

🔮 Senate Appropriations Committee Chairwoman Susan Collins (R-ME) told reporters on Monday she would once again try to curb the Trump administration on spending following Trump’s rescission and that appropriators are looking into blocking “pocket rescissions” in the next spending bill. mixed

2026-09-30 · Washington Examiner

Senate Democrats block congressional stock trading ban over voter ID ‘poison pill’

🔮 It would not apply to the executive branch and would allow lawmakers to keep their existing investments, but it would place restrictions on the sale of those investments and bar them from trading individual stocks. assertive

2026-10-02 · Washington Examiner

Schumer vies for the Senate majority with a looming leadership headache

🔮 Only one thing could put a damper on a good election night for Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY): the arrival of Senate nominees who, if successful in November, have vowed to oppose him as Democratic leader. assertive

2026-10-05 · Washington Examiner

Tillis reveals ‘biggest regret of my career’ in new book on Trump 2.0

🔮 Tillis unpacks the drama and internal conflict that made those votes difficult, acknowledging that he spent the hours before Hegseth’s confirmation searching for a “smoking gun that would pry more votes away from him.” assertive

2026-10-06 · Washington Examiner

Mike Johnson reveals one of his ‘top three’ battleground House races

🔮 Johnson will travel to 40 more districts between now and Election Day and has competitive races in four other states — Wisconsin, Michigan, Ohio, and Iowa — on his itinerary for this week alone. assertive

2026-10-09 · Washington Examiner

Kathy Hochul counts on Mamdani to rev reelection turnout despite GOP attacks

🔮 Gov. Kathy Hochul (D-NY) is ignoring the political baggage that comes with her alliance with the Left, betting there is even greater upside in tapping into the grassroots enthusiasm she hopes will buoy her reelection campaign. assertive

2026-10-14 · Washington Examiner

Democrats give Brian Fitzpatrick a run for his money in Pennsylvania House battleground

🔮 But nonpartisan election forecasters believe that edge has eroded as the political environment has worsened for Republicans, a finding supported by the sheer amount of spending in the district. assertive

2026-10-17 · Washington Examiner

Gavin Newsom says Trump DOJ investigation won’t have chilling impact on 2028 run: ‘Quite the contrary’

🔮 Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) said the Justice Department’s investigation into his wife won’t make him any less likely to run for president in 2028, and suggested it might even harden his resolve. mixed

2026-10-19 · Washington Examiner

Newsom tells Democrats he’s as ‘ruthless’ as Trump in early 2028 pitch

🔮 Gov. Gavin Newsom (D-CA) is betting a wave of anti-Trump backlash will carry him through the early voting states of 2028, framing his time as governor as a model for Democrats looking to counter the president. assertive

2026-10-28 · Washington Examiner

Sanders and Warren to wield new gavel power if Democrats retake Senate

🔮 Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and his closest allies in Washington could hold sweeping new power if Democrats retake the Senate in November, shifting the party closer to his trademark brand of economic populism. mixed

2026-10-30 · Washington Examiner

‘Decoy’ Dan Sullivan fallout hangs over battle for control of the Senate

🔮 A court fight over Democrats’ alleged attempt to siphon votes away from Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-AK) could be just the start of Republicans’ plans to contest the Alaska election results. speculative

2026-10-31 · Washington Examiner

Gavin Newsom touts ‘ruthless’ approach to politics in New Hampshire pitch

2026-11-04 · Washington Examiner

Democrat Chris Pappas defeats John Sununu in race for New Hampshire Senate seat

🔮 The national political environment this cycle benefited Pappas, who pointed to tariffs and the war in Iran to argue that Sununu would not provide a strong enough check on President Donald Trump if elected. assertive

2026-11-04 · Washington Examiner

Blue wave carries Senate Democrats back into power for final years of Trump presidency

🔮 Iowa was the state that delivered the 51st seat, shortly before midnight, as the Democrats rode a blue tsunami that saw them pick up GOP-held seats in North Carolina, Texas, Kansas, and South Carolina in an electoral drubbing that will be felt for election cycles to come. assertive

2026-11-04 · Washington Examiner

Troy Jackson defeats Susan Collins in Maine, notching major pickup for Democrats

🔮 “I called Troy Jackson tonight to congratulate him and to assure him that my staff and I will work to ensure a smooth transition.” assertive

2026-11-04 · Washington Examiner

GOP grapples with midterm bloodbath: ‘Think Titanic meets Hindenburg’

🔮 Democrats cruised to victory in deep-red territory on Tuesday night, notching shock pickups that will reverberate for the final two years of Donald Trump’s presidency. assertive

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