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Gun rights groups blast Trump over Minnesota response Gun ownership advocates are pushing back against the Trump administration over its response to the killing of Alex Pretti on Saturday.

Gun rights groups blast Trump over Minnesota response

Gun rights groups blast Trump over Minnesota response Gun ownership advocates are pushing back against the Trump administration over its response to the killing of Alex Pretti on Saturday.

New: The killing of Alex Pretti has led to a rare rebuke of top Trump administration officials by leading 2nd Amendment advocates.

“The FBI director needs to brush off that thing called the Constitution, because he clearly hasn’t read it."

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Steny Hoyer set to announce retirement from Congress The former second-ranking House Democrat has held his seat since 1981.

NEWS - Maryland Rep. Steny Hoyer is set to announce his retirement from the House as soon as Thursday, per two people familiar granted anonymity

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The plot to redraw America How Donald Trump launched a redistricting caper he couldn’t pull off.

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Anti-Trump former Republicans have a multimillion dollar plan to save House Democrats The anti-Trump Save America Movement is making its first play in electoral politics.

Anti-Trump former Republicans have a multimillion dollar plan to save House Democrats

Indiana House releases draft congressional map that could net Republicans 2 seats The proposed map still faces a number of obstacles in order to pass.

Indiana state House Republicans have released a draft congressional map that could give the GOP an edge in all nine of the state’s congressional districts.

Democrats eye Trump country for a special election surprise

Polls are tightening, and the race is a callback to Florida's specials earlier this year, where Dem optimism did not come to fruition on Election Day.

Democrats eye Trump country for a special election surprise The upcoming special election to replace retired Rep. Mark Green is bringing top Democratic names to a district Donald Trump carried by more than 20 points.

New: As TN-07 early voting gets underway, Dems are hoping for a shocker. Privately, Rs know it's getting close, but still feel confident they will win given their built-in advantage in the district.
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National Democrats ramp up pressure on blue states to redistrict after big wins

Democrats may avoid a worst-case redistricting scenario in Ohio The agreement, however, is not yet finalized and still needs to be approved by a bipartisan commission by the end of the week.

Ohio Democrats on the state’s redistricting commission struck a deal with Republicans to avoid a worst-case remapping scenario in the state, a person close to the process has confirmed.

Red states are preparing for an end to the Voting Rights Act An end to the Voting Rights Act would free up Southern states to dramatically overhaul their congressional map.

Some Republicans across the south are preparing to redraw their congressional maps to boot Democrats out of office — if the Supreme Court issues a ruling on a case gutting the Voting Rights Act in time for the midterms.

Republicans could draw 19 more House seats after an upcoming Supreme Court ruling Many experts are forecasting the end of a key provision of election law — enabling Republicans to shore up their advantage in the House, according to a new report.

New: Democratic voting rights groups are preparing for SCOTUS to gut the VRA.

They identified 27 House seats Republicans could redistrict ahead of the midterms — and 19 stem from a looming SCOTUS ruling.

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'There could very well be consequences': Trump's team pressures wary GOP lawmakers to draw new maps The new pressure campaign from Trump and outside groups shows the party’s desperation to cling to its razor-thin majority next year.

EXCLUSIVE: Trump is going as far as considering a primary challenge for a Republican governor to pressure GOP lawmakers to redraw congressional maps.

Republicans bet big on Latino voters in redistricted Texas The new maps create four GOP-leaning majority-Hispanic districts in the Lone Star State.

NEW — In the redistricted Texas map, 4/5 new GOP pickup opportunities are in majority Hispanic districts.

It’s a risky strategy for Republicans, as they hope to carry gains made by Trump through the midterms.

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Elon Musk goes on a warpath against Trump and the GOP The fallout from the very public breakup could engulf Republican hopes of holding onto the House.

New: It was not long ago that Republicans hoped Elon Musk could pour cash into their efforts to help maintain control of Washington.

Instead, he’s becoming their public adversary.

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Trump's approval among Latino voters is crashing, new poll shows A new poll shows the president's approval has dropped by 14 points since February among independents.

EXCLUSIVE: Trump’s approval among Latino voters is crashing, new poll shows.

Musk’s decision to limit political spending leaves some Republicans cold Whether or not he actually stops contributing is still an open question.

Elon Musk’s pledge to step back from campaign spending has left some Republicans worried that they might be losing their whale.

Stefanik's withdrawal suggests Republicans are sweating their thin margins Democrats insist Republicans are panicking.

Trump’s decision to keep Rep. Elise Stefanik in Congress is the clearest sign yet that the political environment has become so challenging for Republicans that they don’t want to risk a special election — even in safe, red seats.

Democrats build on their down-ballot winning streak in Pennsylvania The party has pulled off some surprising upsets since President Donald Trump took office.

Democrats build on their down-ballot winning streak in Pennsylvania. The party has pulled off some surprising upsets since President Donald Trump took office.

Schumer bashing has gone mainstream The criticism isn’t just coming from activist groups or the halls of Congress.

New: Schumer bashing went mainstream Tuesday, and Pelosi piling on “gave everybody a permission slip to carry on,” one Dem strategist told me. www.politico.com/news/2025/03...

‘Giving bingo’: Democrats’ silent protest against Trump falls flat The president needled Democrats. They didn't have a clean comeback.

"Giving bingo": Democrats’ silent protest against Trump falls flat.

Trump says Canada, Mexico tariffs will go into effect March 4 It could be a negotiating tactic: Trump similarly pledged to levy tariffs earlier this month before backing off at the last minute.

President Donald Trump has pledged to enforce his planned 25 percent tariffs on Canada and Mexico starting March 4.