AIPAC: "Our members remain determined to ensure that voters reject Dr. El-Sayed and his radical anti-Israel agenda in November."

NEW: DCCC adds some deep red seats to its "Districts in Play" list, citing an 8-pt lead in one generic ballot poll. The list includes NRCC chair Richard Hudson. NRCC spox says Dems have "officially entered the hallucination phase of the election cycle." www.axios.com/2026/08/05/2...

House Democrats pack 2026 target list with more Trump-won seats

The DCCC has "officially entered the hallucination phase of the election cycle," a GOP spokesperson said.

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NEW: Darializa Avila Chevalier's entry into the Black Caucus isn't a guarantee "Not if she doesn't support Hakeem along with other issues," one senior member told @axios.com Another said DAC "absolutely will not be welcomed if she doesn't support Hakeem." www.axios.com/2026/08/04/h...

Congressional Black Caucus plays hardball with Jeffries-skeptic DSA Democrats

"Under no circumstances would anyone be welcomed with a warm embrace if they are going to undermine the brotha!"

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Some Dem chatter about pushing for action against Max Miller when Congress returns. If he doesn't resign, Rep. Sarah McBride told @axios.com, "there needs to be a full and timely investigation that expeditiously leads to accountability by the full chamber." www.axios.com/2026/08/03/m...

"People are pissed": House Democrats mull whether to push Max Miller expulsion

"I feel confident there will be action on this," said one House Democrat.

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NEW: Many 2026 Dem candidates are pledging to not take corporate PAC $$$ — a promise House Democrats say is easier said than done The time constraints attached to calling individual donors can cut into their legislative responsibilities w/ @kadiagoba.bsky.social www.notus.org/democrats/no...

NEW: Poll from super PAC targeting Rep. Andy Ogles has him up just 4pts w/ likely voters in his GOP primary. Ogles - 37% Hatcher - 33% The PAC is spending another $700k in the last week of the race, @axios.com has learned. $2M total. www.axios.com/2026/07/30/r...

Inside the $2 million effort to oust Rep. Andy Ogles in his Republican primary

"I am being targeted by left-wing liberals from California," Ogles told Axios.

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Catalina Lauf, a Republican primary candidate in #FL19, is running an ad entirely focused on @aoc.bsky.social, saying the New York congresswoman has "lost her mind." "I'm her worst nightmare. A woman who doesn't believe in her woke socialist nonsense."

NEW: Cheyenne Hunt saw Eric Swalwell use campaign money to hire a firm that investigated women that accused him of sexual assault Hunt wanted to stop Graham Platner from doing that So she started texting Platner donors to teach them how to get refunds www.notus.org/2026-electio...

Inside the Push to Claw Back Graham Platner’s Campaign Money

“Anything that we can do to try to take resources out of the hands of predators is worth it,” Cheyenne Hunt told NOTUS.

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NEW: The controversy around Debbie Wasserman Schultz running in #FL20, a historically Black district, continues Having DWS represent that district would be “the greatest civil rights threat that’s facing us today,” one Black Democratic candidate said www.notus.org/2026-electio...

Debbie Wasserman Schultz’s Run Is Infuriating Black Democrats. She Might Win Anyway.

If Wasserman Schultz wins the race to represent a historically Black district, it would be “the greatest civil rights threat that’s facing us today,” one Democratic candidate said.

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Centrist Dems can’t coalesce in #MI07, but they agree on one thing: Anyone but Will Lawrence. Scholten: “He can’t win.” Schneider: “We have a great chance to win the seat if we get the candidate that can win the seat. Will Lawrence is not that candidate.” www.axios.com/2026/07/28/m...

NEW: House Dems clash over whether the left can win swing races in Nov. Gottheimer: “If we let socialists … hijack the Democratic Party, then we risk losing the races we should win.” Khanna: “Running chatGPT bland centrists is not the answer." @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/07/27/2...

Democrats hit the anti-incumbency trap

"If we let socialists hijack the Democratic Party, then we risk losing the races we should win."

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SCOOP: DCCC has at least once failed to tell House Democrats that it will interfere in a primary — after agreeing to keep them informed That incident and DCCC's loss in #AZ01 has led Dems to urge DCCC to reassess how it becomes involved in elections www.notus.org/2026-electio...

NEW: Some House Dems are floating a formal body to give rank-and-file members more input on where & how DCCC spends after the latest primary blunder in AZ-01 "I just think more input on these decisions is better in general," Rep. Grijalva tells @axios.com www.axios.com/2026/07/23/h...

Scoop: House Democrats want changes at the DCCC after $500,000 blunder in Arizona

"I just think more input on these decisions is better in general," said one lawmaker.

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House Dems not happy about the DCCC’s latest faceplant in #AZ01: AOC calls for “a conversation about ... what the involvement in primaries looks like." Susie Lee: “I personally don't think we should be investing against Democrats” Much more here @axios.com: www.axios.com/2026/07/22/d...

"The DCCC is not God": Tensions erupt over House Democrats' failed primary meddling

Top dues payers say the nearly $800,000 spent in primaries was a waste of resources.

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If Shri Thanedar loses, don't expect it to reverberate w/ House Dems the way the Espaillat and DeGette losses did. "No one is staying up at night worrying about him," one House Dem told @axios.com Said another: "I don't think anybody would miss him at all." www.axios.com/2026/07/22/s...

"No one cares": The DSA primary challenge House Democrats are happy to ignore

One House Democrat said of Rep. Shri Thanedar: "I don't think anybody would miss him at all."

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Looks like another DCCC-backed candidate is on track to lose their primary: Marlene Galán-Woods trails Amish Shah by more than 9 points in #AZ01 w/ 78% of the vote in. She would be the third DCCC-endorsed candidate to lose their primary this cycle: www.axios.com/2026/07/09/d...

One House Democrat to @axios.com on Israel: “There's no good marketing for what's going on there ... and more people at home are speaking out on it.” How fear of a primary challenge/anger from the base is getting more Dems to vote against Israel: www.axios.com/2026/07/20/d...

Inside House Democrats' fear-driven turn against Israel

"There's no good marketing for what's going on there," said one House Democrat.

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NEW: Democratic voters aren't thinking about abortion DeGette, the top House Dem on abortion, lost reelection in #CO01 Dunlap won the #ME02 Dem primary despite his anti-abortion record Here's an in-depth look at abortion as a campaign issue in 2026: www.notus.org/healthcare/a...

Democratic Voters Are Not Thinking About Abortion

Support for abortion rights has taken a back seat to pocketbook issues during the Democratic primary season.

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NEW: Rep. Ritchie Torres is drafting legislation in response to the Tom Kean Jr. and Mitch McConnell hospitalizations that would require lawmakers to disclose more info about prolonged absences, @axios.com has learned More details here: www.axios.com/2026/07/14/m...

Clyburn on Lindsey Graham: "Our political relationship was sometimes partisan and passionate, but always pleasant and productive on behalf of the people of South Carolina."

NEW: Nancy Mace is "strongly considering" a run in the Aug. 11 special primary to replace Lindsey Graham on the Senate ballot, sources familiar w/ her thinking tell @axios.com Mace's team will put a poll in the field tomorrow gauging her viability. More here: www.axios.com/2026/07/12/l...

Nancy Mace eyes run for Lindsey Graham's Senate seat

The congresswoman is "strongly considering" a run, according to a source familiar with her thinking.

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There it is: AIPAC drastically ramping up their spending to oppose former Rep. Cori Bush in #MO01, adding $600,000 to their investment for a total of $1.14M so far this cycle. Election day is Aug. 4 — still plenty of time for more spending. www.axios.com/2026/07/09/a...

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Ex-Rep. Cori Bush told @axios.com she regularly hears from voters who regret voting against her in 2024 after learning how much AIPAC was spending to unseat her. On why the left thinks things will be different in #MO01 this time around: www.axios.com/2026/07/09/a...

NEW: The latest DCCC intervention into a Dem primary once again has party members baffled One reason they're doing a $200k ad buy for Galán-Woods in #AZ01, sources told me & @jeremyduda.bsky.social: They don't like the way Shah ran his '24 campaign Much more here: www.axios.com/2026/07/09/d...

Inside the growing firestorm over House Democrats' meddling in their own primaries

"If someone has the DCCC's endorsement, I don't think that's very helpful for them. It may even work against them."

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Ex-Rep. Cori Bush told @axios.com she regularly hears from voters who regret voting against her in 2024 after learning how much AIPAC was spending to unseat her. On why the left thinks things will be different in #MO01 this time around: www.axios.com/2026/07/09/a...

AIPAC's next big 2026 target: A Democrat it already ousted from Congress last cycle

"People are really upset that so much money came into our district," said former Rep. Cori Bush.

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Wow, Donavan McKinney going after Rep. Shri Thanedar in #MI13 with a brutal new ad called "sick puppy" The spot is centered on an alleged 2010 incident in which 170 dogs and monkeys were rescued from one of Thanedar's pharmaceutical labs after it went into receivership.

Six years later, Mike Bloomberg's 2020 presidential campaign reports in an FEC filing that it still has $3.2 million in cash sitting around

Jordan Wood, the former Katie Porter chief of staff who briefly ran for Senate before dropping down to run in ME-02, is now officially in for Senate again following Platner's withdrawal:

SCOOP: Mayra Macías, who is running in #IL04 to succeed Rep. Chuy García, is urging the House Ethics Committee to investigate the congressman and his office Macías alleges that Chuy's staff used congressional resources for political and campaign activity www.notus.org/2026-electio...

Rep. García Faces New Meddling Accusations Ahead of Midterms

An independent candidate running to succeed García is urging House Ethics officials to conduct an investigation.

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New ad from Rep. Wesley Bell in #MO01 features supporters saying he is "leading the fight against Donald Trump." "It's Bell who called for abolishing ICE and voted to stop Trump's war in Iran. Bell says we should spend money on healthcare and not bombs."

AIPAC super PAC United Democracy Project is out with an ad hitting former Rep. Cori Bush on her attendance, effectiveness and vote against the infrastructure bill when she was in Congress UDP has $865k in ad reservations #MO01 so far, the most of any advertiser, per AdImpact