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JD Vance’s Biggest Problem

What do you do when a stranger says “I love you”? Vice President JD Vance, who doesn’t get much affection on the campaign trail, seemed momentarily flummoxed when a man yelled those words to him at a recent stop in Tyler, Texas. “I love you too, sir,” Vance replied, “in a totally platonic way, to be clear.” He then paused for effect. “I’m the vice…

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Republican Strategist: Conservatives need to ‘condemn Islamophobia and racism’President Trump stumped for Georgia Senate candidate Rep. Mike Collins, whose ties to white nationalists have followed him on the campaign trail. Republica

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On the Campaign Trail, JB Pritzker Courts Farmers Like He's Running for PresidentUS News is a recognized leader in college, grad school, hospital, mutual fund, and car rankings. Track elected officials, research health conditions, and find news you can use in politics, business, health, and education.

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Abdul El-Sayed Doesn’t Care About Playing it SafeThe Michigan Senate candidate says he wants to turn the attention he earns on the campaign trail into power in Congress.

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Haley Stevens is everywhere — except on the trail for El-SayedThe former Senate candidate has endorsed her former primary foe — but is not pushing hard for former backers to do the same.

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Next Governor To Face Thorny Choices After California’s Rapid Medicaid ExpansionMedi-Cal, the nation’s largest Medicaid program, was in trouble even before the GOP’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Rapid expansion, spiraling costs, and billions in federal funding cuts will mean tough challenges for California’s next governor. On the campaign trail, the two men running for the job have offered few answers.

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Not all Republicans want to show Trump offGOP candidates are avoiding talking about Trump in their ads, including in deep-red districts where they used to feature him. Some don’t even want to join him at events.

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MAGA senator caught sneaking onto GOP bus tour as Republicans fear he's done: reportA MAGA senator scrambling to save his seat in a deep-red state was spotted pulling a sly move on the campaign trail. Sen. Roger Marshall (R-KS) skipped the bus Kansas Republicans booked for a five-day barnstorming tour on Tuesday and chose to travel separately, Politico reported Saturday. When the bus reached its first stop in rural Newton, reporters saw…

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