Democrats seize on two GOP midterm vulnerabilities: Data centers and the ‘big beautiful bill’

Voters are in an uproar over data centers — and Democrats are trying to direct anger toward Republicans by pointing to a tax provision buried in the GOP’s “big, beautiful bill.” Of the myriad talking points on this issue that Democrats are preparing deploy heading into the midterms,
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GOP convention speaker list leaks — and one name is drawing attention

The list of speakers for the upcoming RNC Midterm Convention in Dallas, Texas leaked on Saturday, and one name in particular drew attention among critics.Axios obtained and reported on a preliminary list of speakers for the event,

Trump and GOP’s growing divide on midterms | Debate roundup

With the midterm elections weeks away, members of the GOP are nervous about their election odds. President Trump says the solution is to make the election about himself. Is he right, or will his record low approval hurt Republicans in tight races?
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MAGA Dimwit James Comer Blurts Out Bombshell: Trump Badly Screwing GOP

It isn’t every day that Republicans admit that Donald Trump is harming their midterm hopes. After all, that would require an admission of Trumpian fallibility, which is unacceptable to MAGA. But on Thursday,

James Carville Thinks GOP’s Midterms Convention Could Have A Very Unintended Consequence

Longtime Democratic strategist James Carville on Wednesday explained why he believes the GOP’s first-ever midterm convention — dubbed “Trump-a-palooza” because of Donald Trump ’s heavy involvement in the event — could spectacularly backfire on Republicans at the ballot box in November.

Trump changed Republican economics. Now the GOP has to figure out how to sell it.

A new generation of GOP leaders agree that the old free market orthodoxy won’t hold together the Trump coalition. The party is now figuring out how to sell its new economics heading into 2028.
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Trump Throws GOP Into Full-Blown Civil War

Republicans fear that tension between Donald Trump and the Senate’s top GOP lawmaker could sabotage the party’s midterm prospects. GOP lawmakers are frustrated by the charged silence between the president, 80, and Senate Majority Leader John Thune, 65 ...
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Speaker Johnson abandons floor agenda, sends members home early amid GOP rebellion

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Speaker of the House Mike Johnson leaves a news conference at the US Capitol on Tuesday. - J. Scott Applewhite/AP Speaker Mike Johnson has once again lost a battle against hardline ...

Johnson downplays GOP's midterm woes as Democrats eye House takeover: 'I am very bullish'

With Election Day two months away, Democrats eye Senate and House majorities as inflation, gas prices, and Trump's approval ratings batter the GOP.