During Sunday’s broadcast of Fox News Channel’s Sunday Night in America, former Bush White House deputy chief of staff Karl Rove assessed the Republican Party’s chances of retaking the Senate in the 2026 midterm elections. Rove said the map is favorable overall but warned that key battlegrounds could stretch GOP resources.
Lawmakers across the country are speaking out against a racist protest sign targeting Virginia Lt. Gov. Winsome Earle-Sears (R), the Republican candidate in the 2025 gubernatorial race. The sign, displayed at an Arlington School Board meeting, compared opposition to transgender bathroom policies with Jim Crow-era segregation, drawing sharp condemnation from Republicans and even some Democrats.
Texas state Rep. Briscoe Cain (R-Deer Park) has refiled legislation to vacate the seats of lawmakers who skip work without authorization, after House Democrats once again absconded to block a quorum during a special session. Gov. Greg Abbott called the second special session Friday, but only 97 members were present—three short of the quorum needed to conduct business.
A Republican strategy firm says Google’s Gmail platform has been quietly sabotaging conservative fundraising efforts by flagging Republican donation emails as “dangerous” while letting similar Democratic messages through unscathed. Targeted Victory, which works with top GOP leaders and committees, released findings showing a stark difference in how Gmail treats Republican and Democratic solicitations.
