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From Tony Blair to today's members, the Labour world wants Burnham to shift towards Europe
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The Senate GOP campaign arm is making an extraordinary late ask — $8.9 million, to be exact — for three red states: Alaska, Iowa and Ohio, according to a memo sent Thursday and obtained by Axios. Why it matters: The request is yet another sign of the headwinds facing Republicans. In a good year, they wouldn't be begging for millions to defend states President Trump carried by double digits in 2024. "We need $8.9 million in additional hard dollars to close the media gap and sustain that progress through Election Day," a memo from the National Republican Senatorial Committee states. Zoom in: The memo lays out specific fundraising goals for each race, sending donors to joint fundraising accounts and campaigns. $1.2 million in Alaska, where Democratic nominee former Rep. Mary Peltola leads Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) in the RealClearPolitics polling average by two percentage points. $4.2 million in Iowa, where Democratic nominee Josh Turek and GOP nominee Rep. Ashley Hinson are separated by less than a percentage point in the RCP polling average. $3.5 million in Ohio, where former Sen. Sherrod Brown (D) has built a four-percentage-point lead over Sen. Jon Husted (R) in the RCP polling average. Between the lines: The memo directs donors to candidates' campaigns or joint fundraising committees, which have higher donor limits. The committee has been taking advantage of a Supreme Court ruling to get more advertising at lower prices by coordinating with campaigns.NRSC Chair Tim Scott (R-S.C.) touted this strategy in a closed-door lunch on Wednesday, showing in a chart how it has allowed them to keep up with Democrats' stronger campaign fundraising, according to slides seen by Axios."The environment remains tough, but these races have improved as the Republican ecosystem has engaged," says the NRSC memo. Zoom out: Cook Political Report this week moved the Senate races in Georgia, Kansas and South Carolina in their ratings toward Democrats. Sabato's Crystal Ball moved Kansas, Michig
India’s youth-led Cockroach Janta Party has joined opposition calls for election chief Gyanesh Kumar to resign
The Department of Justice asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday to once again shut down a lower court blockade against a key part of its deportation policy. In its emergency application for stay, the Trump administration requested that the justices pause a lower court order by Massachusetts-based District Judge Brian Murphy. The Biden appointee’s […]
US Senator Tim Sheehy joined police in forcefully ejecting anti-war protestor and former Marine Brian McGinnis
Taxpayers are funding a campaign-style ad for the president
The California Supreme Court has ruled that Riverside County Sheriff Chad Bianco must return over 650,000 ballots seized from a November 2025 special election
The Missouri Supreme Court ruled that voters can decide the fate of the GOP-passed gerrymander via a referendum this fall
Trump-nominated judge rules that outlets are likely to succeed in claim they were denied due process
Mayor Zohran Mamdani of New York continues to call the Israeli prime minister a war criminal. But Mr. Mamdani won’t join demonstrations against the prime minister on Thursday