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Republicans see a chance to pick up a House seat in southwestern Wisconsin where retired Navy SEAL Derrick Van Orden nearly won two years ago against Democratic incumbent Ron Kind.

Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota won a closer-than-expected Democratic primary race against a centrist challenger who questioned Omar's support for the “defund the police” movement.

The Republican matchup in the Wisconsin gubernatorial race in Tuesday's primary elections features competing candidates endorsed by former President Donald Trump and his estranged vice president, Mike Pence.

The passage of an assault weapons ban is a significant feat for any chamber of Congress. Moreover, several members remained irate that they would have to vote to fund the police in order to vote on the assault weapons ban. Many in the liberal caucus spent Friday morning pushing to uncouple the assault weapons ban from the public safety package and hold separate votes. AdvertisementDetaching the assault weapons ban from the rest of the public safety package, however, was risky. “We applaud Speaker Pelosi and House Leadership for advancing the Assault Weapons Ban for a standalone vote today," said Rep. Pramila Jayapal who chairs the Progressive Caucus.

The House speaker on Thursday criticized 168 members of the GOP who voted against bipartisan legislation that would allow law enforcement to use the alert system to notify the public of an active gunman in their community.

Wisconsin Democrats gathering for their annual state convention this weekend are focused on reelecting Gov. Tony Evers and defeating Republican Sen. Ron Johnson.

If 1994 brought the Republican Revolution and 2010 delivered the Tea Party to D.C., the 2022 election may bring something even more extreme.

Just seven Republicans, along with most Democrats, used remote voting in the House when voting-from-somewhere-else was first allowed two years ago as the pandemic erupted.

It’s the moment conservatives have been waiting for.

Don't focus on the bottom line.

President Joe Biden’s belief that bipartisanship is still possible in a deeply divided Washington was validated when Senate Democrats and Republicans came together to pass his $1 trillion infrastructure bill.

The announcement comes as Republicans gear up to win back his Wisconsin district that voted for Trump.

Election 2022 Wisconsin Kind FILE - In this June. Kind is one of just seven House Democrats serving in districts won by Trump. His departure only makes it more difficult for Democrats to maintain their majority in the House in next year’s midterm election. Kind, the longest-serving Democrat in Wisconsin's delegation, won reelection in 2020 by less than 3 points. “Kind’s retirement is the clearest sign yet that Democrats’ House majority is toast,” said Mike Berg, spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee.

Election 2022 Wisconsin Kind FILE - In this June. Kind is one of just seven House Democrats serving in districts won by Trump. His departure only makes it more difficult for Democrats to maintain their majority in the House in next year’s midterm election. Kind, the longest-serving Democrat in Wisconsin’s delegation, won reelection in 2020 by less than 3 points. “Kind’s retirement is the clearest sign yet that Democrats’ House majority is toast,” said Mike Berg, spokesman for the National Republican Congressional Committee.

Wisconsin Democratic U.S. Rep. Ron Kind won't seek reelection next year.

Derrick Van Orden spent $4,000 in transportation and accommodation in DC around the week of the Capitol riot on January 6, the Daily Beast reported.

As rising murder rates gain attention in American cities, Republicans have ramped up a misleading campaign to cast Democrats as anti-police and lax on public safety.

There are signs of Democratic fatigue in Iowa, a state viewed for decades as a true political battleground.

Rep. Ron Kind rents a storefront property to Asian Sunny Massage – formerly known as Impression Spa – that had advertisements for their business on websites such as AssortList and RubMaps

But there’s a smaller category of lawmakers like Peterson and GOP Rep. Steve Chabot of Ohio who also merit attention: long-term incumbents of both parties fighting to preserve their careers. Over 90% of House incumbents are usually reelected, thanks to name recognition and campaign fundraising advantages. “There are people who traditionally voted Republican who don't identify with the current Republican Party," Schroder, 43, a businesswoman and local public health official, said in an interview. Democratic and Republican campaign committees and other organizations allied with party leadership are aiming the bulk of their spending at each others' softest seats and defending vulnerable incumbents. The Congressional Leadership Fund, aligned with House GOP leadership, planned to spend $3.3 million more, which Republicans said could grow.