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Former Rep. Cori Bush is seeking a 2026 rematch in Missouri’s 1st Congressional District after losing the 2024 Democratic primary to Wesley Bell, a race shaped in part by major outside spending from the AIPAC-affiliated super PAC United Democracy Project. Bush has argued that the outside money helped derail her, while Bell has said voters are more focused on day-to-day economic concerns.

March 27, 2026 Reported by AI

Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado, a former paratrooper, voiced strong dissatisfaction with the Trump administration's deployment of additional US troops to the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran. Crow, who serves on the House Intelligence and Armed Services Committees, said briefings provided no clear strategy or exit plan. He warned that surging forces without adequate protection exposes service members to heightened risks.

Republican Texas Congressman Tony Gonzales publicly admitted on Wednesday to an affair with his former staffer Regina Santos-Aviles, who died by suicide last September. The admission comes as he advances to a May runoff in the GOP primary for his district, while facing calls from party leaders to end his re-election bid and a new House Ethics Committee investigation. Gonzales has taken responsibility but claims more details will emerge.

February 27, 2026 Reported by AI

President Donald Trump addressed Congress in a State of the Union speech that lasted 108 minutes, the longest on record. The address covered topics from economic achievements to foreign policy, drawing chants of 'USA! USA!' from Republican attendees. Representative Raul Ruiz later remarked that Trump deserved a Nobel Prize for fiction.

US House Republicans have called for an investigation into the business dealings of Representative Ilhan Omar's husband, Timothy Mynett, in Dubai, Kenya, and Somalia. The probe aims to examine a sharp increase in the family's net worth. Reports indicate Mynett's assets rose from virtually nothing to as much as $30 million.

February 09, 2026 Reported by AI

President Donald Trump suggested Republicans should nationalize voting in certain states to counter perceived election fraud, drawing sharp criticism from Democratic leaders who accused him of plotting to steal the 2026 midterms. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and Senator Adam Schiff labeled the idea an attempt to subvert elections, despite their past support for similar federal election reforms. The comments come amid Republican concerns over midterm losses.