Laxalt's lead in Nevada Senate race narrows to under 800 votes
Republican Adam Laxalt’s lead in the Nevada Senate race against incumbent Sen. Catherine Cortez-Masto (D) narrowed to less than 800 votes on Friday night as party control of the upper chamber still hangs in the balance. Cortez-Masto is trailing Laxalt by just 0.1 percent with only about 7 percent of the vote left to be counted. While Laxalt initially pulled ahead in the Silver State after Tuesday’s midterm elections, Cortez Masto has managed to chip away at the Republican’s lead over the last few days of counting. Mail-in ballots, which are the preferred meth
Read MoreGOP worries Trump 2024 announcement will backfire
Former President Trump is plowing ahead with his 2024 campaign launch next week despite the pleas of even some of his closest advisers, who point to risks for both Trump and the Republican Party as a whole. For Trump, a formal declaration of his candidacy would cut off support from the Republican National Committee (RNC) in paying his legal bills, complicate how he can fundraise and risk inviting potential GOP challengers to move up their own plans if an announcement lands with a thud. Other Republicans are particularly concerned about how an early Trump anno
Read MoreJudge sanctions Trump lawyers over handling of 'frivolous' lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, DNC
window.loadAnvato({"mcp":"LIN","width":"100%","height":"100%","video":"8144803","autoplay":false,"expect_preroll":true,"pInstance":"p5","plugins":{"comscore":{"clientId":"6036439","c3":"thehill.com","version":"5.2.0","useDerivedMetadata":true,"mapping":{"c3":"thehill.com","ns_st_st":"hill","ns_st_pu":"Nexstar","ns_st_ge":"TheHill.com","cs_ucfr":""}},"dfp":{"adTagUrl":"h
Read MoreTrump claims without evidence he sent federal agents to keep DeSantis election from being 'stolen' in 2018
window.loadAnvato({"mcp":"LIN","width":"100%","height":"100%","video":"8144803","autoplay":false,"expect_preroll":true,"pInstance":"p9","plugins":{"comscore":{"clientId":"6036439","c3":"thehill.com","version":"5.2.0","useDerivedMetadata":true,"mapping":{"c3":"thehill.com","ns_st_st":"hill","ns_st_pu":"Nexstar","ns_st_ge":"TheHill.com","cs_ucfr":""}},"dfp":{"adTagUrl":"h
Read MoreRubio, Hawley call for Senate GOP leadership vote to be postponed
Sens. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) and Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) on Friday called for the Senate GOP's leadership elections to be postponed a day after news emerged that Sen. Rick Scott (R-Fla.) had been considering a long-shot bid to replace Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) atop the conference. "The Senate GOP leadership vote next week should be postponed," Rubio tweeted. "First we need to make sure that those who want to lead us are genuinely committed to fighting fo
Read More