The Hill's Morning Report — Putin mobilizes troops; polls fuel Senate midterm suspense
With seven weeks until Election Day and the Senate majority on the line in key races, polls across the country suggest the possibility of photo finishes. In Georgia, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin and elsewhere, close poll results and skepticism about the accuracy of this year’s midterm surveys leave campaigns scrambling for advantages with 48 days to go. In Georgia, Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) is leading Republican challenger Herschel Walker by 5 points in the state’s Senate race, according to a
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Read MoreGOP ‘stunts’ with migrants sweep up those fleeing regimes they denounce
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Read MoreGOP faces internal rift on government spending
House and Senate conservatives are pressing for any stopgap funding measure to prevent a government shutdown to run through the beginning of next year, setting up an intraparty rift. The conservatives want to delay any long-term funding decision until next year because it could give Republicans more leverage and input if the party wins back the House or Senate in November’s midterm elections. The push is opposed by other Republicans, particularly appropriators, who say it could hurt funding for key GOP priorities such as defense. They wa
Read MoreGOP feeling better about Walker's chances in Georgia
Republicans are experiencing a jolt of optimism in Georgia’s hotly contested Senate race amid signs that their candidate, former football star Herschel Walker, is starting to close the gap with Sen. Raphael Warnock (D). After a series of early stumbles that prompted intense handwringing among top Senate Republicans, party officials say they’re beginning to see a more professional operation emerge from Walker’s campaign. And despite the surge that Democratic Senate candidates have seen in other states over the past two months, the polls in Georgia have shown a rac
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