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Sign up for Semafor Washington, DC: What the White House is reading.

Daines says his stunning exit was designed to avoid ‘a very expensive’ race

The Montana Republican sat down with Semafor to talk about the backstory behind his sudden, field-clearing retirement from Congress.
Sen. Steve Daines, R-Mont.Elizabeth Frantz/Reuters

Daines’ surprise withdrawal shakes up Montana

The Montana Republican unexpectedly dropped his reelection bid on Wednesday night.
Steve DainesElizabeth Frantz/Reuters

Republican senators pray Trump pushes Paxton out of the Texas Senate race

If the state attorney general faces Democrat James Talarico, it “becomes more expensive, and it’s at-risk,” the former NRSC chair said.
Sen. John Cornyn, R-TexasJose Angel Juarez/Reuters

Senate set to defeat Kaine’s Iran vote

A House war powers vote is also teed up for Thursday, but unity on the left isn’t guaranteed.
Tim KaineAnnabelle Gordon/Reuters

Republicans watch the clock on Trump’s Iran war

While his party largely supports a conflict that polls show Americans are cool to, the more time passes, the worse it could get.
President Donald TrumpJonathan Ernst/Reuters

Trump officials face Iran questions

Tuesday is the first opportunity for many lawmakers to grill the administration on its war aims.
Marco Rubio Ken Cedeno/Reuters

Why Republicans won’t rein in Trump’s Iran war

“It would not be in our best interest at all to stop what’s already started,” one told Semafor.

As homeland security shutdown drags on, Thune pivots

The majority leader reasons that the Senate can flip back quickly to Department of Homeland Security funding if there’s a deal.

Some Republicans back Trump on nationalization of voting

“If he has the power to make sure that people have to be citizens to be registered to vote, show ID to vote, he ought to do it,” Florida Sen. Rick Scott told Semafor. ”

Democrats see Iraq echoes in Trump’s Iran war

The party that swept to power in Congress by campaigning against Middle East wars 20 years ago sounds confident that history will repeat itself.

Trump sidelines Republican Congress on Iran strikes

Democrats are calling for votes on war powers, but all signs point to the GOP going along with Trump’s latest foreign intervention.

Texas Republican Senate hopefuls scramble to spend the day with Trump

All three changed plans to make sure they could stand alongside the president whose primary endorsement has remained elusive.

Moreno moves to lock down the Senate GOP campaign chief race for 2028

The first-term Ohioan is a man in a hurry, leveraging strong relationships throughout the party to make a decisive play.

FEMA disaster relief fund nearly empty, officials say

The Trump administration is amping up pressure on Congress to pass a DHS funding bill.

Republican floats working with Democrats on voter ID bill

Sen. Roger Marshall, R-Kan., thinks getting Democrats to vote for the bill is the most plausible path to passing it.

Republicans to Trump: Make any Cabinet shakeups soon, or after November

Few are sure he’ll change up his top ranks as negative headlines mount. But they know pre-midterms drama doesn’t help.

Texas Republicans sidestep Gonzales allegations

He allegedly had an affair with a former staffer who later died after setting herself on fire.

Trump piles orders on Congress, but wants nothing on tariffs

The State of the Union featured no shortage of to-dos for Republican lawmakers who could soon lose unified control of the Hill.
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