- Five senior House Republicans privately admitted concerns that the GOP will lose its majority in the House of Representatives in the upcoming midterm elections.
- President Donald Trump has been campaigning heavily across the country, urging voters to treat the midterms as if he were on the ballot himself.
- Trump is currently struggling with low approval ratings, with a Reuters/Ipsos poll showing 65 percent of Americans disapprove of his performance amid an unpopular Iran war and high living costs.
- To rally support, Trump promised to give all adult U.S. citizens a $5,000 check if Republicans retain control of both the House and the Senate.
- The leading House GOP super PAC has canceled advertising in Nebraska and Iowa to redirect resources toward defending other threatened Republican seats.
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