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The National Republican Senatorial Committee is sending $1.1 million in early maximum donations to every GOP incumbent running for Senate in 2026, including those facing primary challenges. The committee began 2025 with $26 million in debt and unpaid expenses from the last election cycle,
Arizona, and a Republican colleague got into a debate on the Senate floor Thursday about releasing the Jeffrey Epstein files.
Republican John King dropped his U.S. Senate bid Thursday and says he will instead seek another term as Georgia’s insurance commissioner. King announced his decision with a social media post at a time when other high-profile Republicans,
Rogers lost a close race for the Senate last year as Trump carried the battleground state in the presidential contest.
Republicans are encountering some early headaches in Senate races viewed as pivotal to maintaining the party’s majority next year.
John King announced in May that he was going to join the ever-growing list of Republicans looking to unseat current Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff. In a statement posted to social media, King announced on Thursday that he was suspending his campaign.
Kelvin King, a former Republican candidate for U.S. Senate and husband of State Election Board member Janelle King, has launched a bid for secretary of state, joining state Rep. Tim Fleming in the race to become Georgia’s next top elections officer.
The midterms landscape is still tough, but Democrats got their ideal candidate in the undefeated former governor of North Carolina.