March 6, 2026

2026 Elections

Tony Gonzales Drops Out of Reelection Runoff After Affair Scandal– www.breitbart.com

pgnewser March 6, 2026

Blurb:

Republican Rep. Tony Gonzales has exited his reelection runoff after an affair scandal with a former aide embroiled his campaign.

Gonzales released a short statement announcing his decision to withdraw without acknowledging the affair with a former staffer, who later committed suicide.

“At 18, I swore an oath to defend our nation against all enemies, foreign and domestic. During my 20 years in the military and three terms in Congress, I have fought for that cause with absolute dedication to the country that I love,” he said.

Paxton Is Doing More To Pass The SAVE Act Than Cornyn– thefederalist.com

pgnewser March 6, 2026

Blurb:

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said he would consider dropping his senatorial bid if Congress would lift the filibuster in order to pass the SAVE America Act.

Paxton and Sen. John Cornyn are headed to a runoff in May after neither candidate secured a majority of the vote during Tuesday’s primary.

The SAVE America Act would require documentary proof of citizenship to register and voter ID to cast a ballot in federal elections. The legislation is overwhelmingly popular, with polling showing roughly 80 percent of Americans — including a large number of Democrats — support voter ID and citizenship requirements.

Trump Ramps Up Pressure as SAVE America Act Stalls– www.dailysignal.com

pgnewser March 6, 2026

Blurb:

Republican politicians and conservative leaders are turning up the pressure on Senate GOP leadership to pass the SAVE America Act to strengthen election integrity.

President Donald Trump posted Thursday on Truth Social, imploring senators to move quickly on the measure.

“The Republicans MUST DO, with PASSION, and at the expense of everything else, THE SAVE AMERICA ACT,” Trump wrote. “And not the watered down version. This is a Country Defining fight for the Soul of our Nation!”

Black Democrats Unleash on Jasmine Crockett After Embarrassing Primary Loss– www.westernjournal.com

pgnewser March 6, 2026

Blurb:

Texas Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett’s fiery bid for a U.S. Senate seat was an exercise in self-immolation, according to a new report citing comments from various black Democrats.

The report from Politico said the shaky underpinnings of Crockett’s campaign were evident long before she lost the Democratic primary to state Rep. James Talarico.

The report also noted that Crockett’s defeat exposed fault lines within the Democratic Party shaped by the culture of identity politics.

Thune Fights Harder For Worthless Cornyn Than SAVE Act– thefederalist.com

pgnewser March 6, 2026

Blurb:

Texans and MAGA voters’ first instinct if President Donald Trump follows through with his reported endorsement of Sen. John Cornyn in the Texas primary will be anger. The real object of their ire, however, is not Trump but Senate Majority Leader John Thune, who has spent more time campaigning to save another GOP establishment pawn from losing his upper chamber seat than he has saving the country from the clutches of the radical left.

It should not be difficult for a Republican trifecta to pass popular legislation enshrining the GOP’s election integrity agenda — or any other useful conservative policy — in law. Doing so would not only insulate Republicans from some of the shenanigans that have plagued elections all across the country, but it would also prove to Americans that members of the red party have earned reelection come November.

Texas Primary Finishes Crocket, Keeps Cornyn Alive

pgnewser March 5, 2026

The Texas Senate Primary races were the main feature of Tuesday’s midterm primaries, which were also held in Arkansas, North Carolina, Alabama, and Mississippi. In Texas, DNC race hustler Jasmine Crocket lost to James Talarico, a far-left “Christian” who claims God is non-binary and ok with abortions.

In the GOP race, Senator John Cornyn failed to get a majority vote, so a run-off race between himself and his closest challenger, Attorney General Ken Paxton, will happen in May. Paxton has offered to drop out of the race if Cornyn commits to passing the SAVE Act, even if it means voting to change the filibuster rule to require it to be verbal, not merely procedural.

Blurb:

Cornyn, Paxton Advance to Runoff in Texas Republican Primary – breitbart.com

Incumbent Sen. John Cornyn overperformed most expectations Tuesday in his fight for a fifth term, advancing to a runoff in the Texas Senate Republican primary against Attorney General Ken Paxton.

The race was called by the Associated Press (AP) at 10:50 am ET. With an estimated 65.8 percent of the vote in, Cornyn led with 658,274 votes, 42.5 percent, to Paxton’s 632,472 votes, 40.8 percent.

Rep. Wesley Hunt finished a distant third with around 13 percent of the projected vote and will be out of office upon the completion of his current House term.

The Washington Republican establishment, led by the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the campaign arm of Senate Republicans, pulled out all the stops to support Cornyn, making the race the most expensive Senate primary in history. Cornyn and his allies spent tens of millions to boost Cornyn and attack Paxton and Hunt.

Walz Caught Lying Judge Ordered Him to Restart Fraudulent “Charity”

pgnewser March 5, 2026

In an exchange with U.S. House Judiciary Chair Jim Jordan (R-OH), Governor Tim Walz (D-MIN) was caught lying about a claim he restarted the fraudulent “Feeding our Future” charity because a judge ordered him to. When confronted with the Judge’s statement refuting the claim, Walz changed his testimony, claiming he merely took the advice of his counsel, who told him the Judge ordered the funding to restart.

The key exchange came when Jordan asked if the Judge was lying, or his counsel was lying. To that question, he responded, “I can’t tell you!” Pressed further, he claimed, “I just know what the attorneys said.”

Blurb:

Tim Walz Caught in Major Lie During House Grilling on Minnesota Fraud Scandal –  slaynews.com

Democrat Gov. Tim Walz faced an intense grilling on Capitol Hill as House Republicans pressed him over Minnesota’s massive fraud scandal, focusing on a key controversy involving the state’s handling of payments to Feeding Our Future.

The confrontation unfolded during a House Oversight Committee hearing examining alleged fraud and misuse of federal funds tied to pandemic-era relief programs.

House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. James Comer (R-KY) opened the hearing by accusing Minnesota officials of overseeing a sweeping collapse in oversight.

He said whistleblowers raised concerns for years while taxpayer funds continued flowing out the door and into the pockets of Somali fraudsters.

Comer also cited estimates from federal prosecutors that up to $9 billion may have been stolen from 14 Medicaid programs in Minnesota, according to the committee’s interim findings.

He argued the situation represented “one of the most extensive breakdowns of oversight this Committee has ever examined.”

Jordan Presses Walz Over Feeding Our Future Payments

The hearing’s most intense exchange came when House Judiciary Committee Chairman Jim Jordan (R-OH) questioned Walz about the state’s decision to restart payments to Feeding Our Future, a nonprofit at the center of what federal prosecutors say became a roughly $250 million pandemic fraud scheme.

Jordan pressed Walz over why the payments resumed after concerns about fraud had already been raised, and why the governor publicly suggested the state was compelled to restart payments because of a court ruling.

That claim has previously been confirmed to be false by the judge involved in the case.

According to a public statement from Minnesota Judge John Guthmann, the court never ordered the state to restart the payments.

“Judge John Guthmann never ordered the Department of Education to resume payments to FOF in April 2021, or at any other time,” the court said.

The statement added that the state agency “voluntarily resumed making payments” and that reimbursements were issued “without any court order.”

The court further explained that the clarification was released because of what it described as “inaccurate statements by the Governor” and others regarding the situation.

Walz Points to Legal Advice

During the hearing, Walz maintained that state officials believed their actions were required based on legal advice provided by agency lawyers.

However, Republicans argued that the explanation does not address why the public was told a judge forced the payments to resume.

They said the court’s statement contradicts the governor’s earlier explanation.

The dispute has become a central political vulnerability for Walz as the Feeding Our Future investigation continues to expand.

Jordan grilled Walz over the claims and accused the Democrat governor of “lying.”

“Why didn’t you tell the truth about why you restarted the payments?” Jordan asked Walz.

Walz responded: “The agency believed the court required them to make those payments.”

Jordan fired back: “But that was false..

“The court says the judge never ordered you to resume Feeding Our Future payments…

“So the court’s lying?!”

“I can’t tell you!” Walz insisted.

“Somebody’s lying!” Jordan raged.

“Either you’re lying, or the court’s lying. Which one?!”

“I just know what the attorneys said,” Walz claimed.

Jordan replied: “Could it be you’re trying to hide behind the court?

“Is it all about politics?!”

WATCH:

Growing Scrutiny Over Minnesota Fraud

The scandal has drawn national attention after federal prosecutors alleged that pandemic food aid programs were exploited on a massive scale.

In earlier hearings, witnesses testified that warnings about potential fraud were documented and raised repeatedly before the scheme was uncovered.

This week’s hearing escalated scrutiny by putting Walz and Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison under oath as Republicans attempted to link the fraud directly to failures within state leadership.

For Walz, the controversy is not only about the fraud itself but also about how his administration explained its decisions once the scandal became public.

Republicans say the court’s statement rejecting the governor’s earlier claim that payments were ordered by a judge has become one of the most politically damaging elements of the entire episode.

READ MORE – Tim Walz Triggers Backlash by Complaining as Missiles Flatten Iranian Regime

from slaynews.com

NY’s solo GOP Seat Survives, thanks to SCOTUS

pgnewser March 5, 2026

The U.S. Supreme Court has stopped Progmerican-controlled New York state from disappearing a republican district through gerrymandering before the 2026 election. The decision does not rule out a future evaporation of the sole GOP-held district, but it prevents it from disappearing before the midterm election.

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SCOTUS Blocks NY Bid To Redistrict GOP Seat Before Midterms – thefederalist.com

The U.S. Supreme Court shut down a bid by New York courts to redistrict a Republican-controlled congressional seat ahead of the 2026 midterms on Monday.

In its 6-3 ruling, the high court granted an emergency application to temporarily stay (“pause”) a state judge’s efforts to redraw Republican Rep. Nicole Malliotakis’ congressional district. Malliotakis has represented New York’s 11th Congressional District since 2021 and won reelection by 28 points during the 2024 election.

As described by The Hill, “A state judge had ordered the boundaries be redrawn after ruling the district dilutes black and Latino voting strength in violation of the state constitution.” The Supreme Court’s Monday order “granted Malliotakis’s emergency application to block that ruling as the litigation proceeds, effectively restoring her existing district lines for the midterms.”

The high court noted that the New York court’s ruling “is stayed pending the disposition of the appeal in the New York state courts” and the filing of a petition at SCOTUS asking the justices to take up the case. The Supreme Court’s stay will terminate if it declines to hear the case or if it agrees to take up the case and renders a verdict on the matter.

Associate Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan, and Ketanji Brown Jackson would have denied Malliotakis’ request for relief.

Associate Justice Samuel Alito authored a concurring opinion in which he expressed agreement with the court’s decision and blasted the New York judge’s directive “that blatantly discriminates on the basis of race.” He noted how the “New York Supreme Court (that State’s trial-level court) ordered the New York Independent Redistricting Commission to draw a new congressional district for the express purpose of ensuring that ‘minority voters’ are able to elect the candidate of their choice.”

“That is unadorned racial discrimination, an inherently ‘odious’ activity that violates the Fourteenth Amendment’s Equal Protection Clause except in the ‘most extraordinary case,’” Alito wrote. “Extraordinary circumstances exist only when the challenged state conduct is narrowly tailored to achieve a ‘compelling’ interest, and our precedents have identified only two compelling interests that can justify race-based government action: (1) mitigating prison-specific risks and (2) ‘remediating specific, identified instances of past discrimination that violated the Constitution or a statute.’ … Neither of those interests is present here.”

In her dissent, Sotomayor (joined by Kagan and Jackson) accused the majority of “[i]gnoring every limit on federal courts’ authority” by “tak[ing] the unprecedented step of staying a state trial court’s decision in a redistricting dispute on matters of state law without giving the State’s highest court a chance to act.” Such an action, she claimed, “violates basic principles of jurisdiction, federalism, and equity.”

“By granting these applications, the Court thrusts itself into the middle of every election-law dispute around the country, even as many States redraw their congressional maps ahead of the 2026 election,” Sotomayor wrote. “It also invites parties searching for a sympathetic ear to file emergency applications directly with this Court, without even bothering to ask the state courts first. There is much reason to question whether the majority will exercise its newfound authority wisely, but there is no reason to question this: If you build it, they will come.”

Monday’s ruling is the latest in a series of redistricting-related cases to come before the high court ahead of the 2026 midterm elections. Within the past several months, the justices have effectively greenlit maps passed by Texas and California that bolster their respective ruling party’s chances of winning more seats this fall.

Shawn Fleetwood is a staff writer for The Federalist and a graduate of the University of Mary Washington. He is a co-recipient of the 2025 Dao Prize for Excellence in Investigative Journalism. His work has been featured in numerous outlets, including RealClearPolitics and RealClearHealth. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnFleetwood


from thefederalist.com

Dan Crenshaw, DNC Sleeper, Loses in GOP Primary

pgnewser March 5, 2026

Dan Crenshaw, the U.S. representative from Texas, lost his GOP primary race to challenger Texas State representative Steve Toth. Crenshaw is famous for voting against the Trump agenda at critical times. He represents the Eric Erickson branch of the “conservatives.” These are the DNC sleepers whose jobs are to muck up the resistance to the DNC by undermining it with strategic “objections.” Crenshaw lost 58 to 40.

Blurb:

BREAKING: Dan Crenshaw loses GOP US House primary in Texas to Steve Toth – The Post Millennial

Crenshaw was the only incumbent Republican House member in Texas running for re-election who did not receive President Donald Trump’s endorsement.

Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) was defeated Tuesday in the Republican primary in Texas’ 2nd Congressional District, ending the four-term congressman’s bid for re-election.

Crenshaw, a former Navy SEAL who has represented the district since 2019, lost to businessman and state Rep. Steve Toth. With roughly three-fourths of ballots counted, Toth led with about 58 percent of the vote to Crenshaw’s 40 percent. Decision Desk called the race at 12:12 am local time.

Support For GOP Surges Eight Points Over One Month In Generic Ballot Poll– trendingpoliticsnews.com

pgnewser March 5, 2026

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Voters are giving President Donald Trump a modest boost on the economy — and Republicans a messaging edge heading into the midterms.

The latest Harvard CAPS / Harris poll shows the GOP has surged 8 points on the generic congressional ballot since January, pulling even at 50-50 after trailing at the start of the year. Among likely voters, Republicans now hold a 4-point edge.

That momentum comes as the February survey found 52% of voters say the economy is better today than it was under President Joe Biden, up 5 points from January. A narrow majority, 51%, now describe the U.S. economy as strong, a 2-point bump from last month and an 8-point jump since November.

CA Is Closer To Voting On Voter ID Laws Than GOP-Led Senate– thefederalist.com

pgnewser March 5, 2026

Blurb:

Republicans in the Senate are arguing over the SAVE America Act — common-sense legislation that would require voter ID and proof of citizenship in federal elections. Numerous polls demonstrate that such laws are overwhelmingly popular among American voters. But while some RINOs are reportedly blocking legitimate efforts to advance the legislation, voters in deep blue California are taking matters into their own hands to safeguard their elections against fraud.

After a months-long, grassroots-driven campaign, GOP State Assemblymember Carl DeMaio and other proponents submitted signatures for the California Voter ID Initiative on Monday. The proposal, which DeMaio said garnered more than 1.3 million signatures, would amend the state’s constitution to require voter ID “for all future elections in California.”

‘Cross-Partisan’; ABC/CBS Tout Talarico Pushing ‘Unity’ to Pull in ‘Moderates’– www.newsbusters.org

pgnewser March 5, 2026

Blurb:

On Wednesday, ABC and CBS were nauseatingly in awe on their flagship newscasts of far-left Texas State Representative James Talarico — who believes, among other things, God was non-binary and that Mary would support abortion — as possessing “cross-partisan appeal” in a campaign “emphasizing unity” to pull in “moderates” to deliver Texas the first statewide Democrat win since 1994.

CBS sent senior White House and campaign correspondent Ed O’Keefe to Austin, Texas, who reported back on CBS Mornings that Talarico had “put off his seminary studies in order to launch this campaign, believing he can combine support from Democrats, independents in this state and Republicans upset with the President.”

In a second live-shot that aired in some time zones (due to a CBS News Special Report on a Pentagon briefing), O’Keefe boasted of Talarico’s “cross-partisan appeal” with a “Christian progressive approach, that you can be rooted in your faith” and “make a faith-based argument as to why the country needs to change.”

Democrat Rep Al Green at Serious Risk of Being Ousted from Congress in Close Primary, Heads to Runoff Election– slaynews.com

pgnewser March 5, 2026

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Rep. Al Green (D-TX) is at risk of losing his seat in the U.S. House of Representatives after failing to secure a majority of the vote in the primary race for Texas’s 18th Congressional District.

Green will now face fellow Democrat Rep. Christian Menefee (D-TX) in a runoff election.

Under Texas law, if no candidate wins more than 50% of the vote, the top two candidates advance to a runoff.

According to results reported Wednesday by The Associated Press, Menefee received 46% of the vote, while Green secured 44.2%, forcing the race into a second round.

VA Court Can’t Say If Dem Gerrymander Is Illegal Until After They Try It– thefederalist.com

pgnewser March 5, 2026

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A Virginia circuit court ruled that a referendum vote enabling Democrats to gerrymander U.S. congressional districts can move ahead, despite leaving open the possibility that the referendum itself could be illegal.

The case involved the City of Lynchburg suing to “pause early voting” or have the court “answer questions about the legality” of the referendum vote, as reported by Cardinal News. If approved by voters, the measure would allow Democrats to redraw the congressional map to gerrymander Virginia’s congressional districts to eliminate four Republican seats, giving Democrats a 10-1 advantage.

As The Federalist reported, Republicans have apparently been relying on untrustworthy courts to stop the referendum, while essentially ignoring a get-out-the-vote effort. They now have two days before early voting starts on March 6, with “Election Day” set for April 21.

In a Monday ruling, Judge Patrick Yeatts of the Lynchburg Circuit Court refused to rule on the substance of a lawsuit aimed at stopping the referendum vote from taking place, leaving the issue in the hands of the Virginia Supreme Court.

Texas GOP Incumbent Tony Gonzales Advances To GOP Runoff Amid Staffer Sex Scandal And Suicide Tragedy– dailycaller.com

pgnewser March 5, 2026

Blurb:

Republican incumbent Texas Rep. Tony Gonzales was defeated in his primary Tuesday amid a staffer sex scandal and suicide tragedy.

Gonzales and gun rights YouTuber Brandon Herrera are projected to head into a runoff, according to the Hill’s Decision Desk HQ report.

Neither Gonzales nor Herrera secured more than 50% of the vote in the primary, forcing the pair into a May runoff in the GOP race for Texas’ 23rd Congressional District — a rematch after their narrow 2024 showdown.

The future GOP candidate will now face Democratic candidate, attorney, and former public school teacher, Katy Stout, in the November 2o26 general election.

The congressman, who represents

Michigan’s Dirty And Dead-Ridden Voter Rolls Escape Scrutiny– thefederalist.com

pgnewser March 5, 2026

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It appears the dead will continue to rest in peace on Michigan’s dirty voter rolls.

The U.S. Supreme Court this week summarily denied a request to review two lower court decisions that rejected an election-integrity watchdog’s lawsuit seeking to force Michigan’s far-left Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to remove the names of deceased people from the voter files.

In a release denying certiorari for dozens of cases, the court did not explain why it decided not to hear the Public Interest Legal Foundation’s challenge.

Democrats Already Dumping On Newsom › American Greatness– amgreatness.com

pgnewser March 5, 2026

Blurb:

The recent Democratic polling for election year 2028 has been posted. There’s a field, though not a very compelling one. Some governors in blue states that people can’t flee from fast enough, progressive twits who can’t speak English all that well, and some would-be moderates hoping to recoup the working classes that broke for Trump and the Republicans in 2016 and 2024.

And then there’s California’s Gavin Newsom.

Is he the new thing that Democrats are looking for to lead them into 2028?

Current polling places Kamala Harris as the first pick for the presidential nomination.

Jasmine Crockett Downplays Austin Shooting By Correlating It To White Supremacy– www.louderwithcrowder.com

pgnewser March 3, 2026

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Ndiaga Diagne killed two people and wounded over a dozen more after he opened fire at a bar in Austin on Sunday. During his murderous rampage, he chose a sweatshirt that said “Property of Allah” and a shirt similar to the Iranian flag. Common sense would tell you this was a blatant act of terrorism. Thus, this should be condemned by all elected officials for the sake of the matter that terrorism is bad. Jasmine Crockett, however, did not want to waste time with that and instead thought it was the perfect moment to blame white people for mass shootings.

First, she claimed that the “facts are the facts,” which she then proceeded to mention zero facts. All she did was repeat the leftist lie that illegal immigrants commit fewer crimes than American citizens. While she didn’t say “illegal immigrants,” the left uses the term interchangeably, which is why we know what she meant. This is disproven by the fact that they arrive here committing a crime by not following federal immigration laws. However, considering she’s so stupid and believes illegal immigration is not a crime, she said what she said.

Virginia’s far-left governor approves gerrymandered congressional map giving Dems 10 of 11 seats– gellerreport.com

pgnewser March 3, 2026

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Watch Virginia closely. The far-left Gov. Abigail Spanberger is setting out on a path that other Democrats will follow, and that the party will roll out nationally if it wins in 2028. It is a path to authoritarian leftist control and the destruction of our freedoms. Besides the gerrymandered congressional map, she has also allowed for mail-in ballots that will allow enough fraud to keep the Democrats in power forever. Meanwhile she is lightening penalties for violent crime and forbidding local police to cooperate with ICE. This will ensure a terrorized native population and the flooding of Virginia with migrants who will further ensure the left’s total control of the state. And for the left, Virginia is just the beginning.

“5 VIRGINIA CONGRESSMEN: Democrats are rejecting voters to gerrymander our state,” by Rep. Rob Wittman, Fox News, March 2, 2026:

Virginia voters settled the redistricting question in 2020. Nearly two-thirds of Virginians amended our Constitution to create an independent redistricting commission and take map-drawing power away from politicians. The message was unmistakable: stop the gerrymander. Stop letting politicians choose their voters.

Democrats applauded that reform. House of Delegates Speaker Don Scott praised fairness and transparency. Senate President pro tempore L. Louise Lucas declared it would ensure “an equitable, transparent and bipartisan process to ensure our electoral maps are drawn fairly.” Rep. Don Beyer said plainly, “Gerrymandering is cheating. It allows politicians to select their voters, when it should be the other way around.” They were right.

In 2019, Abigail Spanberger said, “Gerrymandering is detrimental to our democracy. Opposing gerrymandering should be a bipartisan priority.” While running for governor, she added, “Short answer is no. I have no plans to redistrict Virginia.”

That was before she took office.

James Talarico offers Democrats a vision of faith that fits the Left– www.washingtonexaminer.com

pgnewser March 2, 2026

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SAN ANTONIO — Texas state Rep. James Talarico‘s Senate bid is offering a vision of Christianity that fits comfortably within the Left — and giving Democrats uneasy with religion permission to engage with it on their own terms.

Talarico’s campaign blended prayer, pop music, and progressive politics at a rally in San Antonio on Sunday. A maxed capacity crowd turned out to Stable Hall, a San Antonio music venue, for the event which began with 10 minutes of “community building” — where attendees were encouraged to get to know those standing to their left and right.

The socializing was followed by a pastor taking the stage to warm up the crowd.

It’s Kamala v. Obama in Texas Showdown as Jasmine Crockett Takes 18 Point Lead over James Talarico– www.breitbart.com

pgnewser March 2, 2026

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The latest polling from the Texas U.S. Senate race for the Democrat nomination shows Rep. Jasmine Crockett (Dallas) stomping all over Rep. James Talarico (Austin).

Better still, this is shaping up to be a Barry Obama v. Kamala Harris race, as well.

The primary election is just days away, this coming Tuesday, March 3.

A University of Texas at Tyler poll taken between February 13-22 of 1,117 registered voters and 959 likely voters shows Crockett with 55 percent support to Talarico’s 37 percent. That is way outside the poll’s 3.2 point margin of error.

Progressives bet big on anti-Israel sentiment in North Carolina House race– www.washingtonexaminer.com

pgnewser March 2, 2026

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An under-the-radar primary in North Carolina is gaining national attention after morphing into another competitive battleground for progressives waging war against establishment Democrats, putting incumbent Rep. Valerie Foushee (D-NC) at risk of losing her seat in the state’s bluest district.

The 69-year-old Foushee is facing Durham County Commissioner Nida Allam, a younger, more left-leaning candidate, in the March 3 primary. The congresswoman has been in this position before, defeating the 32-year-old Allam by nine points in the 2022 primary to replace former Rep. David Price.

 

Polls Show Two Republicans Leading Primary Field– www.newsbusters.org

pgnewser February 26, 2026

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Something appears to be laughably missing in Politico‘s Saturday story about the  June nonpartisan gubernatorial primary in California. Namely the front runner is a Republican, Steve Hilton, and another Republican is very possibly the second place candidate, both of whom would be facing each other in the November general election for governor.

Is it a mere coincidence that Politico writers Blake Jones and Lindsey Holden completely ignored them because they happen to have the taboo (R) by their names which are completely AWOL in “Why Swalwell and Steyer are surging in California governor’s race”?

The focus of the story (to the complete exclusion of Republicans) is made completely absurd by the inconvenient fact that Eric Swalwell is currently in either second or third place while Hilton is ahead of him according to the latest results from Emerson College Polling.

DHS official promises election officials that ICE will not be at polling places– www.yahoo.com

pgnewser February 26, 2026

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A top Department of Homeland Security official vowed during a private call with election officials Wednesday that immigration officers will not be stationed at polling places in November amid Democratic warnings about interference in the midterms by the federal government.

Heather Honey, the department’s deputy assistant secretary for election integrity, dismissed as “disinformation” any fears that officers from Immigration Customs and Enforcement would be deployed to the polls as part of President Donald Trump’s ongoing mass deportation campaign.

“Any suggestion that ICE is going to be present at polling places is simply disinformation,” Honey said, according to four people on the call who were granted anonymity to discuss it. “There will be no ICE presence at polling locations.”

Judge Blocks VA Dems’ ‘Unconstitutional’ Power Grab — For Now– thefederalist.com

pgnewser February 26, 2026

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A Virginia judge granted the Republican National Committee a temporary restraining order that halts Virginia Democrats’ gerrymandering efforts to redraw the state’s congressional districts ahead of the upcoming midterms.

The Republican National Committee brought a lawsuit Wednesday to stop what the organization describes as an unconstitutional last-minute power grab by Virginia Democrats. Filing a motion for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction, the RNC asked the court to block the implementation of the proposed constitutional amendment. According to local media, Tazewell County Circuit Court Judge Jack Hurley Jr. granted the RNC motion on Thursday.

DCCC Rakes in Millions From Palantir Lobbyists as Protests Target the Company’s ICE Surveillance Tools– readsludge.com

pgnewser February 26, 2026

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As progressive activists blockade Palantir offices and protest the company’s AI tools used in ICE deportation and surveillance operations, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee has continued taking millions from the company’s lobbyists, according to new Federal Election Commission filings.

In January alone, more than a dozen lobbyists with firms representing Palantir bundled a combined $2.9 million for the DCCC, according to a newly filed FEC disclosure. The January haul from Palantir’s lobbying firms represents 38% of the DCCC’s total contributions for the month.

Mike Johnson Promises That Trump’s Presidency Will End If Democrats Win Back The House– www.politicususa.com

pgnewser February 26, 2026

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In electoral politics, it is usually the party that is out of power that promises that a victory will end the rule of an unpopular congressional majority or president.

The usual message coming from a minority party during a midterm election is that they should be elected to serve as a check on the president. The message of checks and balances has an inherent appeal to many voters, because the system of checks and balances between the three branches of government is baked into America’s national DNA.