• EDUCATION FOR ALL: Rep. Vince Fong (R., Calif.), wants Gov. Gavin Newsom (D., Calif.) to join the bipartisan group of governors, including potential 2028 hopeful Gov. Jared Polis (D., Colo.), in joining the Federal Tax Credits Scholarship Program that offers dollar-for-dollar federal tax credit of up to $1,700 for donations to approved Scholarship Granting Organizations (SGOs).
  • MEGA MEGAA: Rep. Bryan Steil (R., Wis.) unveiled his long-anticipated elections reform act, dubbed the Make Elections Great Again Act. Steil’s bill, among other things, requires photo identification for voting, proof of citizenship when registering to vote, amends how states maintain their election systems, and requires mail-in ballots to be received by the end of Election Day.
  • DNI VS. NPR: Alexa Henning, the deputy chief of staff to Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard rejected claims by NPR’s Steve Inskeep that “Gabbrd’s [sic] claim is that she found mysterious hidden documents that Georgians forgot to burn, and in less than 24 hours somehow correctly analyzed the ‘intent’ of the authors, which perfectly fit the narrative Trump asked for” by simply stating “nowhere does she say that.”
  • $ENATE LEADERSHIP FUND: When it comes to outside help, Senate Republicans are in a great position thanks to the massive cash advantage that Senate Majority Leader John Thune’s (R., S.D.) Senate Leadership Fund (SLF) and its allied groups have. The GOP groups outraised their Democratic counterparts by almost $80 million in 2025. “SLF and affiliated groups absolutely destroyed SMP in 2025, outraising them by $72 million,” SLF’s communications director Chris Gustafson noted. “You can’t blame them for trying to bury that!”
  • RNC ON DHS: The Republican National Committee’s (RNC) National Press Secretary, Kiersten Pels, signaled that the GOP’s support for the work of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) isn’t going anywhere, as Democrats attempt to leverage DHS’s funding ahead of a potential government shutdown. “Imagine how out of touch with reality you must be to hold DHS funding hostage in order to grandstand about federal immigration law being upheld in our country,” Pels noted.
  • OFF TO THE RACES: Austin Rogers, the former counsel to Sen. Rick Scott (R., Fla.), kicked off his campaign in Florida’s 2nd District to succeed Rep. Neal Dunn (R., Fla.); the Washington Reporter previously covered that a campaign by Rogers could be imminent. “I’ve seen firsthand how broken Washington is,” Rogers said. Our nation needs more fighters who will fearlessly root out waste, fraud and abuse in government.” One Florida politics veteran told the Reporter that “Rogers is the man for the job — he’s brilliant, principled, and steadfast in his dedication to the Panhandle.”