Michael Whatley faces a high-stakes balancing act in the North Carolina Senate race: winning over unaffiliated voters who have soured on Trump without alienating a GOP base that remains fiercely loyal to the president. ow.ly/lpOz50ZZVQq

Trump made the proclamation while stumping for the embattled Sen. Roger Marshall, who’s trying to avoid being the first Republican in his state to lose a Senate race in 94 years. ow.ly/x30q50ZZQN3

Virginia remains instructive to the fight for the House majority, and a trio of GOP-held seats there exemplify the type of districts that have made it onto the House battleground this year. ow.ly/5POl50ZZQIR

Congressional Democrats and some Republicans are signaling their intention to try to enact legislation to force President Donald Trump to reverse what some of them have called his “pro-Putin agenda.” ow.ly/EpaZ50ZZH0E

President Donald Trump announced $8 billion in aid to farmers struggling with high diesel prices while also tying his support for increased ethanol content in gasoline — a boon to Midwest corn growers — to the reelection of a Kansas senator. ow.ly/SVt750ZZGYi

Virginia remains instructive to the fight for the House majority, and a trio of GOP-held seats there exemplify the type of districts that have made it onto the House battleground this year. ow.ly/ghav50ZZGWZ

Virginia remains instructive to the fight for the House majority, and a trio of GOP-held seats there exemplify the type of districts that have made it onto the battleground. ow.ly/1QZX50ZZxFn

President Trump announced $8 billion in aid to farmers struggling with high diesel prices while tying his support for increased ethanol content in gasoline to the reelection of a Kansas senator. ow.ly/uajm50ZZxoG

Two Democrats who may challenge Rep. Maxine Waters for their party’s top slot on the House Financial Services Committee could shift the panel's focus to AI and climate change. ow.ly/Erua50ZZx1K

Congressional Democrats and some Republicans are signaling they'll try to force President Trump to reverse what some of them have called his “pro-Putin agenda.” ow.ly/7WbB50ZZx1p

Hidden within President Trump’s midterms campaign sales pitch is what amounts to a legislative agenda for his final two years in office. ow.ly/1Bu550ZZwYy

Another week and we have another batch of race rating changes by Inside Elections, all in favor of Democrats. ow.ly/fQhz50ZZwXr

Roll Call senior photographer Tom Williams shares some of his favorite photos from previous trips to cover campaigns in Pennsylvania. ow.ly/QYjx50ZZuhC

A wave of suspicious letters mailed to members of Congress is likely to continue, House officials warned Monday, describing a white powder found in the envelopes. ow.ly/Kl5e50ZZljC

Trump’s sinking poll numbers have scrambled the calculus in North Carolina's 1st District and turned what was meant to be a likely Republican flip into a battleground race. ow.ly/r3sE50ZZlgm

Trump’s Russia moves could complicate lame-duck agenda in Congress ow.ly/Pegn50ZZlnc

Security official warns of more suspicious letters to lawmakers ow.ly/wibI50ZZli2

North Carolina Republicans battle headwinds in district redrawn in their favor ow.ly/giS450ZZlag

In the race for control of Congress, Democrats have history and momentum on their side. But there was no sense of panic among Republican loyalists at a recent campaign rally in North Carolina’s Inner Bank. ow.ly/aiwG50ZZa3c

Lawmakers in both parties are assailing President Trump for decisions this month that critics say ally the U.S. government with the Kremlin amid its ongoing war on Ukraine. ow.ly/5NGJ50ZZ8C7