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Republican US representative from Iowa, a House member seeking re-election in a competitive district.
Six Republicans have now broken with the president in public over immigration, the Iran war and a plan to cut beef tariffs. Two of the six put the break on the record with a vote. Vox reports his approval is reaching new lows.
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Josh Gottheimer's AI Cyber Defense Act, co-sponsored by two Republicans and two Democrats, would have CISA procure frontier models for small water systems and utilities through 2031. Appropriators still have to fund it.
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The US national average is a record $6.51 a gallon, and Rapidan Energy puts the odds of a White House export ban at 35%. The flow that would stop is 1.5 million barrels a day, a fifth of world seaborne diesel.
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Bankers' groups put ads on air for Bill Huizenga and Zach Nunn inside a single week. Three of the four House races American Banker flags are Republican-held.
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The Coinbase-funded group is rewarding a vote already cast, in the chamber that already said yes. The bill is stuck one floor over.
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