GOP strategists say a Peggy Flanagan win in Minnesota's Democratic Senate primary would boost Republican chances to capture a Senate seat in the 2026 general election.
The voters in the Trump base oppose amnesty, and they'll be, per the pollsters, "less likely" to support candidates who vote for it through the Dignity Act.
The Senate would need to also approve the stopgap measure that passed the House early Friday. Libertarian-leaning House Republicans had balked at long-term extensions.
The House OK'd a short-term renewal until April 30 of FISA, the controversial surveillance program used by U.S. spy agencies, after Republicans revolted, refusing President Trump's push for a longer extension.
Hageman claimed state legislatures are attempting to retroactively punish American energy producers over standards that were legal in the past through climate liability lawsuits and Superfund laws.
Senate Republican Leader Aric Nesbitt called on the Democrat-led Senate to take up legislation passed by House Republicans this week, framing the effort as a matter of basic election integrity.