WASHINGTONPOST (Karen Tumulty) - She’s survived four gerrymanders and a car crash. Can her luck hold?
Rep. Marcy Kaptur (D-Ohio), 80, has been unbeatable, even as her district gets redrawn again and again.
AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - House Democrats face divisions on Russian sanctions bill
House Democratic leadership is vocally opposing a Russia sanctions bill set to come to a vote this week, but not all of their members are comfortable taking that stance just yet. Why it matters: Republicans will reportedly need some Democratic votes to make up for defections from their isolationist wing and pass the measure. - At issue for many Democrats is that the bill, named in honor of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), would allow the Trump administration to impose up to 100% tariffs on the five top importers of Russian oil. - That has forced Democrats to choose between two issues that have become shibboleths for their party: support for Ukraine and opposition to giving President Trump more power to set trade policy. State of…
DAILYCALLER (Derek VanBuskirk) - Ohio Rep. Marcy Kaptur Rushed To Hospital After Suffering From Hit-And-Run On Way To Church
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AXIOS (Andrew Solender) - The invisible leaders: 2026 election ads blast Trump and AOC, ignore Johnson and Jeffries
Expect to see much more of President Trump , New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in midterm ads this year than House Speaker Mike Johnson or Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, strategists in both parties tell Axios. Why it matters: Billions of dollars will collectively be spent to elect Johnson or Jeffries as House speaker, but you probably won't even be able to tell by just watching the ads meant to achieve that goal. - Neither congressional leader inspires the kind of partisan animosity that makes a politician the ideal attack ad bogeyman, according to party strategists working on House races. - Instead, Trump likely will feature heavily in Democrats' attack ads, while Mamdani, AOC, former Speaker Nancy…