
GOP Face to Face with Midterm Blues
By Jim Harden Via Newsmax Amid a growing wave of GOP retirements, President Donald Trump is racing against the political clock, working to fortify the razor-thin Republican majority in the U.S. House before the 2026 midterms threaten to upend his legislative momentum. His strategy has become increasingly clear: discourage upward political jumps among GOP House members until after the midterms, thereby preventing preventable vacancies Democrats could exploit. Yet one leader seems exempt from that pressure — Rep. Elise Stefanik,








