Ryan Nobles

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Bridget Bowman |Melanie Zanona |Ryan Nobles |Julie Tsirkin

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp’s decision to pass on a Senate bid has top Republican officials scrambling to find a backup plan and avoid a divisive primary — or, at the very least, one divisive candidate. There are growing concerns in Georgia GOP circles that if Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene becomes the Republican nominee to take on Democratic Sen.

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Frank Thorp V |Kate Santaliz |Ryan Nobles

Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., on Tuesday dismissed concerns a former top staffer raised about his mental health as he managed depression and recovered from a stroke he suffered during his 2022 Senate campaign.

1 week ago | nbcnews.com | Bridget Bowman |Sahil Kapur |Ryan Nobles

Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp has decided not to run for Senate next year, dealing a blow to Republicans who viewed the two-term governor as a top recruit. The state is a top target for Republicans as they look to expand their three-seat Senate majority. Georgia is one of two states, along with Michigan, where Democrats are defending a seat in a state that President Donald Trump won last November. Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff is running for re-election in Georgia, while Sen.

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Melanie Zanona |Ryan Nobles

Republican leaders are trying to convince Rep. Mike Lawler, R-N.Y., to drop his consideration of a run for governor of New York as concerns over protecting his battleground House seat next year mount, according to four senior GOP sources familiar with the situation. Lawler says he hasn’t made a final decision about whether he will launch a 2026 campaign for governor.

2 weeks ago | nbcnews.com | Scott Wong |Kyle Stewart |Melanie Zanona |Ryan Nobles

WASHINGTON — Rep. Gerry Connolly’s surprise announcement that plans to soon step down as the top Democrat on the House Oversight Committee has set off a scramble to succeed him that could pit the party's old guard against and an up-and-coming class of progressives who have aggressively opposed President Donald Trump. Connolly, 75, said Monday his esophageal cancer had returned after “grueling treatments” and that he would not seek re-election next year.