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Ethanol deal in sight as GOP leaders haggle over funding bill
GOP leaders are nearing a potential compromise with farm-state Republicans that will allow a $1.2 trillion government funding packageto move forward Thursday after a key ethanol provision was omitted, according to four people granted anonymity to comment on private negotiations. Speaker Mike Johnson is discussing whether to include the provision allowing year-round sales of E15 fuel in a supplemental spending bill the Senate is working on moving this year to help farmers with tariff impacts or passing a separate House measure in the coming weeks…
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In North Carolina, former Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper continues to far outraise Republican Michael Whatley, growing a massive cash disparity in one of the most closely watched Senate races this year.
Cooper raised $13.8 million to Whatley’s $5 million in the first quarter of the year, according to disclosures filed with the Federal Election Commission. That encompasses both the run-up to and aftermath of their effectively uncontested primaries in early March.
Cooper entered the second quarter with $18.5 million in cash on hand, while Whatley reported having more than $2.5 million in the bank.
North Carolina is a top target for Democrats. Cooper, the swing state’s most recent governor, draws on his broad name ID to pull in a sizable fundraising haul. Most polling shows him with a double-digit lead over Whatley.
National Republicans are planning to give Whatley, the former RNC chair, a major boost. Senate Leadership Fund has pledged $71 million to the Senate race.
The proposal was introduced as the House Rules Committee gaveled into a high-stakes Tuesday hearing…
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Despite rising energy prices and Dem pressure, President Donald Trump still has rock-solid support from Senate Republicans on the Iran war…
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