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Analysts from two separate groups who predict the probable outcome for U.S. House of Representatives races released their predictions on Wednesday that all move in favor of the Republican incumbent or candidate versus the Democrat.

The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), a non-partisan ethics watchdog organization, demanded an investigation into Hawaii Democrat Rep. Kai Kahele for “presenting conflict of interest concerns and abuse of proxy voting.”

House Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-SC) has reportedly given multiple family members over $200,000 in campaign cash over the recent years.

Stu Barnes-Israel, a former U.S. Army combat veteran who served in Afghanistan and a Republican candidate running to represent Indiana’s Ninth Congressional District, told Breitbart News Saturday that President Joe Biden’s “weakness” has been an “embarrassment” and has “absolutely emboldened our adversaries around the world.”

New Hampshire’s First Congressional District Republican candidate Matt Mowers announced a historic record campaign fundraising haul of nearly $1.2 million raised so far this election cycle, as he looks to advance out of his party’s primary and unseat Rep. Chris Pappas (D-NH) in November.

A Nevada law enforcement group has backed vulnerable Democrat Rep. Susie Lee’s (D-NV) likely Republican challenger, April Becker.

Vulnerable Rep. Cindy Axne, Iowa’s lone congressional Democrat, campaigned last weekend with a Muslim Imam previously accused of sexual abuse for “touching” an “18-year-old woman’s breasts and genitals while rubbing oil on her skin” and the mother’s breasts during what was believed to be a “ritual.”

FiveThirtyEight’s Nate Silver said Sunday on ABC’s “This Week” that he was not “buying” former Gov. Sarah Palin’s political comeback bid for her state’s sole seat on the U.S. House of Representatives.

While Republicans and Democrats fight for control of the House of Representatives, Republican-aligned groups continue to bring in massive fundraising hauls and in some cases, double the size of Democrat-aligned groups.

House Minority Whip Steve Scalise reportedly raised $10.9 million in the first quarter of the midterm election year, which would bring his total amount raised this cycle to $39 million.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) announced in a press release Monday he broke his own record by securing $31.5 million in the first quarter filing deadline of the year.

The National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) announced Wednesday they are expanding their offensive map to target 72 Democrat-held or newly created seats ahead of the 2022 midterms following the latest redistricting developments.

Nevada Democrat Rep. Dina Titus continued to complain she was given the “worst district in the state” after the state’s once-in-a-decade redistricting maps were approved last year.

Pennsylvania’s Eighth Congressional District Republican candidate and former President Donald Trump appointee, Jim Bognet, told SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Saturday on March 26 that November’s election “comes down to freedom versus total government control of every aspect of our day-to day-life.”

The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), a non-partisan ethics watchdog organization, filed a complaint on Friday with the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) requesting an investigation into Rep. Kurt Schrader (D-OR) for allegedly violating House Ethics rules that prohibit members from using official taxpayer-funded resources for political purposes.

Rep. Jahana Hayes (D-CT), who is black, played the race card during a virtual town hall to explain that “white liberals” only elected her because they felt bad for her. Her Republican opponent, George Logan, who is also black, released a statement slamming her for exploiting race.

California Assemblyman and Democrat candidate running for the U.S. House of Representatives, Rudy Salas, missed two votes in the recent weeks to temporarily suspend the state’s gas tax, as gas prices have skyrocketed in the Golden State and across the country.

Texas Democrat Rep. Filemon Vela (D-TX), who announced at the beginning of last year that he would retire from Congress, could now reportedly leave the House within the coming weeks to take a position with Akin Gump.

As the November elections get closer vulnerable Democrats whose elections can decide the outcome of the House majority, such as Rep. Elaine Luria (D-VA), continue to be put in the spotlight where their contradictions are coming back to haunt them.

The latest poll from the National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) of 77 battleground congressional districts across the country showed that the Democrats face headwinds with voters as they are being held responsible for record-high inflation, skyrocketing gas prices, and out of control spending.

Far-left Democrat groups are looking to primary Oregon Democrat Rep. Kurt Schrader, as they believe he can be an easy target who has undermined President Joe Biden’s radical Build Back Better agenda.

Vulnerable Democrats appear to be turning to their state parties for help with messaging in preparation for a brutal November election for many elected officials across the country.

Trump-backed South Carolina Republican Russell Fry showed a strong 20 point lead over impeachment supporter Rep. Tom Rice (R-SC) and the rest of the primary field in an internal poll.

Jesse Jensen, a former Army Ranger and current Task Force Argo president looking to unseat Rep. Kim Schrier (D-WA) in the midterms, told SiriusXM’s Breitbart News Saturday that President Joe Biden has embarrassed America on the international stage.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) called out the flaws in the 2020 rule change back by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) that allowed proxy voting and remote proceedings.

Democrats in the House of Representatives blocked consideration of a Republican bill on Wednesday to make the United States energy independent from Russia as the recently invaded Ukraine.

Democrat midterm campaign chief Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) over the weekend in Philadelphia said his party is the “problem” as to why they are having trouble relating to voters.

The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust (FACT), a non-partisan ethics watchdog organization, demanded an investigation into Democrat Rep. Kathy Manning’s (D-NC) stock transactions after she allegedly failed to disclose up to $1.25 million in stocks adequately and possibly presented a conflict of interest.

Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) outraised Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in total contributions in 2021 by nearly nine hundred thousand dollars, as the two Californians were the top two fundraisers in the House, fighting for control of the House of Representatives.

Rep. Cindy Axne (IA), the lone congressional Democrat from Iowa, despite initially claiming over the last year that inflation is “false advertisements” and that there is no long-term effect, has now admitted that there is such thing as inflation.

An overwhelming majority of congressional aides, including Democrats, believe that the House Republicans will regain the majority after the midterms, a Punchbowl News poll found.

Rep. Jim Jordan (R-OH) would be willing to be the one to nominate GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) for speaker should House Republicans take back the majority in the midterms this year.

Monica De La Cruz, a Hispanic Republican endorsed by former President Donald Trump, will handily move on to the general election in Texas’s 15th Congressional District after securing her party’s nomination, according to the Associated Press, who called the race early Wednesday at 12:27 a.m. ET.

Embattled Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX) handily won his party’s nomination in the Democrat primary for Texas’s 34th Congressional District, according to the Associated Press, which called the race at 10:37 p.m. ET.

The New York Times published an article emphasizing how the Democrats are “destroying” the “Latino culture,” as Republicans pick up thousands of Hispanic voters.

Florida Rep. Ted Deutch (D) became the thirty-first Democrat to announce he would not seek reelection and, in fact, will resign from the House before the end of his term. He will become the CEO of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), a prominent Jewish advocacy group.