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Collins (R-Ga.) has not formally announced that Phillips, 36, will be his chief of staff, but three Republican members of Congress from Georgia have told POLITICO that he has been selected for the job. He participated in a meeting on November 30 that was held exclusively for the Georgia Republican congressional chiefs of staff in an office next to the office of Rep. Rick Allen (R-Ga.), according to two of those employees. And Phillips interviewed at least one congressional aide for a potential position in Collins' office, they said. Phillips was also with Collins for new member orientation last month,…

“DFA dropped everything on the field to stop the red wave and win critical top-to-bottom ballot elections across the country,” he said. “As we head into the next cycle in this difficult fundraising environment, we have decided to close the PAC. We are excited that the DFA Advocacy Fund will continue its work for the foreseeable future focused on electoral reforms such as ranked-choice voting and the national popular vote.” Yvette Simpson, the most recent executive director of Democracy for America, announced on Twitter last week that she was quitting. She did not detail the reason for her departure, but…

Trump announced his run for president in mid-November, just days after several candidates he had endorsed in the midterms lost their races, weakening his position in the Republican Party as more and more Republicans began to distance themselves from him. Trump. DeSantis has yet to say definitively whether he will run, but his popularity and growing star power in the Republican Party point to a high probability that he will soon launch a campaign for president. DeSantis won re-election in November by nearly 20 points over his Democratic challenger, Charlie Crist. Florida also saw a red wave, surpassing the Republican…

Last week, former President Donald Trump attacked "Jewish leaders" for lack of loyalty to him and for neglecting his record in Israel, in a post on his social media site, Truth Social. | Rebecca Blackwell/AP Photo Former President Donald Trump will meet with an Orthodox Jewish educational group on Friday, amid ongoing controversy over his decision to dine with two prominent anti-Semites. Trump will address the annual Torah Umesorah Presidential Conference at his club, National Doral, in Miami, a person close to Trump confirmed. The event is part of a day-long gathering bringing together leaders, educators and askanim (Jewish social…