Internal GOP polls on once-safe House seats and a fight over who pays for Trump’s promotional ads may show ground that looked settled being questioned with the midterms weeks away

Politico reported that internal GOP polls showed competitive races in districts Trump won by double digits in 2024; the RNC and NRCC dismissed anonymous strategists as out of touch. After criticism, President Trump said MAGA Inc. would cover future costs of government ads featuring him; a White House official said that was not about reimbursement for ads that, per The New York Times and AdImpact, had aired to nearly $11.5 million by Tuesday. Read together, they may show settled ground being questioned before the midterms.

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