Weekly Battleground Roundup

Happy Friday!

There are 18 days until Election Day.

Here’s your weekly battleground roundup:

AZ-01

Axios: Scoop: Sinema quietly boosting Republican Jay Feely

Townhall: Amish Shah’s Desperate Debate Flip-Flops Prove His Extremism Is Toxic With Voters

CA-22

Ripon: Valadao urges HHS to preserve Head Start performance standards in final rule

CO-08

Washington Free Beacon: Colorado Dem Manny Rutinel Takes Credit for $350 Million Police Fund Proposed by Conservative Group and Passed by Voters

Townhall: Colorado Democrat Manny Rutinel Just Made Child Predators a Campaign Issue, and That Could Backfire

IA-01

QC News: Miller-Meeks makes two stops in Bettendorf as part of national business tour

IA-02

KCRG: House Speaker Mike Johnson rallies with Joe Mitchell ahead of midterms

IA-03

KTVO: Rep. Zach Nunn discusses GUARD Act’s goal of cracking down on scammers during campaign stop in Wapello County

ME-02

The Blaze: Maine got robbed under Democrat Matt Dunlap’s nose. Now he’s running for Congress.

News Center Maine: House Speaker Mike Johnson returns to Maine for campaign event with Paul LePage

MI-07

WLNS: Army veteran Tom Barrett asks Mid-Michigan voters for a second term in a close House race

MT-01

Newsmax: Aaron Flint to Newsmax: Trump Weapons Range Would Boost Montana Veterans

NE-02 

Flatwater Free Press: Republican Omaha City Councilman Brinker Harding aims to win 2nd District House seat

NJ-07

NJ Today: Bennett’s portfolio draws scrutiny as stock trading fight heats up in NJ-07

NM-02 

Sante Fe New Mexican: Speaker Johnson fundraises for Cunningham as Vasquez supporters protest

KFOX: Steve Scalise to join Greg Cunningham at Las Cruces campaign event

NY-04

South Shore Press: Federal Housing Failures Shadow Gillen’s Reelection Bid

NY-17

New York Post: Rep. Mike Lawler rips Cait Conley’s support of sanctuary policies, portrays her as phony New Yorker in fiery final debate

Townhall: Cait Conley Vowed to Fight Corporate PAC Money but Now She’s Facing a Second FEC Complaint

NC-01

News & Observer: President Donald Trump to campaign in Eastern NC two weeks before Election Day

WCTI: House Speaker Mike Johnson rallies for GOP nominee Laurie Buckhout in New Bern

OH-09

Guardian: Marcy Kaptur: longest-serving congresswoman’s bid for another House term roiled by anti-trans ad

Daily Signal: Republican Derek Merrin Vows Victory for Ohio’s 9th Congressional District

PA-07

Townhall: Bob Brooks Opposes Data Centers, but His Stock Portfolio Tells a Different Story

PA-08

River Reporter: Bresnahan, local realtors, community leaders hold roundtable on housing priorities

Washington Free Beacon: Dem Mayor Running for Congress Nears Settlement With City Employee She Allegedly Fired for Supporting Her Political Opponent

Texas

KRGV: House Speaker Mike Johnson calls RGV Congressional seats as key to House majority

VA-02

Washington Reporter: FACT CHECK: Democrat Luria’s ad claiming Rep. Jen Kiggans “votes 100% with Trump” is completely false

Townhall: Democrat Elaine Luria’s Keeps Giving Voters Empty Promises on Affordability

Morning Ag Clips: Kiggans Hosts USDA Leadership to Highlight Aquaculture, Hold Industry Roundtable

WA-03

Seattle Times: Gluesenkamp Perez faces progressive discontent in tight House race

Center Square: ‘A new low’: Braun rejects Gluesenkamp Perez’s attacks over fatal incident