Sahil Kapur

“Having the president here — I think you can see, people are very enthusiastic, they're very excited to hear from him directly,” Lawler, who faces a tough re-election bid, told NBC News.

Russell retired from the lead on lap 30 after a weekend of intense on-track battles with Antonelli, spicing up their rivalry for the world championship. Antonelli leads by 43 points.

Cornyn touted his long record of supporting Trump's agenda during the campaign. But it wasn't enough, as the president never forgot his past criticisms.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, who secured Trump's endorsement last week, defeated incumbent John Cornyn in their Senate primary runoff yesterday.

Paxton has trailed Democratic state Rep. James Talarico in fundraising, and some Republicans say the party will have to spend millions to win the Senate race.

Stevens made confusing statements and suggested that nixing the 60-vote rule would have helped Democrats block Trump's tax bill. But that would not have stopped the measure.

The minority leader told members that Democrats would force Republicans to vote on the $1.8 billion fund.

The Justice Department said Monday it will abide by a court ruling that blocked the fund as the White House seeks to restart stalled legislation to fund ICE and Border Patrol.

Other progressive members of Congress who endorsed Platner, the leading Democratic candidate for a U.S. Senate seat in Maine, are also coming to his defense.

The Maine Democrat slated to take on Sen. Susan Collins was in Washington for a number of previously scheduled meetings with senators, including Minority Leader Chuck Schumer.