# GOP Ramps Up 2026 Midterm Strategy With Trump Rally and Record Fundraising Push

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Podcast: [Republican News and Information Tracker](https://stenobird.com/podcast/republican-news-and-information-tracker-6621899)
Published: 2026-03-26T09:18:52+00:00
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## Resource

This is your RNC News podcast. The Republican National Committee and GOP are buzzing with midterm preparations as the 2026 elections heat up. President Donald Trump headlined the National Republican Congressional Committee's annual fundraising dinner at Union Station in Washington on March 25, delivering a speech to rally House Republicans amid key legislative pushes. NRCC chair Rep. Richard Hudson announced a major fundraising haul, boosting the party's war chest for defending their House majority, with Hudson telling Fox News Digital he likes their chances in the high-stakes midterms. Trump's appearance comes as lawmakers grapple with a potential DHS funding deal to end a shutdown—he reportedly signed off but hasn't publicly endorsed it yet—while a housing affordability package stalls between chambers, which Republicans eye as midterm messaging gold. On Capitol Hill, bipartisan efforts continue, like the PREDICT Act introduced by Reps. Nikki Budzinski and Adrian Smith to ban Congress, the president, and executives from certain prediction markets, and House Ways and Means markups on tax bills including disaster loss write-offs. Looking ahead, the RNC is scouting Dallas's American Airlines Center for an unprecedented midterm national convention to energize Texas turnout, with venue reps touring in late February and sharing rental details averaging $125,000 daily—though no contracts are signed, and Las Vegas is also in play. This comes amid Texas Senate drama, pitting Democrat James Talarico against a Republican runoff between Sen. John Cornyn and AG Ken Paxton. Senate Republicans, led by Lindsey Graham, are pushing a second reconciliation bill for defense, homeland security, and voter integrity via the SAVE America Act, needing a budget resolution first. House Financia…

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