Trump’s allies are in a war against the D.C. establishment. It’s not going well for one side.
Because the U.S. Senate just gave a super surprising news report to President Trump.
Senate Republicans Surprised By Best Off-Year Fundraising Start Ever
The Senate Republican campaign committee is making an early push to defend and potentially expand its majority in the Senate as the 2026 midterm elections loom. On Monday, the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) revealed that it raised a record-breaking $8.5 million in January — a strong start that it claims is the best off-year January fundraising haul in the committee’s history.
South Carolina Senator Tim Scott, the new chairman of the NRSC, expressed optimism in a statement, emphasizing the importance of maintaining and growing the Republican majority in the Senate. “To deliver on the promises President Trump made to the American people, we must protect and grow our Republican Senate Majority,” Scott said.
Scott also teased that the record-breaking fundraising was just the beginning, pledging that the NRSC would work tirelessly to ensure Republicans have the necessary resources and operations to secure victories in key battleground states across the Senate map. “The NRSC’s record-breaking January is just the beginning. We will work tirelessly to ensure Republicans have the resources and operations needed to win in battleground states across the Senate map,” he said.
Despite the strong fundraising numbers, a memo from NRSC Executive Director Jennifer DeCasper to Senate Republican chiefs of staff painted a more complex financial picture. DeCasper noted that the committee is entering the cycle with nearly $24 million in debt and unpaid bills from the previous election cycle, alongside limited cash reserves. The NRSC closed out 2024 with just $2.7 million in its coffers, which means that the committee will have to balance its ambitious fundraising goals with efforts to dig out of its financial hole.
The @NRSC’s record-breaking January is just the beginning.
We will work tirelessly to ensure Republicans have the resources & operations needed to win in battleground states across the map. To deliver on the promises President @realDonaldTrump made to the American people, we… pic.twitter.com/uqkKdsiAuD
— Tim Scott (@votetimscott) February 3, 2025
The Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC) has not yet announced its fundraising totals for January, making it difficult to directly compare the two parties’ fundraising efforts at this early stage.
Republicans secured control of the Senate in the 2024 elections by flipping an open seat in West Virginia and unseating incumbent Democrats in Montana, Ohio, and Pennsylvania. As a result, the GOP currently holds a 53-47 majority in the Senate. The favorable map in 2024 allowed Senate Republicans to retake control, and while the party is optimistic about its prospects in 2026, an early look at the map suggests the upcoming cycle will present both offensive and defensive challenges.
One of the GOP’s primary targets for 2026 is Michigan, where Democratic Senator Gary Peters recently announced he would not seek re-election. The NRSC is expected to focus significant resources on the state, hoping to capitalize on an open seat in a battleground region. Other key targets will likely include first-term Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff in Georgia and long-serving Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire — both of which are expected to be closely contested.
On the Democratic side, the party is planning to go on the offensive in several states with Republican incumbents. The DSCC has signaled its intentions to target GOP-held seats in Maine, where Senator Susan Collins is up for re-election, and in North Carolina, where Senator Thom Tillis is also seeking another term in 2026. Both of these races are expected to be fiercely contested and could play a significant role in determining the balance of power in the Senate following the 2026 elections.
The new chairman for the NRSC, U.S. Senator Tim Scott (R-SC), says that he believes the future success of the party will be determined by how much the Party is able to accomplish the agenda and campaign promises from the Trump administration. The American public, outside of California and New York, overwhelmingly voted to back Donald Trump’s policies as opposed to that of the Democrats and Kamala Harris. As such, he thinks there’s a pathway to continued dominance for conservatives in Washington, D.C. for years to come.
What we don’t need in our school system is indoctrination. What we do need in our school systems: education.
What President Trump has promised to the American people is more choice for parents and a better chance for success for the kids. pic.twitter.com/NDRHo43hHY
— Tim Scott (@votetimscott) January 29, 2025
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