"House Speaker Mike Johnson said Sunday the GOP's overall fundraising haul left him "bullish" on the party's chances to not only hold onto their razor-thin majority in the House, but grow it with more members."We're going to have a war chest to run on," Johnson, R-La., said on "Fox News Sunday."To be sure, the fundraising totals reflect the 2025 calendar year, before the onslaught of actions and events that have scrambled the nation's politics in the first month of the new year."
"House Republicans posted one of their stronger years, raising $13 million in the last month of the year, to close with more than $117 million for the National Republican Congressional Committee, the main campaign arm. House Democrats trailed slightly at $115 million.Both of the House committees started 2026 with about $50 million cash on hand, according to the filings, which were due to the FEC this weekend. A similar dynamic is playing out in the Senate."
Republican fundraising far outpaced Democratic fundraising in 2025, leaving the RNC with $95 million cash on hand versus the DNC's $14 million and $17 million in debt. The RNC raised $172 million in 2025 while the DNC raised $145 million. House-level committees showed closer totals: the National Republican Congressional Committee closed with over $117 million and House Democrats with $115 million, each starting 2026 with about $50 million cash. Similar dynamics appear in the Senate. Early-2026 events, including a U.S. military attack on Venezuela and two shooting deaths during immigration protests, have scrambled the political landscape.
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