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An NRCC ad targeting Jamie Ager, the Democratic candidate in North Carolina's 11th District, highlights a past "kid-friendly" farm festival where drag performers from the Beer City Sisters, including figures using names like "Sister Domina Trix," appeared. Ager's Hickory Nut Gap Farm had publicly thanked the group for attending the 2019 event before later locking the related Facebook post.

Performers and LGBTQ advocates, including Blue Ridge Pride, disputed the ad, with some performers claiming parts of the footage were AI-generated and issuing cease-and-desist demands. The NRCC stands by the ad. The dispute has become a flashpoint in the closely watched race days before the election.

Alaska's at-large U.S. House race has drawn national attention as independent candidate Bill Hill, a commercial fisherman and retired educator from Bristol Bay, mounts a competitive challenge against Republican incumbent Nick Begich. Hill, endorsed by the Alaska Democratic Party but running as an independent, has centered his campaign on affordability, fuel costs, and reducing the influence of money in politics. Begich, who comes from a prominent Alaska political family, has aligned closely with President Trump and secured support from national Republican figures including Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson.

The contest has become a flashpoint in the broader battle for House control, with heavy spending from groups like the National Republican Congressional Committee and the Democratic-aligned House Majority PAC. Trump is set to rally for Begich in Wasilla. The race's ranked-choice general election field also includes incarcerated New York Democrat Eric Hafner, whom Hill's campaign has branded a "fake Democrat." The outcome could influence which party controls the House after November's midterms.

A commercial fisherman and retired educator from a small Bristol Bay village, independent Bill Hill, has emerged as a serious challenger to Republican Rep. Nick Begich in Alaska's at-large U.S. House race, drawing national attention as the GOP works to protect its narrow House majority. Hill, who is Alaska Native and Dena'ina Athabascan, has centered his campaign on affordability, high fuel costs and limiting billionaire and corporate influence, traveling more than 20,000 miles statewide by plane, ferry and ATV. He was endorsed by the Alaska Democratic Party but insists he remains independent and uncommitted on which party he'd caucus with.

Begich, from a prominent political family, has aligned closely with President Trump, who along with Vice President JD Vance and House Speaker Mike Johnson has campaigned for him; Trump is slated to rally in Wasilla soon. National GOP groups have increased ad spending as the race tightens. The ranked-choice general election, set for Nov. 3, also includes incarcerated New York Democrat Eric Hafner, whom Hill's campaign has branded a "fake Democrat."

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick, a Pennsylvania Republican running for reelection in the 1st Congressional District, touted an endorsement from American Unity Fund last week, sharing a photo of himself with a rainbow-colored sign and pledging to "defend and protect the rights, dignity, and freedom of every American." At the same time, the National Republican Congressional Committee's attack website targeting his Democratic challenger, Bucks County Commissioner Bob Harvie, features Pride-related photos among materials aimed at discrediting him, including a video claiming he misused opioid settlement funds for "trans sex parties for kids."

Harvie called on Fitzpatrick to denounce the tactics and remove the website, arguing the congressman's independence is undermined by ties to Donald Trump, Mike Johnson, and Washington Republicans. American Unity Fund, despite backing Fitzpatrick's support for nondiscrimination protections, opposes gender-affirming care for minors and backed a Supreme Court challenge to a state conversion-therapy ban. Fitzpatrick did break with his party earlier this year by voting against criminalizing such care. LGBTQ+ advocate Liz Bradbury said moderate Republicans like Fitzpatrick still help sustain a leadership hostile to broader LGBTQ+ rights. Neither Fitzpatrick, the NRCC, nor American Unity Fund responded to requests for comment.

Republicans are targeting Reps. Tom Suozzi and Laura Gillen, both New York Democrats, for voting against a federal spending bill that included funding for the World Trade Center Health Program, despite both having previously touted their support for the program. The bill, HR 7148, passed the House 217-214 on Feb. 3 and was signed by President Trump, ending a four-day government shutdown. It provided funding for several federal departments and extended the WTC health program's funding formula through 2040 to address rising medical costs for 9/11 responders and survivors.

Most Democrats opposed the bill amid a standoff over ICE funding, though 21 Democrats, including Reps. Josh Gottheimer and James Clyburn, voted for it. The National Republican Congressional Committee accused Suozzi and Gillen of hypocrisy given their earlier statements backing the health program. Both campaigns pushed back, with Suozzi's team calling it a partisan attack and Gillen's spokesperson citing her personal ties to 9/11 and record of advocacy. Both Long Island Democrats face competitive re-election races in November.