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Senate campaign fund bails on Whatley

North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley listens as President Donald Trump speaks, Sept. 16, 2026, in Gastonia, N.C. [ALEX BRANDON/Associated Press]

By JOEY CAPPELLETTI, THOMAS BEAUMONT and JOHN HANNA/Associated Press, Published: October 3, 2026

Senate Republicans’ top campaign spending organization is pulling back in North Carolina and pouring money into Kansas, a striking shift that shows how the party’s plan to keep its majority has turned into an increasingly defensive fight ahead of November's midterms.

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