EXCLUSIVE — The National Republican Congressional Committee is set to launch a campaign Friday targeting 15 seats held by Democrats with military bases in their districts.

As the 2026 midterm elections approach, Republicans are fighting to keep their slim majority, and Democrats are doing everything in their power to flip the House to ensure President Donald Trump does not keep a trifecta in Washington for the entirety of his second term. 

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House members headed back to their districts this week for a monthlong work period, in which both parties will race to send a message on Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The NRCC is set to release an ad that pushes Republicans’ message that Democrats voted against the “biggest tax cuts” in American history, which, in turn, will “shortchange” veterans. 

“House Democrats voted to shortchange our troops and squeeze military families with higher taxes. They turned their backs on our heroes, and voters won’t forget it,” NRCC spokesman Mike Marinella wrote in a statement.

The ads will target 15 congressional districts, including those represented by Josh Harder (D-CA), Adam Gray (D-CA), Jim Costa (D-CA), George Whitesides (D-CA), Derek Tran (D-CA), Mike Levin (D-CA), Jared Golden (D-ME), Don Davis (D-NC), Gabe Vasquez (D-NM), Steven Horsford (D-NV), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX), Eugene Vindman (D-VA), and Marie Gluesenkamp Perez (D-WA).

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Democrats are on defense in the House, with 41 seats rated competitive compared to the 29 marked competitive for the GOP. Democrats only need a net gain of three seats to flip the House. Historically, the House flips to the party opposite the White House in the midterm elections.

Democrats head back to their districts as they continue to lean into how the bill will cut Medicaid and SNAP benefits, as the drama surrounding the full release of the Epstein files continues to heat up for the GOP.