National leaders fan out for congressional campaigns

Leaders focus on House contests

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, a New York Democrat, has campaigned in New Jersey, New Hampshire and Pennsylvania, with additional stops planned. In New Hampshire, he said he was committed to supporting Democratic House candidates in races that could determine control of the chamber.

House Speaker Mike Johnson, a Louisiana Republican, is scheduled to campaign in Texas for Republican House candidates. His events include districts represented by Democratic Reps. Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez, along with an open district created by Democratic Rep. Greg Casar’s decision to run in the redrawn 37th District.

Johnson is also expected to visit New Hampshire. He told CBS News that if Republicans lost the House majority, he would expect Republican members to ask him to continue leading their conference.

Trump and Vance campaign for Senate candidates

President Donald Trump held a Monday rally in Youngstown, Ohio, supporting Republican Sen. Jon Husted in his race against Democratic former Sen. Sherrod Brown. Trump asked supporters to act as though he were on the ballot, tying the congressional campaign to his administration’s record.

Vice President JD Vance visited Alaska last week. Trump is scheduled to travel there Tuesday before holding rallies in Arizona, Georgia and Montana. Alaska’s Senate contest matches Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan against Democratic former Rep. Mary Peltola.

Competing messages in New Hampshire

In New Hampshire’s Senate race, Democratic Rep. Chris Pappas is running against Republican former Sen. John E. Sununu. Pappas argued in a CBS News interview that electing Sununu would help preserve the Republican Senate majority and make oversight of the Trump administration more difficult.

The campaign travel, detailed by Roll Call, shows both parties deploying national figures across multiple congressional battlegrounds.