GOP Digest — June 15, 2026 | Trump Endorses Mike Collins on Eve of Georgia Senate Runoff

Trump endorses Mike Collins on the eve of Georgia's Senate runoff:

President Donald Trump on Sunday endorsed Rep. Mike Collins in Tuesday's Georgia Republican Senate runoff, undercutting Gov. Brian Kemp, who is backing former football coach Derek Dooley. Trump called Collins "a WARRIOR and a WINNER" and faulted Dooley for not voting in 2016 or 2020. The winner takes on Democratic Sen. Jon Ossoff in November.

Georgia and Alabama set their Senate nominees tomorrow:

Both states hold June 16 Republican Senate runoffs. In Georgia, the now-Trump-endorsed Collins faces Dooley. In Alabama, former Navy SEAL Jared Hudson and Rep. Barry Moore compete for the nomination to succeed Sen. Tommy Tuberville, who is running for governor.

Trump-backed Bruce Blakeman leads the New York GOP field:

With New York's June 23 primary approaching, Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman is the front-runner for the Republican nomination after Rep. Elise Stefanik exited the race in December. The eventual nominee is expected to challenge Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul.

Senate moves on another Trump judicial nominee:

The Senate is scheduled to vote Monday afternoon on the confirmation of Justin D. Smith to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit, continuing the Republican majority's steady pace of confirming President Trump's picks to the federal bench.

Senate clears two bills by unanimous consent:

The Senate on June 15 passed the Recruiting Families Using Data Act (S.162), aimed at improving foster and adoptive parent recruitment, and the First Rhode Island Regiment Congressional Gold Medal Act (S.567).

Maine Democrats remain split over their Senate nominee:

Democrats remain divided over nominee Graham Platner in the battleground race against Republican Sen. Susan Collins, with some backing him only reluctantly amid a string of controversies, ABC News reports.