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Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-Pa.) is one of the few House Republicans running for reelection in a district Kamala Harris won. At a fall street festival in his district, he ran into the kind of voter who could cost him the seat.

Dave Woods, a contractor and registered Democrat, confronted Fitzpatrick in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, CNN reported Saturday. Woods held red signs in the congressman’s face showing how much his heating oil and diesel costs have climbed over the past year.

Fitzpatrick walked away to give his speech....

A Republican lawmaker who worked as an FBI agent in Ukraine demands sworn testimony over a decision he warned "costs human lives."

Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) told CNN's Kaitlan Collins on Tuesday that if Elon Musk ordered a lapse in Starshield coverage for Ukraine, as a report says, "that is likely a violation of the law." Fitzpatrick said Musk has authority over Starlink, the commercial satellite internet service, but not Starshield, which the congressman called "a military-grade national security tool."

"No individual civilian should have any decision-making authority on how that's deployed," he said....

As Republicans are pushing back against Trump's attempt to control his dissent in his party, the White House is telling them to stop fighting and accept it.

Politico reported that a senior White House official essentially said Republicans needed to accept Trump's dominance over the GOP and "submit."

"The quicker they understand that President Trump is the ultimate force in politics, the quicker they'll realize it's a futile exercise to go against him," the official told Politico. ...

Trump taunted a Fox News reporter and her fiancé, a Republican congressman, by suggesting he could oust him through elections.

"Her husband votes against me all the time," Trump said about Jacqui Heinrich and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) while speaking to a press gaggle on Wednesday. "Can you imagine? I don't know what's with him. You better ask him what's with him. He likes voting against Trump. You know what happens with that? It doesn't work out well."

Trump was likely referring to his role as kingmaker. The Republican candidates that Trump has endorsed have gone on to win recent primary elections, and he usually backs the opponents of GOP lawmakers who refuse to do his bidding....

A Republican fired off a strong criticism of President Donald Trump's $1.8 billion taxpayer-funded anti-weaponization fund, saying he and other lawmakers have plans to fight back against it.

In an interview with MeidasTouch chief Washington correspondent Scott MacFarlane on Capitol Hill on Wednesday, Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) said legislative action would be underway after Trump's Department of Justice this week announced the fund, which was created by part of a settlement of Trump's $10 billion lawsuit against the IRS.

"Bad news. We’re gonna kill try to kill it," Fitzpatrick said....

Two more Republicans sided with Democrats and broke ranks on Thursday to back the House's Iran war powers vote and challenge President Donald Trump's military operation in the Middle East ahead of midterms, according to reports.

It was the third failure for the resolution to end the war in Iran with a 212-212 vote, The Hill reported. Three Republicans joined Democrats to vote for the measure in the lower chamber, where a tie means the resolution failed. Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) split from his own party with a "no" vote.

For the first time, Rep. Tom Barrett (R-MI) and Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) rebuked President Donald Trump's military operation, Congressional reporter for Politico Meredith Lee Hill wrote on X. Trump foe Rep. Thomas Massie (R-KY) also voted yes for the resolution....