“Four weeks to Election Day, a growing number of House Republicans privately fear their chances of holding onto the majority are vanishing and have begun focusing on how to limit the size of a potential Democratic wave,” CNN reports.

“Inside the House GOP, Republicans have watched with alarm as President Donald Trump’s approval ratings have sunk in their own internal polling — including on traditionally red turf — over the last two weeks.”

“Now, the House GOP is entering triage mode. Republicans are discussing pulling money from once-competitive races they see as too difficult to win, including Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks in Iowa, Rep. Tom Keane in New Jersey, and an open seat in Nebraska.”

“House GOP leaders are quietly laying their battle plans for the final month ahead of the November midterm elections,” Fox News reports.

“A new memo being sent to Republicans across the country reveals four key topics that the House GOP is focusing on in the final four weeks before the election: the border, fraudulent use of taxpayer dollars, the economy, and public safety.”

“Democrats are making moves to try to secure a big enough House majority to sideline blocs of both progressive and moderate holdouts who could cause constant headaches for Hakeem Jeffries if he becomes speaker next year,” Politico reports.

”Democrats are investing in deep-red districts that could pad a future majority, banking on what appears to be a strong political environment to not just win but win big. That would strengthen Jeffries’ hand.”

Said one senior House Democrat: “Another five-or-so-seat buffer would be a game-changer.”

“Democrats are feeling newly optimistic about Texas, even in deep-red seats,” Semafor reports.

“Polls shared with Semafor show Democratic candidates running surprisingly competitively in the 9th and the 10th Congressional Districts.”

“Speaker Mike Johnson plans to visit California on Wednesday to stump and fundraise for Republican candidates in a state that could determine control of the U.S. House of Representatives during President Trump’s final two years in office,” the Los Angeles Times reports.

“David Wasserman, a congressional forecaster for the nonpartisan Cook Political Report, said that Johnson is attempting to mitigate the aftermath of Proposition 50, the redrawing of California’s congressional districts that voters approved in November in response to Trump’s efforts to tilt districts in his favor elsewhere in the nation, notably Texas.”

Said Wasserman: “If it weren’t for Republican efforts to redraw Texas, Proposition 50 wouldn’t have seen the light of day.”

“There’s no question that the House map is very dynamic. It’s also tilting heavily in Democrats’ favor,” Punchbowl News reports.

“No one would’ve predicted, for example, that Republicans and Democrats would pour millions of dollars into a deep-red northern Kentucky seat; a South Florida Republican would rail against President Donald Trump over his hardline immigration policies; and the GOP’s unprecedented mid-decade redistricting war wouldn’t really help them save their razor-thin majority.”

”Things are really bad for Republicans right now. And, yes, we know, individual races can shift on a dime.”

”But there are a number of GOP lawmakers across the country that both parties privately agree are in deep, deep trouble.”

“Democrats appear closer than ever to winning the House majority, and Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries’ is already working to corral — and connect with — a growing chorus of progressive dissenters,” the Washington Sun reports.

“At least six progressives who won their House primaries and will likely get elected in November have not committed to supporting Jeffries for speaker should Democrats win a majority. Even just a handful of holdouts could be enough to stand in between Jeffries and the gavel, or, as quite a few Republican speakers have learned, make life as the chamber’s leader very difficult.”

Larry Sabato’s Crystal Ball: “A lousy month of polling for Republicans as well as individual developments in certain races prompts us to continue to move House races into better categories for Democrats.”