Category: 2022 elections

Michigan Rep. Brenda Lawrence Becomes 25th House Democrat to Retire Before 2022 Midterms

Rep. Brenda Lawrence (D-Mich.) on Tuesday announced that she would not seek reelection to the House this year after four terms representing Michigan’s 14th District, joining a growing list of Democrats to retire before the 2022 midterms. “Today, after reflecting on my journey—and oh, my goodness, what a journey—and having conversations with my family, I…


Time to Rein In Power of Federal Government: Congressional Candidate Heidi St. John

Heidi St. John, a Republican candidate for the U.S. House from Washington state’s 3rd Congressional District, says it’s time to defend the Constitution and rein in the power of the federal government. “The people that I have elected to represent me are not representing me. And in fact, in many cases, they’re working actively to undermine…


Time to Rein In the Power of the Federal Government: Congress Candidate Heidi St. John

Heidi St. John, a candidate for Congress in the third congressional district in Washington state, told The Epoch Times that it’s time to defend the Constitution and rein in the power of the federal government. “The people that I have elected to represent me are not representing me. And in fact, in many cases, they’re…


Time to Rein In the Power of the Federal Government: Congressional Candidate Heidi St. John

Heidi St. John, a candidate for Congress in the third congressional district in Washington state, told The Epoch Times that it’s time to defend the Constitution and rein in the power of the federal government. “The people that I have elected to represent me are not representing me. And in fact, in many cases, they’re…


Democrats Leave More Vacancies Than Republicans in Pre-Midterm Retirements

At least 41 Congress members won’t seek reelection in the 2022 midterms, 24 of them Democrats. That’s a reversal from the previous midterms in 2018, when 55 lawmakers retired, 37 of them Republicans. Midterms usually see a slew of retirements, many only announced early into the election year. If that trend is to hold, there…


Democrats Lead Republicans in Pre-Midterm Congress Retirements

At least 41 Congress members won’t seek reelection in the 2022 midterms, 24 of them Democrats. That’s a reversal from the previous midterms in 2018, when 55 lawmakers retired, 37 of them Republicans. Midterms usually see a slew of retirements, many only announced early into the election year. If that trend is to hold, there…


Pelosi Smart in Keeping Her Re-election Plans Close to the Vest, Strategists Say

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi declined Monday to respond to a CNN report that she is planning to seek another term in the House of Representatives and has not definitively foreclosed on going for two more years holding the gavel. And keeping everybody guessing her intentions is exactly what she should do, according to…


Pelosi Smart in Keeping Her Reelection Plans Close to the Vest, Strategists Say

Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi declined on Dec. 13 to respond to a CNN report that she’s planning to seek another term in the House of Representatives and that she hasn’t definitively ruled out seeking two more years of holding the gavel. And keeping everybody guessing her intentions is exactly what she should do,…


Sony Cancels ‘Dr. Oz Show’ as Mehmet Oz Runs for Senate

U.S. Senate candidate Dr. Mehmet Oz’s syndicated “Dr. Oz Show” will air for the last time next time, Sony Pictures Television said on Monday. The last episode of the “Dr. Oz Show”, now in its 13th season, will be on Jan. 14, after more than a decade on the air. The announcement comes as its…


Whether Trump Runs in 2024 or Not, Key Party Figures Say He Defines the Future of the GOP Agenda

News Analysis Exuberant Republicans cannot wait for the 2022 mid-term elections that they expect will restore their congressional majorities and the 2024 presidential contest to put one of their own back in the Oval Office. Public approval ratings for President Joe Biden and the Democratic Congress are scraping bottom thanks to surging inflation, chaos at…