Category: 2022 Midterm Elections

Florida Democrats Pick Nikki Fried to Lead Party After Tough Midterms

MIAMI—Florida Democrats selected former state Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried as their new party chair on Saturday, hoping to move past a disastrous midterm performance in the onetime presidential battleground state where high-profile Gov. Ron DeSantis has helped cement Republican control. Fried, 45, outdistanced former state Sen. Annette Taddeo at a special meeting of party members…


Critics: GOP Push to Boost Oil, Gas Exports Won’t Lower Americans’ Energy Bills

Republicans and industry executives say Biden administration policies are preventing the nation’s oil and gas producers from going full throttle and expanding exports, which they say will lower costs for consumers in the United States and make global energy supplies more secure and cleaner. With Republicans regaining House majority after November’s midterm elections, GOP leadership…


House GOP Puts New Methane Tax, ‘Greenhouse Gas’ Fund on Chopping Block

House Republicans want to eliminate a tax on methane emissions and do away with a “greenhouse gas” reduction grant program as part of their “Unleash America’s Energy” campaign to roll back regulatory restraints on domestic production in the United States. A proposed ‘Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act,’ sponsored by Rep. August Pfluger (R-Texas), would eliminate…


Sen. Fetterman Back in Hospital, Now With Mental Health Issue

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is back in the hospital according to his chief of staff, Adam Jentleson, who released a statement Thursday afternoon. “Last night, Senator John Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to receive treatment for clinical depression. While John has experienced depression off and on throughout his life, it…


Sen. Fetterman Hospitalized for Clinical Depression

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) is back in the hospital according to his chief of staff, Adam Jentleson, who released a statement on Feb. 16. “Last night, Senator John Fetterman checked himself into Walter Reed National Military Medical Center to receive treatment for clinical depression. While John has experienced depression off and on throughout his life,…


House GOP: Fix ‘Critical Mineral’ Shortage

The Biden administration’s “rush-to-green energy policies” designed to create a “net-zero carbon power sector” by 2035 are causing economic upheaval and making the United States reliant on imported minerals and products, including from China, several witnesses warned during nearly 10 hours of hearings before House committees Feb. 7-9 in Washington. While “promising utopia,” critics say…


These Republicans May Be Angling to Run for President in 2024

News Analysis With November 2024 more than a year and a half away, Republicans are quietly positioning themselves for the presidential primary season. It’s a delicate dance, now that former President Donald Trump has entered contention. To many GOP voters, challengers from within the party still look like betrayers, particularly if they talked up their…


Sen. Fetterman Released From Hospital

Sen. John Fetterman (D-Pa.) was released from a hospital in Washington, D.C., on Friday afternoon, according to his Communications Director, Joe Calvello. “A few minutes ago, Senator John Fetterman was discharged from The George Washington University Hospital. In addition to the CT, CTA, and MRI tests ruling out a stroke, his EEG test results came…


GOP-Led House Panels Shift Gears, Goes Full Throttle for Domestic Energy Production

It is standard procedure for committees at the start of a new Congressional session to outline their goals for the next two years, especially when a chamber is under new management. With Republicans assuming control of the United States House of Representatives following November’s midterm elections, the newly installed GOP leadership has been doing just…


Kari Lake Confirms She’s ‘Entertaining’ Major Run If She Loses Election Lawsuit

Arizona Republican candidate Kari Lake said she is currently “entertaining” a run for Arizona’s U.S. Senate seat in 2024 if her election-related court cases don’t pan out. During an interview with Turning Point USA President Charlie Kirk this week, Lake spoke about speculation that she would run for Arizona’s Senate seat in 2024. That would pit her…