Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) warned Republican voters on April 12 of slipping up chances of retaking the Senate in November midterms, if “unacceptable” candidates win their primaries. “This atmosphere for Republicans is better than it was in 1994,” McConnell told members of the Kentucky Chamber of Commerce at a Tuesday event, referencing the…
McConnell Warns GOP of Nominating ‘Unacceptable’ Candidates for Midterms
‘Save Democracy, Abortion Rights’ Are Midterm Election Goals for Michigan Democrats
April 12, 2022
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Two main goals emerged from the Democratic Party of Michigan’s spring 2022 State Endorsement Convention held in Detroit last weekend—saving democracy and making abortion a state constitutional right. The April 9 proceedings featured speeches by Michigan’s three highest state-level elected officials, Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, Attorney General Dana Nessel, and Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson, all…
Democrats Slightly Better Off After Post-Census Congressional Redistricting
April 8, 2022
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With 397 of 435 congressional districts set for 2022 elections after Census reapportionment, a range of analyses acknowledge that heading into fall’s midterms, Democrats will benefit more than Republicans from the once-every-decade process. According to reviews and constantly updated trackers posted by Real Clear Politics, Politico, Fox News, and FiveThirtyEight, among others, neither party stands…
Trump Says He Doesn’t Want to Become Next Speaker of the House
March 30, 2022
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Former President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that he has no interest in becoming the next Speaker of the House if Republicans gain control of the House of Representatives after this year’s midterms. “No, I think that it’s not something I wanted. A lot of people bring it up. It’s brought up all the time,”…
Texas Dem to Resign From House In Weeks, Take Lobbying Job
March 25, 2022
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Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Texas) will resign from Congress in just a few weeks to take a job with a major lobbying firm. Vela, who was first elected to Texas’ 34th congressional district in 2012, will take a lobbying job with Akin Gump, the largest lobbying firm in the United States. “The timing now, with just…
Texas Democrat to Resign From House in Coming Weeks, Take Lobbying Job
March 25, 2022
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Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Texas) will resign from Congress in just a few weeks to take a job with a major lobbying firm. Vela, who was first elected to Texas’ 34th congressional district in 2012, will take a lobbying job with Akin Gump, the largest lobbying firm in the United States. “The timing now, with just…
Rarely Has a Midterm Election Offered Such a Stark Choice on Issues
March 23, 2022
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Commentary The first midterm election after a presidential election is most often a referendum on the new president and his party along with a natural pendulum swing toward the other side. Rarely do individual issues dominate such races. The 2022 midterms, however, could well be different. The 2020 presidential election was, in significant part, the culmination of…
Supreme Court Denies GOP Redistricting Plans in North Carolina, Pennsylvania
March 8, 2022
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The Supreme Court late Monday rejected requests from Republicans in North Carolina and Pennsylvania to halt new congressional maps approved by courts in those states that are more favorable to Democrats. In North Carolina, the map most likely will give Democrats an additional House seat in 2023. The Pennsylvania map also probably will lead to…
Greg Abbott to Face Beto O’Rourke in Texas Governor Race After Primary Wins
March 2, 2022
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Republican Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will face Democratic former Congressman Beto O’Rourke in the November general election for governor after the pair won their respective primaries. Abbott, who received endorsement from former President Donald Trump and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, easily won his party’s nomination for governor, as did O’Rourke, the state’s most prominent…
GOP Rep. Katko, Who Voted For Trump Impeachment, Announces Retirement
Rep. John Katko (R-N.Y.), one of a handful of Republicans who voted with Democrats to impeach President Donald Trump in the aftermath of the Jan. 6 “Stop the Steal” rally, has announced that he will retire at the end of his term. Katko, who has faced criticism and ostracism from GOP colleagues for his impeachment…
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