Category: Midterms

President Biden Stumps for Democratic Candidates in Portland 

An officer-involved shooting of a knife-wielding parolee wasn’t the vibe the embattled city of Portland hoped for as Democrats welcomed President Joe Biden to Oregon on Oct. 14. The shooting happened around 6 p.m, just blocks from the security fencing erected for the president’s visit, according to the Portland Police Bureau. News about the shooting…


Biden Stumps for Democratic Candidates in Portland 

An officer-involved shooting of a knife-wielding parolee wasn’t the vibe the embattled city of Portland hoped for as Democrats welcomed President Joe Biden to Oregon on Oct. 14. The shooting happened around 6 p.m, just blocks from the security fencing erected for the president’s visit, according to the Portland Police Bureau. News about the shooting…


Capitol Report (Oct. 14): Democrat Senators Say Shortage of Poll Workers; Dr. Robert Malone on Latest Vaccine Data

Senate Democrats are calling for more poll workers ahead of the midterms amid a shortage. The COVID-19 public health emergency gets extended again. The Biden administration says they are bracing for potential spikes this winter. Some leading medical voices in this country are voicing concern over vaccine side effects. The inventor of the mRNA technology…


Stark Differences Over Crime Define Key Congressional Race in Michigan

Crime may prove to be the deciding factor in the race to fill the open congressional seat in western Michigan. “There have been four recent shootings in Grand Rapids. People don’t feel safe,” said Republican nominee John Gibbs in an Oct. 7, 2022, sit-down interview with The Epoch Times. “I believe the explosion of violence…


Capitol Report (Oct. 11): Tulsi Gabbard Quits Democratic Party; Social Issues Impacting Voters

Russia continues with its missile strikes on Tuesday after killing 19 in Ukraine Monday. What is the Group of Seven nations vowing to do, and what does the White House say about Russia’s nuclear threats? Grim economic forecasts are coming from the International Monetary Fund and Bank of America. The U.S. job market could be…


State Official Questions Delay of 100,000 Voter Registrations in Virginia

An elected state official has questioned why Virginia’s Department of Elections hasn’t been more forthcoming about the cause of delays in processing around 100,000 voter registrations ahead of the midterms. Sen. Lionell Spruill, a Virginia Democrat representing District 5 in a key state elections oversight role, publicly wrote to elections commissioner Susan Beals on Thursday demanding…


Virginia Lawmaker Questions Delay of 100,000 Voter Registrations

A Virginia state lawmaker is questioning why the state’s Department of Elections hasn’t been more forthcoming about what’s causing delays in processing about 100,000 voter registrations ahead of the midterm elections. Sen. Lionell Spruill, a Democrat who represents District 5 and holds a key state elections oversight role, sent a letter to Elections Commissioner Susan…


Capitol Report (Oct. 7): White House Clarifies Biden’s Comments on Russia Nukes; Democrats Want More Action on Marijuana

The latest job numbers are out, and President Joe Biden is touting them as historic progress. But some Republicans call it the worst jobs report of the year. Indiana Congressman Larry Bucshon joins us to talk about the latest jobs numbers and the state of the economy heading into the midterms—and what a newly elected…


‘I Believe We Will Win the House’: Pelosi Makes Midterm Prediction in Late-Night Interview

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she thinks her party will hold the House despite grim omens for House Democrats’ prospects in the November midterm elections. During an Oct. 3 appearance on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” Pelosi was asked for her midterm prediction. “I believe that we will win the House—hold the House,” Pelosi…


‘Nothing Has Changed’: Lawmaker Fears Loophole in Wisconsin Elections Will Make Midterms a Rerun of 2020

Wisconsin State Assemblywoman Janel Brandtjen, a Republican, worries that not enough has been done to prevent the upcoming midterm election from becoming a replay of 2020. “Going into the midterms, a person can still register, get a ballot, and vote before his or her identity and address are verified with the Wisconsin Department of Transportation,…