Category: Senate

New Poll Shows Most Voters Believe Republicans Will Retake House, Senate

A new poll has found that a slim majority of voters believe Republicans will take back both the House and Senate during next week’s midterm elections. A Trafalgar Group poll (pdf) found that 80.5 percent of voters believe the GOP will take at least one chamber of Congress, while 50.2 percent believe Republicans will win…


Democrats Likely to Lose More Than 20 House Seats in 2022 Midterm: Cook Political Report

The head of the Cook Political Report predicted that Democrats are likely to lose more than 20 seats in the House of Representatives during the 2022 midterms. There is a consensus among analysts that Democrats are likely to lose the House majority, as Republicans only need a net gain of five seats to take control….


Dr. Oz and Fetterman Face Off in Debate; New York Supreme Court Strikes Down Covid Vaccine Mandate | NTD Good Morning

Dr. Mehmet Oz and John Fetterman are competing for a senate seat, in a race that could help determine which party controls the chamber.  We have the highlights from their highly anticipated debate in Pennsylvania on Oct. 25. Shots fired as Zeldin and Hochul square off in a heated debate to determine who sits in the governor’s chair. Polls show…


EXCLUSIVE: GOP Could Gain Up to 7 Seats in Senate, 50 Seats in House, Gingrich Says

The Republicans could see large gains in both chambers of Congress in November, according to Epoch Times contributor and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. “I would say we’ll be between plus three and plus seven … in the Senate; and we’ll be between plus 20 and plus 50 in the House, with the most likely number…


EXCLUSIVE: GOP Could Gain Up To 7 Seats in Senate, 50 Seats in House: Gingrich

The Republicans could gain between three to seven seats in the Senate, and between 20 to 50 seats in House in the midterms, according to former House Speaker and Epoch Times contributor Newt Gingrich. “I would say we’ll be between plus three and plus seven … in the Senate; and we’ll be between plus 20…


EXCLUSIVE: Former House Speaker Gingrich Predicts Big GOP Wins In Senate, House

The Republicans could see large gains in both chambers of Congress in November, according to Epoch Times contributor and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich. “I would say we’ll be between plus three and plus seven … in the Senate; and we’ll be between plus 20 and plus 50 in the House, with the most likely number…


Biden Says John Fetterman’s Wife Will Make a ‘Great Lady in the Senate’

President Joe Biden said on Oct. 20 that Pennsylvania Senate candidate John Fetterman’s wife, Gisele Baretto Fetterman, will make a “great lady in the Senate.” The remarks, apparently in error, were made while on a stop at the site of a bridge that collapsed last year in Pittsburg, Pennslyvania, where he touted his $1 trillion infrastructure…


Sen. Lindsey Graham Wants Nebraska Governor to Take Over Senate Seat Left Vacant by Sasse Resignation

Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) is pushing for Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts to fill the vacant seat left by Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.), who recently announced his retirement. Sasse confirmed on Oct. 6 that he will retire early from the Senate and will likely take a position as president of the University of Florida. Now, Graham wants…


Ben Sasse Responds After Reports He’s Set to Resign From Senate

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Neb.) on Oct. 6 indicated he’ll accept a position at the University of Florida after reports that he would resign from the Senate. Sasse, 50, said that the University of Florida “is uniquely positioned to lead this country through an era of disruption” and that the “partisanship” in Washington “isn’t going to…


Manchin Calls on US to Bolster Energy Sector After OPEC+ Slashes Production

Sen. Joe Manchin (D-W.Va.) is repeating his calls for the United States to increase its energy production after the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries plus Russia (OPEC+) made a decision to reduce its own output. Since President Joe Biden took office in January 2021, the cost of gasoline and other energy sources to consumers has…