Category: 2022 Midterm Elections

GOP Candidate Alleges Being Blackmailed to Drop Out of Race

An Arizona Republican congressional candidate alleges that he has been blackmailed into dropping out of the race in exchange for having Jan. 6 charges against his son dropped. Jeff Zink, a Republican candidate in Arizona running for U.S. Congress, is challenging incumbent Rep. Ruben Gallego (D-Ariz.) who is running for reelection. The district they run…


Senate Passes Democrats’ Health and Climate Bill

The Senate voted Sunday afternoon to pass the Democrats’ sweeping health care and climate bill in a 51–50 vote, with Vice President Kamala Harris casting the tie-breaking vote. The estimated $740 billion package will go to the House now. “It’s been a long, tough and winding road, but at last, at last we have arrived,” said Senate…


Nikki Haley Makes Dire Prediction if GOP Loses 2022 Midterms

Former South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley on Sunday claimed the 2022 midterms will make or break Republicans, arguing that if the GOP doesn’t win back Congress, “there won’t be 2024.” “If we don’t win in 2022, there won’t be a 2024,” said Haley, a Republican, during a Fox News appearance on Sunday. “So we need…


2020 Election Investigator Gets ‘Surprise’ During Trump Rally

Special counsel Michael Gableman endorsed the primary rival of Republican Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, coming after the lawmaker hired him to investigate the 2020 election, according to former President Donald Trump. Vos picked Gableman, a former judge, to lead the state assembly’s investigation into the 2020 election last year. Gableman made an appearance at a…


Trump Calls for ‘National Referendum’ Against Crime

Former President Donald Trump on Saturday called for a “national referendum” on Democrat policies and argued the future of the United States could be at stake. Speaking at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) in Dallas, the former president told an audience that GOP candidates need to control Congress and issue a referendum on the Democrats’…


Senate Democrats Near Passage on Health and Climate Bill After Overnight ‘Vote-a-Rama’

Democrats drove their election-year economic package toward Senate approval early on Sunday morning and debated a smaller measure than one that was proposed by President Joe Biden. “I think it’s gonna pass,” Biden told reporters as he left the White House early Sunday to go to Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, while Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.)…


Senate Democrats Hit Roadblock on Health and Climate Bill

Democrats drove their election-year economic package toward Senate approval and debated a smaller measure than one that was proposed by President Joe Biden as they hit a roadblock on Sunday afternoon over a tax provision. “I think it’s gonna pass,” Biden told reporters as he left the White House early Sunday to go to Rehoboth Beach,…


Trump Hints Again at 2024 Presidential Run

Former President Donald Trump on Aug. 7 hinted he may run for the White House again in 2024 but stopped short of announcing his bid. In response to a reporter’s question about announcing his candidacy before or after the 2022 midterm elections, Trump said, “it’s not a long period, regardless, whether you go before or…


Jan. 6 Panel May Try to Influence Pennsylvania Governor’s Race: Mastriano Attorney

State Sen. Doug Mastriano, Pennsylvania’s Republican gubernatorial nominee, is scheduled to meet with the Jan. 6 Committee Aug. 9. It was to be a voluntary interview, but the committee is now demanding a compelled deposition. Republican gubernatorial candidate Doug Mastriano gives a victory speech at his election-night party at The Orchards in Chambersburg, Pa.,  on…


GOP Rep. Dan Newhouse, Who Voted to Impeach Trump, Wins Primary With Weakened Advantage in Washington

A U.S. House Republican who voted to impeach President Donald Trump advanced to the general election with a weakened advantage. Rep. Dan Newhouse (R-Wash.), the incumbent congressman of the 4th district in Washington state, received 25.48 percent of all the 139,806 votes in the nonpartisan primary held on Aug. 2. He is going to face…