Category: 2022 Midterm Elections

Four Key Georgia Congressional Runoffs Could Help Sway Balance of Power

Four Republican Congressional runoffs in Georgia on June 21 could contribute to swaying the balance of power on Capitol Hill this November. Under Georgia law, the top two candidates advance to a runoff if nobody surpasses 50 percent in the primary election. The June 21 runoffs feature two Donald Trump-endorsed candidates—Vernon Jones in the 10th Congressional…


Virginia Republican Races Headline June 21 Primary

Hard-fought campaigns featuring crowded slates of candidates in two Virginia U.S. House Republican primaries highlight a relatively light schedule of preliminary inter-party elections set for June 21. Virginia and the District of Columbia are the only primaries on the June 21 docket. Meanwhile, some voters in Alabama and Georgia will be headed to the polls…


Virginia Republican Races Headline Tuesday’s Primary

Hard-fought campaigns featuring crowded slates of candidates in two Virginia congressional district Republican primaries highlight a relatively light schedule of preliminary inter-party elections set for June 21. Virginia and the District of Columbia are the only primaries on the June 21 docket. However, some voters in Alabama and Georgia will be headed to the polls…


4 Military Vets Vie in GOP Primary for Key Virginia ‘Tidewater’ District to Oust Democrat

Virginia’s Congressional District 2 (CD 2) spans Williamsburg, Virginia Beach, parts of Norfolk, and traces the northern reaches of Naval Station Norfolk, the world’s largest naval base. Many of the 82,000 active-duty sailors stationed on the sprawling base’s 15 installations live within CD 2, which also includes one of the nation’s most dense populations of…


Four Military Vets Vie in GOP Primary for Key Virginia Tidewater District to Oust Democrat

Virginia’s Congressional District 2 (CD 2) spans Williamsburg, Virginia Beach, parts of Norfolk, and traces the northern reaches of Naval Station Norfolk, the world’s largest naval base. Many of the 82,000 active-duty sailors stationed on the sprawling base’s 15 installations live within CD 2, which also includes one of the nation’s most dense populations of…


SCOTUS Seems Likely to Take Up Case That Could Recognize States’ Power to Regulate Elections

The Supreme Court seems likely to accept a new election law case that Republicans hope will recognize what they say is the preeminent constitutional authority of state legislatures to set the rules for redistricting and congressional and presidential elections, as well as curb the power of state courts to intervene in such disputes. “The U.S….


Judge Orders GOP Candidate for Governor to Surrender Guns

Michigan Republican candidate for governor Ryan Kelley will have to surrender his guns while he is awaiting trial on misdemeanor criminal charges in connection to the Jan. 6 U.S. Capitol breach, according to a judge’s ruling issued Thursday. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather made the ruling even as Kelley’s attorney argued he needs to carry…


Michigan Judge Orders GOP Candidate for Governor to Surrender Guns

Michigan Republican candidate for governor Ryan Kelley will have to surrender his guns while he awaits trial on misdemeanor criminal charges in connection with the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol breach, a judge ruled on June 16. U.S. Magistrate Judge Robin Meriweather made the ruling even as Kelley’s attorney argued he needs to carry a…


Hillary Clinton Reveals Whether She’ll Run for President in 2024

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton detailed whether or not she might run for president in 2024 amid speculation about President Joe Biden’s future. The 2016 Democratic presidential nominee told the Financial Times that she’s not considering making another presidential bid, saying that she expects Biden to run for reelection. A number of opinion polls…


Final Weekend a Scramble in Purple Virginia District as 6 GOP Candidates Scrum in Primary

It’s three days before Virginia’s June 21 primary and the last day for early voting, so candidates in inter-party contests across the commonwealth are making their final pitches in the battles for berths on November’s ballot. What matters now in this 11th-hour push before Tuesday’s primary is face-time with residents on their doorsteps, in shopping…