Tag: 2022 Midterm Elections

Upstart Progressive Tests ‘Establishment’ Democrat in Hudson Valley Congressional Primary

Five-term Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-N.Y.) is seeking reelection in his Aug. 23 Democratic primary by touting his record as a moderate dealmaker who can win competitive elections in a swing Hudson Valley congressional district won by former President Donald Trump in 2016. Maloney, a self-described “gay guy with an interracial family,” has represented New…


Endorsed By Trump, Walker Shows He Runs His Own Game in Georgia Senate Race

He’s not very polished, but Herschel Walker speaks to a crowd with a lot of conviction and drive. He takes the positions you expect a Republican to take, but finds the roots and reasons in his own life story. He talks about growing up poor in Wrightsville, Georgia. He talks about picking peas and cotton,…


Arizona Supreme Court Rules Voter Referendums Cannot Repeal Tax Cuts Passed by Legislature

The Supreme Court of Arizona found 5–2 on Aug. 19 that a referendum backed by organized labor aimed at blocking a planned $2 billion per year state-level income tax cut violated the state constitution. On April 21, the court overturned a lower court ruling allowing the referendum to move forward but had not explained the…


Arizona Supreme Court Rules Voter Referendums Can’t Repeal Tax Cuts Passed by Legislature

The Supreme Court of Arizona found 5–2 on Aug. 19 that a referendum backed by organized labor aimed at blocking a planned $2 billion per year state-level income tax cut violated the state constitution. On April 21, the court overturned a lower court ruling allowing the referendum to move forward but hadn’t explained the reasoning…


Sen. Graham Gets Temporary Reprieve on Georgia Grand Jury Testimony

A federal appeals court delivered a victory for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Aug. 21 by blocking a subpoena that had ordered him to testify before a Georgia grand jury investigating the 2020 election. A three-judge panel with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued (pdf) a temporary injunction against the subpoena, sending the case…


Sen. Lindsey Graham Won’t Have to Testify Before Georgia Grand Jury for Now

A federal appeals court delivered a victory for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Sunday by blocking a subpoena that had ordered him to testify before a Georgia grand jury investigating the 2020 election. A three-judge panel with the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals issued (pdf) a temporary injunction against the subpoena, sending the case back…


Cheney’s Loss Reveals ‘Massive Disconnect’ Between Americans and Politicians: Lawmaker

Rep. Andy Barr (R-Ky.) said Rep. Liz Cheney’s (R-Wyo.) defeat last week against a GOP challenger revealed a “massive disconnect” between politicians in Washington and Americans. Republican voters, he said, don’t care about the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol breach. Cheney was perhaps the leading figure on the Democrat-dominated House Jan. 6 panel. “These congressional seats…


Senate Leadership Fund Announces $28 Million Ad Buy for JD Vance in Ohio

J.D. Vance, the “Hillbilly Elegy” author and Donald Trump-endorsed Republican nominee in the race to replace retiring Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio), is getting a cash infusion from a political action committee with close ties to U.S. Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. The Senate Leadership Fund (SLF) is spending $28 million on TV and radio ads…


Trump Responds to McConnell After Leader Warns GOP Voters About Midterms

Former President Donald Trump responded to recent comments issued by Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) about the GOP possibly not retaking the Senate during the 2022 midterms. In a post on Truth Social, Trump said the Kentucky senator is a “broken down political hack” and challenged his loyalty to the Republican Party. “Why do Republicans…


Pence Dials Back Willingness to Testify to Jan. 6 House Committee

Former Vice President Mike Pence reneged on his previous statement that he would testify before the House Jan. 6 committee after suggesting he would. Recently, the former vice president said he would consider offering his testimony in front of the Democrat-led committee investigating the Capitol breach on Jan. 6, 2021. Meanwhile, Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.),…