Category: #Elections
How overturning Roe v. Wade impacts the midterms
The news of the Supreme Court’s intent to overturn Roe v. Wade has made some Democrats optimistic that the political landscape could demonstrably shift in their…
Trump’s revenge tour is put to the test in Georgia, Alabama
Next Tuesday’s primaries take the midterms into the Deep South, including the much-anticipated showdown between Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Trump-backed challenger David Perdue. In…
Final New York maps released and lead to midnight shuffle of congressional delegation
ALBANY, N.Y. — A court released final maps for New York’s 26 congressional and 63 state Senate districts in the midnight hour on Saturday morning,…
Why Texas, Florida won’t get more House seats from census miscount
The U.S. Census Bureau this week said the decennial tabulation of every American resident had miscounted populations in 14 states by enough that a handful…
‘Make Jim Crow blush’: Black leaders bash draft New York congressional map
Top Black members of Congress are irate about a draft New York congressional map that has jeopardized a handful of seats held by Black lawmakers. Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2022-election/make-jim-crow-blush-black-leaders-bash-draft-new-york-congressional-ma-rcna29726…
Poll: Kemp leads Perdue by 32 points ahead of Georgia’s GOP gubernatorial primary
Gov. Brian Kemp is leading former Sen. David Perdue by 32 points less than a week away from Georgia’s highly anticipated Republican gubernatorial primary, according…
N.Y. maps pit 2 House Dem chairs against each other
The two decades-long Manhattan Democrats and committee chairs will have to duke it out. Source: https://www.politico.com/minutes/congress/05-17-2022/manhattan-melee/ Droolin’ Dog sniffed out this story and shared it…
Trump waded into GOP primaries. Democrats hope he sticks around.
Donald Trump has inserted himself into the Republican primaries this week in Pennsylvania, much to the chagrin of some GOP members there, who think he…
Draft of new New York congressional lines released by special master
ALBANY, N.Y. — The special master tasked by a Steuben County court with drawing new congressional lines for New York has released a set of…
The town that will decide New York redistricting for the next decade
BATH, N.Y. — Bronx Rep. Ritchie Torres last week made a five-hour trek far to a rural upstate town that’s poised to decide the fate…
What Ohio’s GOP primary tells us about Trump in 2024
The conventional view of J.D. Vance’s victory in Ohio’s Senate primary this week was that it demonstrated the power of Donald Trump’s endorsement. But the…
Farewell to the dumbest Senate primary ever
Nearly every politician commits an occasional gaffe, and nearly every election features at least one news cycle about something stupid that a candidate did or said….
‘Fluid’ and ‘uncertain’ primaries are coming up in Ohio and Pennsylvania
First Read is your briefing from “Meet the Press” and the NBC Political Unit on the day’s most important political stories and why they matter….
Bipartisan Senate group to hash out new proposals to prevent stolen elections
A bipartisan Senate group exploring new bills to prevent stolen elections is planning to meet to discuss a path forward after a two-week congressional recess….
New York’s congressional maps were improperly gerrymandered, mid-level court concludes
ALBANY, N.Y. — A mid-level appellate court ruled late Thursday that the congressional maps enacted by New York Democrats in early February were improperly gerrymandered…
Bernie Sanders hasn’t ‘ruled out’ running for president if Biden doesn’t seek reelection
Sen. Bernie Sanders has not “ruled out” a run for the White House in 2024 if President Joe Biden declines to seek another four years,…
Armenian Americans rally in opposition to Oz’s Pennsylvania Senate bid
Pennsylvania Senate hopeful Mehmet Oz has faced a barrage of questions and criticism from his Republican primary opponents about his initial refusal to Source: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/politics-news/armenian-americans-rally-opposition-ozs-pennsylvania-senate-bid-rcna24084…
How a Trump ally got his unfounded voting-machine audit push in front of federal cyber cops
Donald Trump’s top pick to administer Arizona elections in 2024 is more than a garden-variety backer — he played a little-known but notable role in…
Campaign finance watchdog issues massive fine for foreign national’s Trump super PAC donation
The Federal Election Commission fined the companies of a Canadian billionaire nearly a million dollars for a contribution to a super PAC supporting then-President Donald…
Maryland: Voters to Decide Legalization Question in November
“Just like voters have done elsewhere over the past decade, Marylanders will choose in favor of legalization at the ballot box and they will do…
GOP judge throws out Democrats’ redistricting plan in New York, setting up expected appellate fight
ALBANY, N.Y. — A lower court judge has thrown out New York’s new congressional and state legislative district lines, ordering lawmakers to create a new…
Federal campaign watchdog fines DNC, Clinton campaign over dossier spending disclosure
The Federal Election Commission has agreed to a fine of over $100,000 against the Democratic National Committee and Hillary Clinton’s 2016 campaign over an investigation…
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