Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder Senate Republicans overwhelmingly re-elected Mitch McConnell on Wednesday as their leader for the next Congress, though nearly a dozen members backed Florida Sen. Rick Scott’s attempt to usurp McConnell. Scott’s bid, which he launched Tuesday during an hours-long discussion among Senate Republicans about the future of …
Read More »Democrats Sue Over Lack Of Saturday Early Voting In Georgia’s Senate Runoff
Stephen Fowler, GPB News A coalition of Democratic groups announced they are suing the state of Georgia over its interpretation of a state law that disallows an optional Saturday of early voting before the Dec. 6 U.S. Senate runoff. In a press release, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee, the Warnock …
Read More »Ted Cruz Lashes Out At Senate GOP Leadership After Democrats Retain Control
Stephen Neukam and Matthew Choi, The Texas Tribune A fight is brewing between Senate Republicans as they prepare to pick their leader for the next Congress — and Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas is among a loud cohort voicing their discontent with leadership after the party failed to retake control …
Read More »With Cortez Masto’s Victory In Nevada, Democrats Retain Control Of U.S. Senate
April Corbin Girnus, Nevada Current In a nailbiter watched all over the country, Nevada Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto prevailed over challenger Republican Adam Laxalt and secured Democratic control of the U.S. Senate in the process. Cortez Masto was considered by many to be one of the most vulnerable U.S. …
Read More »Congress Heads Back To D.C. For A Hectic Lame-Duck Session
Jennifer Shutt, Georgia Recorder Congress returns to Capitol Hill and a lengthy to-do list next week, following a six-week midterm elections break that saw Democrats outperform expectations and Republicans barely inch toward the U.S. House majority. On the agenda are same-sex marriage legislation, a huge defense bill, changes in how …
Read More »Which Party Controls Congress? It Could Be Days Or Weeks Before We Know
President Joe Biden and Democrats exulted Wednesday in outperforming expectations in the midterm elections, even as vote-counting was still in progress and control of both chambers of Congress remained unknown. The U.S. Senate will go to the winner of two of the last three races where party control is still …
Read More »Georgia U.S. Senate Race Headed For A Dec. 6 Runoff
Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder Control of the U.S. Senate once again might hinge on Georgia, as voters in the Peach State will head back to the polls next month in a runoff election. Democratic U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock and former professional football player and GOP nominee Herschel Walker are in a …
Read More »Warnock, Walker push to avoid runoff in Senate showdown
Stephen Fowler, GPB News Next week’s election offers a now-familiar story for Georgia voters in this new battleground state: an expensive Senate contest with expected close margins and outsized national importance that could decide which party controls the upper chamber. But unlike the 2020 races that were resolved in January …
Read More »Critics Warn GOP Midterm Victory Would Be Disaster for Working Class, Democracy, and Planet
Jon Queally, Common Dreams Progressive leaders and Democratic Party supporters are raising last-minute alarms over the unparalleled catastrophe that would result if the Republican Party—an organization many see as a creeping fascist force in the United States and on the world stage—manages to win control of one or both chambers …
Read More »Obama Rallies Democrats For Fetterman In Pittsburgh
Kim Lyons, Pennsylvania Capital-Star President Barack Obama was in vintage form during a rally here on Saturday, as he urged a crowd of hundreds to cast their votes for Lt. Governor John Fetterman, the Democrat running for U.S. Senate. “This election requires every single one of us to do our …
Read More »Control Of U.S. Senate Still A Guess Ahead Of Midterm Elections
Jennifer Shutt, Missouri Independent Democrats and Republicans have just a handful of frantic days left to convince voters who should control Congress before voting in the Nov. 8 midterm elections ends. The two political parties are spending millions on campaign ads and mailers in the dozens of toss-up races that …
Read More »Second Woman Says Herschel Walker Paid For Her Abortion After Pressuring Her To End Pregnancy
Another woman has come forward with claims that Republican U.S. Senate candidate Herschel Walker – who has expressed anti-abortion positions – pressured her to have an abortion nearly three decades ago. The woman, who was not identified or shown on camera, shared her story Wednesday afternoon at a press conference …
Read More »Fetterman, Oz Face Off In First — And Only Debate — In Pa.’s U.S. Senate Race
Marley Parish, Pennsylvania Capital-Star After facing questions about his health since suffering a stroke in May, John Fetterman, Pennsylvania’s Democratic nominee for U.S. Senate, addressed what he called “the elephant in the room” just minutes into a debate against Mehmet Oz, his Republican opponent, on Tuesday. “I had a stroke, …
Read More »Val Demings, Marco Rubio Sparred On Stage Over Abortion Rights, Immigration And More
Issac Morgan, Florida Phoenix Incumbent GOP Sen. Marco Rubio sparred on stage Tuesday night with Democratic U.S. House Rep. Val Demings in the only scheduled televised debate before the general election in less than a month. Both candidates for the U.S. Senate in Florida went back and forth on a variety …
Read More »Republicans Split On Allegations Against Herschel Walker
Riley Bunch, GPB News Georgia Republicans have feverishly eyed the opportunity to win back a U.S. Senate seat in 2022 after voters sent two Democrats to represent them in the chamber last election. All hope pointed to Herschel Walker, a football legend who has the vocal backing of former President …
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