2022 election
Republicans lead Congressional ballot as Biden dips below Trump, Carter’s approval rating(The Center Square) – Republicans have a sizable edge over Democrats as the midterm elections draw closer, according to a new poll. Updated CBS News’ Battleground Tracker … Read More
2022 election
Bipartisan panel discusses prioritized issues for the “most reliable” voting group: women over 50 years oldWhile Democrat women over 50 are concerned about voting rights and climate change, Republican and Independent women are “through the roof” concerned about inflation and the economy. Read More
Biden administration
Poll: Democrats don’t want Biden to run again in 2024(The Center Square) – A majority of Democrats do not want President Joe Biden to run for reelection in 2024, according to a new poll. The New York Times/Siena College … Read More
National
Hawley: Biden’s disinformation board frightening, Congress’ prime-time hearing on Jan. 6 ‘a joke’The Biden administration’s aborted Disinformation Governance Board (DGB) was far more nefarious than first thought, say internal documents indicating the board secretly intended to monitor and perhaps censor… Read More
National
Cammack: Illegal immigrants getting baby formula while Americans left with empty shelves(The Center Square) – U.S. Rep. Kat Cammack and other Republican lawmakers are calling on the FDA and the Biden administration to take immediate action to solve a months-long baby… Read More
State Government
Signatures submitted for ranked-choice voting initiative in MissouriThe Better Elections campaign submitted petition signatures on May 8 for a top-four ranked-choice voting initiative in Missouri. The campaign stated that more than 300,000 signatures were submitted. If enough… Read More
National
Is ‘Defund the Police’ truly over? Biden, Pelosi say yes. Cori Bush, Josh Hawley say noIn what one national news outlet called “a significant display of bipartisan unity in a divided Congress,” President Joe Biden received broad and… Read More
National
Democrats divided, police dissatisfied over Biden’s law enforcement messaging(The Center Square) – Amid rising violent crime levels around the country, President Joe Biden sent a message to defund the police supporters late last week during his visit to… Read More
National
Biden changes position, pushes ‘getting rid of’ filibuster for federal election takeover bill(The Center Square) – President Joe Biden stepped into the national debate over a flurry of voter legislation in a speech Tuesday where he chided Republicans over the violent protests… Read More
National
Fight over elections, voter fraud reaches climax in Washington(The Center Square) – A fight over voting legislation has reached a climax in Washington, D.C., where Democratic leadership is making passage of laws to federalize elections their top priority… Read More
National
Analysis: Republicans poised to do well in 2022 midterm elections(The Center Square) – Less than a year out from the November 2022 midterm elections, Republicans are in a position to pick up more seats than previously expected after redistricting… Read More
National
Congress faces government shutdown this weekend(The Center Square) – Lawmakers face a tight deadline this week to pass a spending measure or face a government shutdown Friday at midnight. Republicans and Democrats are engaged in… Read More
National
Republicans vow to fight White House plan to pay migrants who entered country illegally(The Center Square) – Congressional Republicans say they will fight a White House plan to pay up to $450,000 in reparations to migrants separated from their families under the Trump… Read More
National, State Government
Illinois Democrats face backlash after once again proposing vastly partisan maps for redistrictingThe Illinois General Assembly is facing widespread criticism after proposing an irregular and impractical congressional map for redistricting – a map that many say fits the textbook definition… Read More
National
Analysis: Heavy Democratic losses hurt Biden agenda(The Center Square) – Republicans won convincing victories in many parts of the country on election day, from a clear gubernatorial win in Virginia to a nail-biter in reliably Democratic… Read More
National
GOP’s night? Youngkin wins Virginia governor’s race; Ciattarelli, Murphy in virtual tie in NJMinneapolis voters overwhelmingly reject effort to defund the police; Shockingly close race for NJ governor (The Center Square) – Republican Glenn Youngkin defeated Democrat Terry McAuliffe Tuesday in the race… Read More
National
Federal payment programs get more scrutiny over waste, fraud(The Center Square) – House Republicans are demanding answers from the IRS on whether millions in taxpayer dollars are being lost to waste and fraud through a new Biden administration… Read More
National
Polls: Biden and Congress hit new lows among voters(The Center Square) – New polling shows that both President Joe Biden and the 117th Congress have hit new lows in approval this year. The polling comes at a crucial… Read More
National
Pelosi: ‘Yes,’ IRS ‘tracking’ of bank accounts over $600 still on table as opposition grows(The Center Square) – U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., doubled down on the inclusion in a spending bill of a Democratic provision that would require banks to report to… Read More
National
Op-Ed: Labor unions three years after Janus“Take this job and shove it. I ain’t work-en here no more. You better not stand in my way, As I’m walk-en out the door. Take this job and shove… Read More