Peter Meijer: Republican congressman who voted to impeach Trump loses Michigan primary Meijer is the latest Republican who vote to impeach Trump to lose his primary. The Independent UK · Aug 3, 2022
Vulnerable House Dems see abortion as winning campaign theme The Supreme Court’s decision to repeal a woman’s federal constitutional right to abortion has scrambled the political dynamics heading into the November elections, when control of Congress is at stake The Independent UK · Jul 31, 2022
House passes assault weapons ban amid Democratic infighting about policing Moderate Democrats hoped to have a vote after they return from recess The Independent UK · Jul 29, 2022
Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 28 Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Republican Edition Ballotpedia · Jun 23, 2022
Yesli Vega wins Republican primary in VA-07 Yesli Vega defeated Derrick Anderson, Bryce Reeves, Crystal Vanuch, and two other candidates in the Republican primary for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District on June 21, 2022. Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) is running for re-election in the redrawn 7th District. Vega had 29% of the vote to Anderson’s 24%, Reeves’ 20%,… Ballotpedia · Jun 22, 2022
Trump picks lose again in Georgia, but he claims a win in Alabama Two of Trump's House picks in Georgia lost, but he threw his backing near the end to a Senate candidate who won. Roll Call · Jun 22, 2022
How the Jan. 6 hearings are landing in one Virginia swing district In Rep. Abigail Spanberger's competitive 7th Congressional District, some voters are more concerned with economic issues than the ongoing Jan. 6 hearings at the U.S. Capitol. WEKU · Jun 21, 2022
Virginia GOP voters to settle crowded congressional runoffs Republican Virginia voters are set to winnow a crowded field of candidates to two nominees to compete in what are expected to be a pair of the country’s most competitive U.S. House races The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022
11 bills related to Juneteenth have been enacted so far in 2022 Welcome to the Monday, June 20, Brew. Ballotpedia · Jun 20, 2022
GOP hopes to carry Virginia success into US House races A GOP sweep of Virginia’s 2021 statewide elections has helped energize the Republican field in two of the country’s most competitive U.S. House races The Independent UK · Jun 19, 2022
Overtime campaigns near end in Alabama and Georgia, while Virginia picks challengers Some pivotal elections will be settled with runoffs Tuesday, including a high-profile and pricey GOP primary to pick the likely successor to retiring Sen. Richard C. Shelby of Alabama. Tribune News Service · Jun 18, 2022
Overtime campaigns near end in Alabama and Georgia, while Virginia picks challengers - Roll Call Races Tuesday include the Alabama GOP Senate runoff in which Trump endorsed Katie Britt after rescinding his backing of Rep. Mo Brooks. Roll Call · Jun 17, 2022
Six candidates running in the Republican primary for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District Six candidates are running in the Republican primary for Virginia’s 7th Congressional District on June 21, 2022. Derrick Anderson, Bryce Reeves, Crystal Vanuch, and Yesli Vega have raised the most money. Incumbent Rep. Abigail Spanberger (D) is running for re-election in the redrawn 7th District. Ballotpedia · Jun 7, 2022
Big campaign question for Democrats: Focus on Jan. 6 or not? The public hearings of the House committee investigating the insurrection pose a challenge to Democrats seeking to maintain narrow control of Congress The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2022
WEKU · May 2, 2022 Lawmakers call for greater security funding and oversight for U.S. transit systems Open drug use and the threat of mass violence have prompted calls for more security funding for mass transit. Congress also says better oversight of existing security is needed.
The Guardian - US · May 1, 2022 This Will Not Pass review: Trump-Biden blockbuster is dire reading for Democrats Jonathan Martin and Alexander Burns have made waves with tapes of Kevin McCarthy and other Republicans – but the president’s party has more to fear from what they reveal
Mic · Apr 20, 2022 Democrats are convinced their pro-cop stance isn’t pro-cop enough By inventing a problem where there isn’t one, centrist Democrats are already giving in to conservative attacks.
The Independent UK · Mar 23, 2022 Pandemic relief money spent on hotel, ballpark, ski slopes An Associated Press review finds that state and local governments have spent nearly $1 billion worth of federal coronavirus aid on projects that have little to do with combating the pandemic
Tribune News Service · Feb 16, 2022 Masking battles show how issue that buoyed Biden in 2020 won’t help party in midterms WASHINGTON — The official transcript of President Joe Biden’s 20-minute speech about lowering the cost of health care last week in Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger’s district was more than 3,300 words. “Masks” was not one of them, even though the administration decided just weeks earlier to make high-quality masks available…
Roll Call · Feb 16, 2022 Masking battles show how issue that buoyed Biden won’t help party in ’22 Attacks tying Democrats to unpopular mask mandates show how Republicans plan to try to tap pandemic fatigue in the midterms.
Tribune News Service · Feb 14, 2022 Vulnerable House Democrats anxious about stalled appropriations WASHINGTON — Lawmakers universally loathe running the government on stopgap funding. But as the House voted last week to extend stagnant spending levels into the sixth month of the fiscal year, there was one particularly frustrated group.
Roll Call · Feb 14, 2022 Vulnerable House Democrats anxious about stalled appropriations - Roll Call Politically vulnerable House Democrats are anxious about the ongoing delay in finalizing fiscal 2022 spending bills.
The Guardian - US · Feb 13, 2022 Embrace or avoid? Midterms dilemma for Democrats as Biden’s ratings plunge For Democrats in tight re-election races, being photographed with a president whose approval rating hovers at 40% is a risk
Roll Call · Feb 10, 2022 In battleground Virginia district, Biden touts Spanberger’s work on health care Democratic Rep. Abigail Spanberger flipped a GOP district in 2018, but her new district backed Republican Gov. Glenn Youngkin last year.