MYSTERIOUS: 4 - What They Never Told You

Rep. Lauren Underwood leading drive to bolster swing district Democrats on Obamacare subsidies

At issue are pending increases in health insurance costs for Affordable Care Act plans. Voters will learn just before the November elections that temporarily boosted subsidies will expire in 2023 — unless Congress acts.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 25, 2022

New maps create challenge for women seeking reelection

For some female incumbents running for reelection in Congress this year, holding their seats comes with a new challenge

The Independent UK · May 21, 2022

Multiple threats mean there’s no shortage of vulnerable House members

WASHINGTON — With less than six months to go until Election Day, the 10 most vulnerable House members face different threats. Some face primaries that will settle their fates in the coming months. Others face headwinds that could make it difficult to defend their seats in November, as do some…

Tribune News Service · May 12, 2022

Voices of women shut out in Rep. Mary Miller’s Roe v. Wade tweet

Miller said, “The unborn have no voice to speak for themselves.” But if Roe v. Wade is overturned then fully sentient and developed human beings — women — will no longer have a voice to speak for themselves.

Chicago Sun-Times · May 3, 2022

GOP candidates channel Trump aggression in primary battles

The trend underscores how former President Trump primed his base to demand GOP lawmakers mirror his aggressive tactics.

Axios · Apr 28, 2022

Member vs. member House races top $6.5 million in first quarter - Roll Call

New fundraising reports offer a glimpse of how the fight is going for members facing each other in primaries this year.

Roll Call · Apr 18, 2022

Sean Casten fundraising haul: $2 million banked beats rival Marie Newman’s $552,510 balance

The latest fundraising numbers and analysis for the big Illinois congressional races.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 18, 2022

Fact-check: Rep. Miller wrong in claim White House is urging kids to use “chemical castration drugs” or undergo surgeries

The BGA could find no language in either White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki’s statements or in the Department of Health and Human Services guidance that encourages children to take “chemical castration drugs” or undergo gender reassignment surgery.

Chicago Sun-Times · Apr 17, 2022

Illinois Rep. Mary Miller gets GOP primary boost from Mark and Debra Meadows, suspected of voter fraud

Debra Meadows, the founder of the Right Women PAC backing Miller, is under a voter fraud cloud, along with her husband, Mark Meadows, Trump’s former chief of staff.

Chicago Sun-Times · Mar 28, 2022

Heart of the Primaries 2022, Republicans-Issue 12

Welcome to The Heart of the Primaries, Republican Edition

Ballotpedia · Mar 3, 2022