The Biden White House is taking the offensive against incoming House Republicans and their plans to launch oversight actions once the next session of Congress starts, sending letters through a special counsel informing Reps. James Comer, R-Ky., and Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, that the administration has no plans at this time to respond to the records […]
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Republicans on the cusp of house majority
As Republicans are now one seat away from capturing a majority of seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, there are still 13 races yet to be called that will determine how close the margins could be for the GOP should it ultimately prevail. A party must win 218 seats to win a majority in […]
Why the Republican wave emerged a ripple
Pollsters and pundits for weeks warned of an impending “red wave” – an electoral Republican rout which would deliver a harsh rebuke of Joe Biden and the Democrats. As the sun rose across the US on Wednesday, however, it became clear that the “tsunami” Republicans had hoped for never materialised. While the party has made […]
When Republicans take the House expect Investigations, possible impeachments
Republicans are laying the groundwork for dozens of investigations into the Biden administration — and the president’s family — should they retake the House in Tuesday’s midterm elections. Already, GOP lawmakers have floated January hearings on Hunter Biden’s business dealings as well as a major congressional probe of the withdrawal from Afghanistan and a new […]
‘Definitely not a Republican wave’ says Graham
Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., expressed disappointment Tuesday night at the lack of Republican wins in the midterm elections. “Definitely not a Republican wave, that is for darn sure,” Graham said in an interview on NBC News. “I think that we are going to be at 51,52 when it is all is said and done in […]
What to watch for in today’s high stakes election
After months of primaries, campaign events and fundraising pleas, the midterm elections that will determine the balance of power in Washington and state capitals are finally here. Republicans are predicting a massive red wave as anxious Democrats defend their narrow majorities in Congress while struggling to overcome pervasive concerns about the economy, crime and President […]
Dems meddled in GOP primaries. Did it work?
Democrats took the unusual (but not unprecedented) step of meddling in a number of Republican primaries this year. The idea was to encourage GOP primary voters to pick far-right candidates whom Democrats could ultimately clobber in November. The effort was controversial from the start. The Republican candidates the Democrats were spending money to promote were […]
Republican support for funding Ukraine erodes
If Republicans win the House in the midterm elections, their pledge is to take a hard look at the money the US is spending to help foot the bill – to the tune of billions in security aid – for Ukraine’s defense against Russia’s invasion. Kevin McCarthy, who would likely be Speaker of the House […]
House GOP introduce “Commitment to America”
House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy introduced the GOP’s “Commitment to America” package on Friday, Republicans’ shared sales pitch ahead of the upcoming midterm elections. McCarthy came out swinging in his speech, accusing Democratic lawmakers of ignoring rising crime, decrying restrictions on parental rights, and promising to repeal the recent expansion to the Internal Revenue Service. […]
“Unifier in Chief” labels many Americans ‘Semi-Fascist’
When President Biden coined the term “semi-fascism” for Republicans holding the Donald Trump banner last week, it was just the latest moniker bestowed by the liberal media and political left on the movement. Criticism of Trump supporters goes all the way back the 2016 presidential campaign, when then candidate Hillary Clinton was widely panned for […]
Republicans More Trusted on 7 Out of 11 Key Issues
Voters trust the Republican Party to better handle more key issues affecting the country than they do Democrats, according to a poll. An ABC News/Ipsos survey conducted three months before November’s midterms found that people believe the GOP would do a better job in handling seven out of 11 key issues than the Democrats. The […]
With 100 days to the midterms, Republicans boast of coming wave
As the countdown to November’s midterm congressional elections enters its final 100 days, Democrats face broad and persistent headwinds driven by widespread gloom over the economy and President Joe Biden’s consistently low approval ratings. Though recent polling has provided the party glimmers of hope, those fundamental weaknesses have been compounded by what many accept as […]