Larry Hogan may not have aspirations for another stint in public office, but that doesn’t mean the former two-term centrist Republican governor of Maryland is done with politics. In fact, Hogan is looking to expand his sway in the party after lying relatively low from the political headlines since losing his 2024 Senate bid. His […]
House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-LA) sent a letter to all House Republican committee chairmen on Thursday, telling them to prepare for possible investigations once Democrats retake the lower chamber of Congress next year. Scalise warned House Democrats will enact “retribution” against Republicans and launch “countless witch hunts” in the name of “oversight” investigations. “They […]
The ethnic Arab parties of Israel have thrown their support behind Yashar party chairman Gadi Eisenkot, cementing his case to form a government over that of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. A delegation led by Joint List party chairman Yousef Jabareen met with President Isaac Herzog on Thursday as the head of state prepares to select […]
Maine Auditor Matt Dunlap conceded to former Gov. Paul LePage in the race for Maine’s 2nd Congressional District. Dunlap made the announcement Thursday afternoon, just hours after the secretary of state announced the results would go to a ranked choice tabulation. In a statement, Dunlap wrote that “we do not currently believe that ranked choice […]
Freshman Rep. John McGuire (R-VA) fended off against Democratic challenger Tom Perriello in the general election in a closer-than-expected race. McGuire received 50.2% of the vote compared to his Perriello’s 48%. The Associated Press called the race on Thursday afternoon. McGuire was seeking a second term in Congress as representative of Virginia’s 5th Congressional District. […]
As Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith (R-MS) narrowly trails her Democratic challenger Scott Colom by just a few hundred votes in the unexpectedly close Senate race in Mississippi, Republicans are now hoping a Supreme Court loss on late-arriving mail ballots earlier this year will help save their senator from being the latest victim of the blue tsunami. […]
Rep. Haley Stevens (D-MI) canceled plans to attend a post-midterm elections analysis event at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., after the outgoing congresswoman faced significant backlash for her endorsement of former Michigan Republican Senate candidate Mike Rogers. GWU’s Graduate School of Political Management is set to host an event Thursday night examining what the […]
Shannon Taylor, a top Henrico County prosecutor who campaigned as a law-and-order Democrat, defeated Rep. Rob Wittman (R-VA), who has represented Virginia’s 1st Congressional District for nearly two decades. The Associated Press called the race for Taylor on Thursday afternoon. She was leading by about 2 percentage points at the time of the result. Wittman […]
Election officials announced Thursday that a competitive Maine House race will be decided by ranked-choice voting, as Republican Paul LePage fights to defeat Democrat Matt Dunlap and flip the district red. The pair’s tight battle to succeed retiring Rep. Jared Golden (D-ME) in Maine‘s 2nd Congressional District came to a head Tuesday, with LePage holding […]
North Carolina Democrat Don Davis won reelection in the state’s redrawn 1st Congressional District, beating Republican Laurie Buckhout in a rematch of their 2024 contest. The Associated Press called the 1st District for Davis on Thursday afternoon. Davis, an Air Force veteran, was one of the most vulnerable House Democrats seeking reelection this midterm election […]
