The national debt grew by $83 billion in just the last month, the Congressional Budget Office announced as voters head to the polls in the midterm elections. The figure breaks down to $2.7 billion of new debt every day of the week.
While several races are virtually guaranteed wins for either party, a handful of contests could be the difference between a GOP- or Democratic-controlled Congress.
Former President Donald Trump is again bad-mouthing Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) while speaking favorably of another Republican as a candidate to replace him.
On 2022's Election Day, a total lunar eclipse, or blood moon, took place. Notably, the combination of Election Day and the eclipse won't happen again for hundreds of years.
Rep. Val Demings (D-FL), who is running for Senate against incumbent Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL), refused to answer a question on her support or lack thereof for third-trimester abortions.
Election Day is here, and the stakes are high: Voters will decide Tuesday which party controls Congress next year, an outcome that will affect the trajectory of the remainder of President Joe Biden’s first term.
PHILADELPHIA — City officials in Philadelphia bowed to Republican pressure early Tuesday, reinstating a laborious, time-consuming process to catch double votes that will almost assuredly delay the city's ballot count totals beyond election night.
