Opinion · 119th Congress
There’s no sugarcoating inflation
In 2024, Democrats won independents by 1 point, and Republicans got 220 seats. What would the result be if Democrats won independents by 13? Not a particularly hard math problem.
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In 2024, Democrats won independents by 1 point, and Republicans got 220 seats. What would the result be if Democrats won independents by 13? Not a particularly hard math problem.
↵↵The 2-1 opinion from Judge Jeffrey V. Brown of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, joined by Judge David C. Guaderrama of the U.S.
Winning by just over 1 percentage point, Gluesenkamp Pérez defeated Kent and flipped the district in what was otherwise a largely disappointing election cycle for Democrats.
Congress flouted several legal principles with an unusual provision creating a streamlined path only for senators to file lawsuits and collect at least $1 million each for government actions in the previous
The count: 42 days, 22 hours and 24 minutes↵↵That's how long the longest partial government shutdown lasted, from Oct. 1 through Wednesday night, when Trump signed the short-term spending measure, according
↵↵Based on exit polls as of Wednesday afternoon, here are five factors that were in play that Republicans need to understand going into the 2026 midterms. 1) Independents↵↵Republicans' loss of independents
But a spokesperson for the Interior Department said in an emailed statement that most parks will remain open during the shutdown that began Oct. 1.
Perry won his district last year by 1 percentage point, or about 5,100 votes.
Kennedy III by anywhere from a little (between 1 and 6 points) to a lot (14 and 17 points). But about a month before the election, Markey’s standing started to improve.
With the two sides at a stalemate — and each side needing several votes from the other party to pass any measure — the government shut down on Oct. 1 75 percent increase Democrats have repeatedly claimed
Those not well-steeped in the latest from Washington saw that telehealth coverage expired on Oct. 1 and have stopped offering those services to Medicare beneficiaries.
Schweikert is expected to officially announce his campaign to challenge Democratic incumbent Katie Hobbs on Oct. 1, according to Axios Phoenix.
The money will go toward a field effort to reach 1 million voters in both states through digital ads, mail and an early vote campaign.Â
Platner’s campaign said he raised $1 million within the first nine days of his campaign.Â
The inventory of the beef herd in 2024 was the smallest since 1951, Nelson wrote in a 2024 Farm Bureau report, and the number dropped another 1 percent by the start of 2025, the USDA reported.
There’s also an effort to craft a 7-1 map in Missouri that targets Kansas City Democrat Emanuel Cleaver II, which Punchbowl News reported is of interest to the Trump White House.
Bohannan was unopposed for the Democratic nomination, while Miller-Meeks posted an underwhelming 56 percent to 44 percent victory in the GOP primary against Army veteran David Pautsch, whom she outspent $1
Around 1 million New York City residents cast ranked choice ballots this week in primary elections for offices including mayor and City Council.
"The No. 1 job of government is to protect the citizenry from foreign threats and domestic threats," Johnson said. Johnson said he would like to see California Gov.
Republicans, fiscal hawks or supply siders, need to get their collective arms around four key challenges that have created a difficult policy and political environment. 1.