Campaigns · 116th Congress
Failing up: Losing a race for lieutenant governor as a launchpad to Congress
The former state representative lost a bid for lieutenant governor in 2016 on a ticket that fell short by 6 points.
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Opinion · 116th Congress
America — Halfway between hope and heartbreak
Leaving legal arguments aside, Monday’s 6-to-3 Supreme Court decision outlawing job discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity (with Trump appointee Neil Gorsuch writing for the
Policy · 116th Congress
Supreme Court extends employment protections to LGBT individuals
The 6-3 decision, written by conservative Justice Neil M.
Congress · 116th Congress
McConnell’s push to confirm judges may mean another tradition is dead
The last confirmation vote McConnell allowed under Obama was on July 6, 2016 — about two months earlier than the final vote Democrats allowed under Bush.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Citadel grad Nancy Mace wins primary to face Rep. Joe Cunningham in South Carolina
Brad Mole rounded out the field with 6 percent.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
What’s at stake in primaries Tuesday in Georgia, Nevada, South Carolina and West Virginia
Trump carried the district by 6 points.
Congress · 116th Congress
McConnell sets vote for Trump media agency pick, who has ties to Steve Bannon
Corrected, 6:20 p.m. | The Senate on Thursday will consider the nomination of conservative filmmaker Michael Pack, who has collaborated with former Breitbart News head Steve Bannon and is being actively
Congress · 116th Congress
Trump’s budget chief pick prepares to run confirmation gantlet
Mitt Romney, R-Utah — who also happens to sit on the Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs panel, which has an 8-6 ratio of Republicans to Democrats.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
6 things to watch in Tuesday’s primaries
6. Influence of outside groups Outside groups in both parties have been spending ahead of Tuesday’s primaries to bolster their preferred candidates.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
At the Races: Isn’t that special?
: In less than an hour, you can watch “At The Races: 6 Months Out,” our campaign team’s discussion about the 10 most vulnerable House and Senate members and why they got there.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Tom Tiffany keeps Duffy seat in GOP hands in Wisconsin
May 8, 2020 But Democrats saw an opportunity after statewide elections in April, when progressive Jill Karofsky won a state Supreme Court seat by 11 points — even though she lost the 7th District by 6
Campaigns · 116th Congress
At the Races: 6 months to go
We didn’t do a similar ranking in May 2016, but in 2014, the senator we said was most vulnerable withdrew from the ballot and Nos. 2 through 6 lost.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Donald Trump’s Maricopa problem
Their victory margins ranged from 6 to 10 points. Also on the Arizona ballot in 2016 was Sen. John McCain, who was running for reelection.
Policy · 116th Congress
Rubio raises profile in pandemic, challenges GOP economics
A survey by the National Federation of Independent Businesses estimated that 74 percent of the nation’s 6 million small businesses applied for the PPP loans, but just 20 percent had received disbursements
Congress · 116th Congress
Judge Justin Walker is a window into McConnell’s sway on federal courts
He was raised by a single working mom, Deborah Walker, who left her low-paying but stable job when he was 6 years old, mortgaged the house, and used the money to buy a stationery shop so that she
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Senate challengers flush with campaign cash
Corrected, 6 p.m. | If first-quarter fundraising dollars were votes, then Democratic challengers would have captured Senate seats in Arizona, Colorado, North Carolina, Maine and Montana.
White House · 116th Congress
Trump’s World Health Organization funding cutoff: It’s complicated
The U.S. is the biggest single donor to the WHO, which has an annual budget of about $6 billion, according to its website.
Policy · 116th Congress
Highway fund’s shortfall deepened by plunge in gas tax revenue
And they aren’t the only one asking for help: So worried is the American Association of State Highway Transportation Officials that they wrote congressional leadership on April 6 to request $50 billion
Congress · 116th Congress
Rep. Mark Meadows resigns to become White House chief of staff
Article I, Section 6, of the Constitution specifically bars people holding other civil offices of the United States from serving simultaneously in Congress.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Riggleman bid for second term in Virginia seat gets tougher
Melvin Adams, the committee chairman, told CQ Roll Call he intends to move it to June 6, the last Saturday before the party deadline of June 9 to select a nominee.