Campaigns · 116th Congress
How to watch the battle for the Senate on election night (and beyond)
The first polls in the country will close a 6 p.m. Eastern Time across much of Kentucky. The cascade really begins at 7 p.m.
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
Potential for uncounted military votes looms large in swing states
Georgia, another swing state, which also had just over 5,000 overseas mail ballots in 2016, only allows until Nov. 6 to receive those mailed ballots, the report said.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
8 events that shaped the 2020 elections
“Anybody that wants a test can get a test” The president’s words on March 6 came to symbolize his overall approach to the coronavirus.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Election in sight: It all depends whether you believe your eyes
But a more recent Oct. 26-30 Times/Siena poll showed Biden leading by 6 points, 49 percent to 43 percent.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
At the Races: Closing time
Democrats also targeted the district in 2018, when Clarke Tucker lost to French by 6 points. This is Elliott’s second bid for the seat. (She lost by 20 points in the 2010 Republican wave.)
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Election experts doubt Supreme Court decides White House race
It wouldn’t be through challenges to how elections were run but in how Congress decides to tally up the Electoral College votes on Jan. 6.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate confirms Amy Coney Barrett but controversy follows her to the Supreme Court
But Democrats were powerless to stop Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell from strengthening the long-running advantage for justices appointed by Republican presidents from 5-4 to 6-3, including
Congress · 116th Congress
Senate cuts off debate on Barrett nomination, moves to final vote on Monday
If confirmed, Barrett will boost the long-running advantage for justices appointed by Republican presidents from 5-4 to 6-3, which would mean the liberal wing would have to pick up at least two votes
Policy · 116th Congress
COVID-19 legislation, postelection prep keep K Street busy
Corrected, 6:25 p.m. | Negotiations over the federal response to the COVID-19 crisis have fueled the lobbying sector this year, as K Street firms and corporate representatives now turn their attention
Policy · 116th Congress
Five more states voting this fall on legalizing marijuana
New Approach Montana, the group behind the two ballot initiatives, told the Missoula Current it plans to spend $3 million to $6 million in total on the campaign.
Heard On The Hill · 116th Congress
If you thought fantasy football was wonky, try Fantasy Congress
to select a “team” of Capitol Hill lawmakers (four senators, six representatives) and earn points based on a number of factors, including floor speeches (1 point), when a member sponsors a new bill (6
Policy · 116th Congress
States seek more federal funds as Medicaid enrollment grows
National enrollment in Medicaid and the Children’s Health Insurance Program jumped by 4 million between February and June, an increase of almost 6 percent, according to Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Policy · 116th Congress
Census Bureau to end 2020 count on Thursday
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Campaigns · 116th Congress
Is the Trump-Biden cake baked yet?
The most recent Fox News poll (conducted Oct. 3-6) showed Biden leading by 10 points, 53 percent to 43 percent.
Congress · 116th Congress
Senators stake out their positions as Amy Coney Barrett hearings get underway
(Bill Clark/CQ Roll Call) Given the politics surrounding Barrett’s nomination, which would give conservatives a 6-3 majority on the court, Chairman Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., acknowledged the battle will
Congress · 116th Congress
Supreme Court confirmation hearing starts under 2020 cloud
That would establish a 6-3 majority for the court’s conservative wing and solidify that tilt for what could be decades.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Debate fact-check: False claims amid disorderly fracas
Corrected, Oct. 1 6:45 p.m. | President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden met on the debate stage Tuesday for the first time and stretched or mangled facts on several topics.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
How Biden could still win (note sarcasm)
Trump continues to sit in the low to mid-40s in the ballot test, and Biden has maintained a solid 6- to 9-point lead in recent polls that use different methodologies and make a variety of assumptions about
Congress · 116th Congress
Pension negotiators restart talks with eyes on the calendar
There’s recent precedent for such a move: A $6 billion rescue of the failing United Mine Workers of America’s pension plan last year was folded into a year-end spending bill.
Campaigns · 116th Congress
Election energy revs up on abortion policy
Republicans are in sight of a 6-3 majority, the culmination of a nearly five-decade push to remake the courts after the 1973 landmark Roe v. Wade case affirmed a nationwide right to abortion.