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Oct 10 2022
News
In AZ Senate debate, Kelly and Masters trade barbs over immigration, abortion. We fact-checked them
Arizona offers Republicans a chance to pick up a Senate seat and win control of the chamber. Democratic incumbent Sen. Mark Kelly leads Republican Blake Masters in the polls, but Masters is within striking range.
In an Oct. 6 debate, the two candidates, plus Libertarian Marc Victor, highlighted their differences on abortion and immigration. This is well-traveled ground for both Kelly
PolitiFactApr 12 2022
Background
Voter ID Laws
A total of 35 states have laws requesting or requiring voters to show some form of identification at the polls. Scroll over the map below for state-by-state details.
Notes: On March 18, 2022, Act 249, which passed in 2021 and made changes to Arkansas's voter ID law, was deemed unconstitutional. On April 6, 2022, Montana SB 169, enacted in 2021, was deemed unconstitutional. Appeals in
National Conference of State LegislaturesOct 24 2022
News
RNC has launched 73 election lawsuits in 20 states: 'Most litigious' election cycle
The Republican National Committee (RNC) has launched 73 lawsuits on election integrity issues in 20 states during the 2022 midterm election cycle, an increase from 2020 that has already secured GOP victories in battleground states this year.
The scope of the legal challenges stretches from the rights of poll watchers to observe the counting of votes to the illegal counting of mismarked
Fox News (Online News)Aug 23 2022
News
A Decision on Student Loan 'Forgiveness' Coming Soon
President Biden will soon decide on “canceling” up to $10,000 in student loans for millions of borrowers as the Aug. 31 deadline nears, when loan payments are scheduled to begin again after a pause implemented to help young professionals cope with the pandemic-related economic downturn.
Internal White House discussions are considering extending the pandemic-related pause in addition to
TownhallNov 03 2022
Opinion
The midterm elections could permanently reshape American democracy. Here’s how
The stakes could not be higher heading into Election Day.
Inflation is at record levels, with two-thirds of Americans now living paycheck to paycheck. Gas prices are poised to climb even higher as we wring every last drop from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve. And with tensions rising in Ukraine, the world has not felt this close to a nuclear conflict since the Cuban Missile Crisis.
Washington ExaminerOct 28 2022
News
Walker Up Five Points In Georgia Weeks Before Election Day
Republican candidate Herschel Walker is ahead of Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock in Georgia’s U.S. Senate race by 5 percentage points, according to a new survey.
Walker earned the support of 48% of respondents, while Warnock gained 43%, according to Rasmussen Reports, which conducted the poll. Four percent of respondents said they’d vote for another candidate, which was the same amount
The Daily CallerSep 09 2022
Analysis
The next big Democratic star (you haven't heard of yet)
Shortly after the polls closed Tuesday night in Massachusetts, the Democratic nomination for governor was called for Maura Healey.
Healey, the state's attorney general, won more than 85% of the vote; her only opponent dropped out of the primary in June, but remained on the ballot.
(Sidebar: That Healey had no serious primary challenge in a state as Democratic as Massachusetts
CNN (Online News)Aug 23 2022
News
A guide to voter rights in Texas. What you need to know before you cast a ballot
Texas has seen some of the most dramatic efforts to change voter laws since the 2020 election, a move leading to a political fight extending from Austin to Washington, D.C. Three times Democrats departed the state Capitol to try and deny Republicans the quorum they needed to pass changes to Texas election law. In the end, Republicans succeeded in banning 24-hour and drive-thru voting, putting
Austin American-StatesmanJul 18 2022
News
Democrats gain steam in Texas, Florida, Georgia governor’s races despite red wave forecasts
Despite predictions of a Republican wave election this fall, Beto O’Rourke and other Democratic candidates for governor in traditionally red states including Florida and Georgia continue to raise big money and produce polling numbers that suggest they have a legitimate shot this fall.
Democrats haven’t had a governor in any of those three states since the 1990s, yet even with President
Houston ChronicleAug 22 2022
News
Study finds electric vehicle owners struggle to charge at public stations
The Biden administration’s push toward electric vehicles is hitting speed bumps as a new poll shows thousands of EV owners are struggling to charge their cars while away from home.
Consumer research firm J.D. Power released its second annual United States Electric Vehicle Experience Public Charging Study last week, showing that 20% of EV owners reported “operability and maintenance a
Washington Examiner