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Midterms likely to confirm MAGA's power

Like the Tea Party, Freedom Caucus House members have been loud and divisive. Why haven’t they paid the same price?

Salon · Nov 8, 2022

Arizona election officials brace for impact in battle against conspiracy theories

PHOENIX — Two years after former President Donald Trump attempted to overturn his loss to Joe Biden, the electoral process remains in the shadow of the 2020 election, plagued by threats to election workers, efforts to misinform or intimidate voters and the rise of far-right candidates who have echoed false…

Los Angeles Times · Nov 8, 2022

Michael Steele: Midterm surprises ahead

Republicans selling a sinister fantasy version of America while Democrats are just clueless, says former GOP head

Salon · Nov 8, 2022

Midterms 2022 – live: Warnock and Fetterman in dead heats as final day of voting begins

Final weekend of campaigning saw Democrats trying to stave off GOP red wave

The Independent UK · Nov 8, 2022

The rise of the ‘crazy caucus’: All the ways the GOP could upend America if they win the House

Former Republicans tell Andrew Feinberg about the myriad ways a GOP-majority House could upend the country out of spite

The Independent UK · Nov 7, 2022

As Netanyahu forms Israeli government, U.S. may boycott one of his far-right allies

As the former Israeli prime minister returns to power, he's expected to give a post to a politician once convicted of inciting racism — whom the Biden administration might choose not to engage with.

WEKU · Nov 7, 2022

The whole country will be watching Pa. on election night. Again

When Pennsylvania voters go to the polls Tuesday, the whole country will be watching.

The Philadelphia Inquirer · Nov 7, 2022

US midterms: Lies and misleading claims as Donald Trump cries 'rigged' again

Former US President Donald Trump is casting doubt on the legitimacy of the voting process - while others are making false claims ahead of Tuesday's Midterm elections in the US

Daily Mirror · Nov 7, 2022

Tracker: Article III federal judicial nominations by president by days in office since 2001

Through Nov. 1, 2022, there were 890 authorized federal judicial posts and 89 vacancies. Eighty-seven of those were for Article III judgeships. This report is limited to Article III courts, where appointees are confirmed to lifetime judgeships.

Ballotpedia · Nov 7, 2022

Why Texas Republicans still oppose Medicaid expansion

More than two-thirds of Texans support Medicaid expansion. But on the eve of the midterm elections, the subject is still taboo for the state GOP. Why?

The Texas Tribune · Nov 7, 2022