'You've got to deliver': Democrats take charge in Michigan Come January, Democrats will be in charge of Michigan state government for the first time in nearly 40 years The Independent UK · Dec 30, 2022
New election frontiers shake up 2024 battleground map It's revealing how fast swing states are changing — a vivid crystallization of America's volatile politics. Axios · Dec 30, 2022
GOP will double down on MAGA in 2023 Moderation to win swing voters? Forget it. Today's GOP is all about vengeance against anyone who's not like them Salon · Dec 30, 2022
Editorial: The slow count: Hand tallies of paper ballots is the only way to the truth It was two years ago, Dec. 2, 2020, when Donald Trump, angling for anything to undo his loss to Joe Biden, claimed — with no justification or facts — that Dominion voting machines were rigged and, “we have to go to paper. Maybe it takes longer, but the only secure… Tribune News Service · Dec 30, 2022
Editorial: Republicans were tested on values in 2022, and voters gave them a D-minus The past year on the national scene was characterized as one test after another for Republicans — not just of their drive to retake control of Congress but of the value system that determined how far they would go to reach their goal. They were asked repeatedly to stand for… St. Louis Post-Dispatch · Dec 30, 2022
Trump shares article teasing third-party bid if GOP rejects him in ‘24 Mr Trump considered ditching the GOP after his 2020 election loss The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2022
White House tells top House Republicans to hold their horses on oversight requests Letters obtained by The Independent show the White House is not honouring requests made while Republicans don’t have majority control of the House The Independent UK · Dec 29, 2022
Is Trump open to third-party bid? Trump "re-truths" MAGA superfan who attacks GOP for pretending that "Trump isn't loved by the base anymore" Salon · Dec 29, 2022
'SALT' cap foes poised to influence House GOP tax agenda - Roll Call Republicans from blue districts plan to pressure their slim House majority against a GOP-created limit deductions for state and local taxes. Roll Call · Dec 29, 2022
Republicans ramp up anti-ESG campaign for 2023 The investing strategy known as ESG is under attack, and virtually no one expects the backlash to die down. Tribune News Service · Dec 29, 2022
The questions that will shape Georgia politics in 2023 ATLANTA — After another chaotic election cycle, the status quo held in Georgia. Tribune News Service · Dec 29, 2022
Setbacks swamped Donald Trump in 2022. Can he recover? The year saw the former president face damaging political and legal crises as he announced his 2024 presidential run. Al Jazeera · Dec 29, 2022
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Some not-so-serious 2023 predictions Last year’s column successfully predicted Democratic Senate gains and a smaller-than-expected Republican House takeover. Here is our not-totally-serious forecast for 2023: Tribune News Service · Dec 29, 2022
VIEWPOINT 1: 2022 was hard, but good public policy made it a success story There’s no question that 2022 was challenging. A stubborn pandemic, Russia’s devastating war in Ukraine and the resulting inflation have all squeezed American families. Tribune News Service · Dec 29, 2022
Tribune News Service · Dec 29, 2022 VIEWPOINT 2: It was a good year if you are a mainstream Republican In many ways, 2022 might seem like it was a pretty bad year for Americans on the political right. After all, the year saw record budget deficits, spending bills loaded with corporate welfare, a legally dubious student loan scheme, and disappointing election results for the Republican Party.
Tribune News Service · Dec 29, 2022 The race for Missouri governor emerges from shadows. Who are the likely candidates? The first ballots won’t be cast for 20 months, but the Missouri Republican race for governor is rapidly emerging from the shadows.
The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022 George Santos isn’t Jewish, an NYU alum or a former Goldman Sachs banker. Will he be a congressman? George Santos was elected to Congress in New York as a Jewish grandson of Holocaust survivors who attended Baruch College and New York University before working at Goldman Sachs and Citigroup. That man has now all but vanished, John Bowden writes
Newsday · Dec 28, 2022 Nassau DA opens investigation into Rep.-elect George Santos MELVILLE, N.Y. — Anne Donnelly, the Republican district attorney for Nassau County, has opened an investigation into GOP Congressman-elect George Santos after he admitted to lying about his work experience and educational background.
The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022 Republican activist shot and killed by wife on Christmas Day, police say ‘Our hearts are heavy with the loss of David Wigglesworth’
The Independent UK · Dec 28, 2022 EXPLAINER: Kansas' Democratic governor imposes TikTok ban Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has become one of the first Democratic governors to ban the use of TikTok on state-issued devices
Salon · Dec 28, 2022 The very worst Republicans of 2022 This column doesn't even mention Marjorie Taylor Greene: She can't compete with the true depths of GOP horror
Salon · Dec 28, 2022 George Santos is the GOP's future Trump opened the door — and now every grifter and two-bit criminal sees job security in pandering to the GOP base
Tribune News Service · Dec 28, 2022 Biden builds a judicial legacy with diversified federal courts WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer are transforming the federal courts at a blistering pace and creating an unrivaled legacy of diversity that will redefine the federal bench for a generation.
Los Angeles Times · Dec 28, 2022 Nicholas Goldberg: I begged Santa — let Trump lead the Republican Party to defeat Prognostication is thankless work, especially when it comes to politics.
WEKU · Dec 28, 2022 Farmworkers brace for more time in the shadows after latest effort fails in Congress A legalization path for farmworkers failed to pass this month and faces an even steeper climb in a Republican-controlled House in the next Congress.