Is Nancy Pelosi retiring and when is she speaking? ‘Speaker Pelosi has been overwhelmed by calls from colleagues, friends and supporters,’ deputy chief of staff says The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022
Donald Trump Has Announced His Run For President In 2024 Election Former President Donald Trump on Tuesday filed paperwork with the FEC and announcing his 2024 presidential candidacy Zenger · Nov 17, 2022
GOP fell short in Latino-heavy areas along U.S-Mexico border - Roll Call Republican efforts to lean into immigration concerns fell short on the border, along with a lackluster GOP showing nationwide. Roll Call · Nov 17, 2022
The GOP is desperate for a Trump pivot Trump's announcement was whiny and vindictive, but Republicans pretended to hear a noble elder statesman Salon · Nov 17, 2022
New York loses luster as Democratic bastion after GOP House gains The final race call in New York’s congressional delegation went for Syracuse Republican Brandon Williams this week, marking the 11th seat to be taken by the GOP in a state where Democrats outnumber Republicans 2-to-1. Tribune News Service · Nov 17, 2022
How Michigan Democrats took control for the first time in decades Republicans were expected to maintain their iron grip on state legislature – but Democrats took control of the vital swing state’s senate and house The Guardian - US · Nov 17, 2022
These are the soon-to-be former members K Street wants to woo Some former House and Senate members will be in demand from K Street firms, but not all, lobbyists and headhunters say. Roll Call · Nov 17, 2022
Michael Hiltzik: 'Moderates' like Mitt Romney are threatening Social Security. Democrats don't have to let them You may have thought that the drubbing Republicans received in the recent election would have prompted party leaders to think more warily about promoting policies that nauseate the voting public. Los Angeles Times · Nov 17, 2022
Carl P. Leubsdorf: Rocky road ahead for McCarthy For the past two years, Democratic Speaker Nancy Pelosi has conducted a political science class in how to manage the House of Representatives with a bare four-seat majority. Tribune News Service · Nov 17, 2022
Republicans gain control of US House of Representatives; set to stall President Biden's agenda for the next two years Donald Trump's Republican Party has wrested control of the 435-member US House of Representatives from the ruling Democratic Party with a razor-thin majority. Read more on Dynamite News: Dynamite News · Nov 17, 2022
Midterm results – live: Pelosi to address ‘future plans’ after Republicans secure House majority Republicans are set to hold an extremely slim majority in the House of Representatives The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022
AP News Digest 3:20 am Here are the AP’s latest coverage plans, top stories and promotable content. All times EST. For up-to-the minute information on AP’s coverage, visit Coverage Plan at https://newsroom.ap.org. The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022
Democrat Mike Levin wins reelection in close race for California's 49th District SAN DIEGO — Democrat Rep. Mike Levin won re-election to Congress representing a California coastal district that stretches from Del Mar into Orange County and had become a key battleground race in the fight for control of the House of Representatives. Tribune News Service · Nov 17, 2022
US House win by ex-combat pilot cements Republican control Rep. Mike Garcia scored an upset U.S. House win that handed Republicans control of the chamber The Independent UK · Nov 17, 2022
Chicago Sun-Times · Nov 17, 2022 New state Senate GOP leader welcomes billionaires’ bucks but warns party must ‘diversify our fundraising’ “We have to broaden that appeal because we’re getting heavily outspent in all our races all across the state,” new state Senate Minority Leader John Curran said.
Los Angeles Times · Nov 17, 2022 GOP Rep. Mike Garcia wins northern LA County race, giving Republicans control of the House LOS ANGELES — Republican Rep. Mike Garcia has won reelection to his northern Los Angeles County seat, dashing Democrats' hopes they could reclaim a district where they had a sizable registration advantage. His win pushed Republicans to the majority in the next Congress.
Los Angeles Times · Nov 17, 2022 Republicans win control of the House in an unexpectedly close midterm Republicans secured the majority in the U.S. House on Wednesday, boosting the party’s ability to stymy President Joe Biden’s agenda even though the midterm results stop well short of a mandate from the electorate.
The Guardian - US · Nov 16, 2022 Mick Mulvaney: Donald Trump is the only Republican who can lose in 2024 Former White House chief of staff said his ex-boss’s planned third run for presidency is bad for Republican party
The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022 Midterm results – live: Republicans win 218 seats to take House as McCarthy wins initial GOP speaker vote Republicans need 218 seats to claim a majority in the House of Representatives
Salon · Nov 16, 2022 Inside Tenn. GOP's anti-abortion meeting Anti-choice groups see Tennessee’s ban as the country’s strongest — and they want to keep it that way
Salon · Nov 16, 2022 Gallego: Sinema did "nothing" to help "Senator Sinema was nowhere to be found, at all," likely primary challenger says
Reuters · Nov 16, 2022 Analysis-Trump is still Trump and that could be a problem for him in 2024 As he mounts another run for president, Donald Trump by all accounts is still the same Donald Trump - aggrieved, petulant and tunnel-focused on his political standing. It's the electoral landscape around him that has changed.
Salon · Nov 16, 2022 Trump announces 2024 presidential bid Trump launches bid days after he was declared the GOP's "biggest loser" following disastrous midterms
The Independent UK · Nov 16, 2022 Same-sex marriage faces Senate test with GOP votes uncertain Senate Democrats are moving ahead with legislation to protect same-sex and interracial marriage
The Guardian - US · Nov 16, 2022 Oh, how Donald Trump has fallen Everyone thought Trump had the Republican nomination in the bag – but now, that’s not the case