Five things to watch in the Georgia Senate runoff
The last act of the 2022 midterms plays out on Tuesday, when voters in Georgia go to the polls in the Senate runoff election. More than 1.8 million Georgians have cast their ballots prior to Election Day as Sen. Raphael Warnock (D) and former football star Herschel Walker (R) duke it out. The runoff was required because, under Georgia law, a candidate needs to win more than 50 percent of all votes cast in order to be elected. Warnock topped the poll on Nov. 8 but fell just short of 50 percent in a field that included a Libertarian candidate. What are
Read MoreSenate GOP skeptical on McCarthy
Senate Republicans are skeptical about House GOP Leader Kevin McCarthy's (Calif.) ability to unify his conference next year. That concern has Republican senators pushing to pass a year-end spending package, including an increase in spending for defense and military assistance for Ukraine. With a narrow majority in 2023, McCarthy's struggles in lining up 218 votes to become Speaker have underscored the challenges he will face passing spending bills or any other major pieces of legislation next year. Senate Republicans say McCarthy will likely have to rely on Dem
Read MoreTrump digs deeper hole with Constitution comments
Former President Trump keeps digging a deeper hole for himself in just the first few weeks of his latest bid for the White House. Trump, who last week drew condemnation from several high-profile conservatives for dining with a white nationalist, found himself in hot water again over the weekend when he claimed fresh talk of Twitter’s handling of a controversial story about Hunter Biden meant parts of the Constitution should be disregarded so he could return to the White House. Some Republicans already viewed Trump skeptically after many of his hand-picked candidates in k
Read MorePelosi, Democrats seeks string of victories in final days
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) is aiming to go out on a high note as Democrats seek a string of high-profile legislative victories in the waning weeks of the 117th Congress that will mark the end of her two-decade run at the top of the party. The lame-duck session offers Democrats a final shot at notching policy wins before Republicans take control of the House next year, and party leaders have packed it full of weighty proposals touching on gay rights, immigration reform, COVID-19 aid, Ukraine funding and efforts to strengthen America’s election systems. The ambitious
Read MoreSenate GOP pans Trump call to terminate Constitution
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