Politics

Pennsylvania Lt. Gov. John Fetterman has a 1-point lead over Dr. Mehmet Oz in the Pennsylvania Senate race, according to a recent poll. Morning Call and Muhlenberg College released the poll on Tuesday, which was conducted over four days – three of which immediately followed the first and only debate between Fetterman and Oz. Pennsylvania Senate candidates John Fetterman and …

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court banned the counting of undated or misdated absentee ballots in the upcoming midterm election.  In an order issued Tuesday, the court told the Pennsylvania county boards of elections “to refrain from counting any absentee and mail-in ballots received for the November 8, 2022 general election that are contained in undated or incorrectly dated outer envelopes.” The …

It shouldn’t be this close in Ohio. With one week to go until Election Day, an average of the latest public opinion polls in the Buckeye State indicates Republican Senate nominee JD Vance holding a razor-thin edge over longtime Rep. Tim Ryan, the Democratic nominee. “It’s almost a coin flip right now,” veteran Ohio-based political scientist Paul Beck said. The …

Ten Democrat-held congressional seats shifted in the Republicans favor according to Cook Political Report’s House forecast, just one week before the 2022 midterm elections are set to take place. As the midterms near, seats that were anticipated likely wins for the Democratic Party are now appearing vulnerable for Republican pickup following spikes in violent crime, rising prices of gas and …

A massive group of illegal migrants on Monday crossed into the U.S. waving a large Venezuelan flag and, according to Customs and Border Protection (CBP), attacked Border Patrol agents – before being pushed back into the river as agents used crowd control measures. The shocking incident, partially caught on video, saw a group of Venezuelan migrants crossing illegally into El …

After lengthy and heated oral arguments Monday, Supreme Court experts say the justices are likely to bar the use of affirmative action in college admissions.  “This proved to be a full-contact oral argument for both the advocates and the justices,” said Georgetown University law professor and Fox News contributor Jonathan Turley. “The challengers clearly had a better day before the …

President Biden is sticking to campaigns in deep blue states ahead of the midterm elections, with his low approval rating threatening to harm Democrats running in some of the closest races in the country. Biden’s approval rating has been sitting below 40% throughout October, despite a brief boost to his popularity in August. As a result, Biden has visited fewer …

President Biden joined the American Civil Liberties Union’s (ACLU) pledge to release half of the U.S. prison population while he was on the campaign trail in 2019, saying he would go further and release “more than” what the organization called for. Several Democrats running for office across the United States have endorsed the idea of slashing prison numbers, with Pennsylvania …

Democratic leaders refuse to comment on if they support access to transgender surgeries for minors. The White House has emphasized the need to protect gender-affirming care for transgender youth, which it claims is “life-saving,” but declined to comment on if this includes sex-reassignment surgeries. House Majority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., also did not …

Former President Barack Obama is back on the campaign trail on a simple but important mission to try and save the Democratic Party from getting drenched by what could end up being a powerful red wave in next week’s midterm elections. “I’m here to ask you to vote,” Obama urged Democrats as he headlined large rallies in three crucial battleground …