House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer announced Tuesday night that he tested positive for COVID-19, which adds him to the growing list of lawmakers who contracted the virus in the past few months. “This afternoon, I tested positive for COVID-19, and …
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Democrats ditch ‘defund the police’ talk but voters still stuck in crime wave
Democrats have switched their campaign messaging from defund the police to refund the police for this year’s midterm elections, but party insiders warn that voters won’t easily forget the anti-law-enforcement rhetoric if they don’t fe…
New poll shows Herschel Walker, Raphael Warnock in statistical dead heat
A new statewide poll of Georgia voters shows a statistical tie between Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican candidate Herschel Walker. Mr. Warnock, who is running for his first full term after winning an upset special election in 2020, traile…
Parent protester against Loudoun County School Board springboards from viral video into House run
Brandon Michon became a YouTube sensation for excoriating the Loudon County School Board over its COVID-19 shut down and is now tapping that notoriety for a congressional run to take on a vulnerable Democrat in Northern Virginia. Mr. Michon, 35, joins …
New York Democrats propose new congressional map
New York Democratic lawmakers have released a map for congressional districts that rejects a proposal by the House Democratic campaign arm chairman and leaves him vulnerable in a redrawn district. The lawmakers presented the redrawn congressional distr…
DCCC expands its list of vulnerable House Democrats
The House Democrats’ campaign arm expanded its list of vulnerable House lawmakers Thursday, adding some members from districts that could President Biden easily carried in 2020. The Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee added seven lawmaker…
DCCC chair submits partisan gerrymander proposal for New York congressional map
The chairman of the House Democratic campaign arm has proposed an aggressive gerrymander of the New York State congressional map, not long after he and his party accused Republican state legislatures of partisan redistricting practices. Democratic Cong…
Mitt Romney to attend Liz Cheney fundraiser
Sen. Mitt Romney will join Rep. Liz Cheney at a fundraising reception for the Wyoming GOP congresswoman in March, according to an invitation obtained by The Washington Times. The March 14 fundraiser, which requires all attendees to be fully vaccinated,…
Rep. Jim Cooper becomes 29th House Democrat to announce retirement
Rep. Jim Cooper of Tennessee announced Tuesday that he will not seek reelection this year, making him the 29th House Democrat to leave Congress after this year’s mid-term election cycle. Mr. Cooper, 67, who represents his state’s 5th Congre…
GOP lawmakers call on Biden to end database for religious exemptions
More than 40 House Republicans are calling on President Biden to direct his administration to stop tracking federal employees who applied for religious exemptions from the COVID-19 vaccine. “Your administration cannot use the power of the federal…