Midterm Elections Give Momentum to Marijuana Reform Laws
Congress
Midterm Elections Give Momentum to Marijuana Reform Laws
2022-11-15 21:27:06
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — A congressional panel reviewed options Tuesday for reforming marijuana laws as the midterm elections last week showed a continuing trend among states to decriminalize the drug. Voters in two states — Maryland and Missouri — approved legalization of... Read More

NC Appears to Be Leaning R in Crucial Senate Race Between Budd, Beasley
2022 Elections
NC Appears to Be Leaning R in Crucial Senate Race Between Budd, Beasley
2022-11-08 15:52:25
by Natalie McCormick

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — As Election Day dawned in the Tar Heel State, one of the most reliable polls shows Republican Rep. Ted Budd leading Democrat Cheri Beasley by 6 percentage points with few undecided voters left for the former... Read More

Security Agencies Warn of Violence Leading Up to Midterm Elections
Law Enforcement
Security Agencies Warn of Violence Leading Up to Midterm Elections
2022-10-31 20:30:51
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — U.S. security agencies are on heightened alert this week approaching the midterm elections on Nov. 8. The Department of Homeland Security issued a bulletin after Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., was attacked in... Read More

In North Carolina Growing Suburbs Create Midterm Uncertainty
2022 Elections
In North Carolina Growing Suburbs Create Midterm Uncertainty
2022-10-27 16:18:08
by Dan McCue

GREENSBORO, N.C. — While most of the nation is looking to North Carolina as one of the battleground states where control of the U.S. Senate may well be won, North Carolinians themselves are far more interested in a race way... Read More

Alito Talks of Abortion Opinion Leak as Decision to Overturn Roe Stays at Forefront for Many Voters
2022 Elections
Alito Talks of Abortion Opinion Leak as Decision to Overturn Roe Stays at Forefront for Many Voters
2022-10-26 21:24:06
by Tom Ramstack

WASHINGTON — Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito said Tuesday the leak in May of a draft opinion he wrote that removed a constitutional right to abortion endangered the lives of the nine justices. He called the leak a "betrayal of... Read More

President Biden Makes ‘Closing Argument’ to Democratic Faithful Ahead of Midterms
Political News
President Biden Makes ‘Closing Argument’ to Democratic Faithful Ahead of Midterms
2022-10-25 14:20:17
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — Though the polls are once again suggesting a slight tilt toward the Republicans ahead of the midterms, President Joe Biden was having none of that as he delivered what he called his “closing argument” for his party in... Read More

Though Some Races Intrigue, Poli Sci Professors Expect Few Midterm Surprises
2022 Elections
Though Some Races Intrigue, Poli Sci Professors Expect Few Midterm Surprises
2022-10-21 15:28:15
by Dan McCue

WASHINGTON — There are fewer than 20 days left until the critical midterm elections, with early voting underway or about to get underway in several battleground states. While many close races are predicted, a sampling of the opinions of political... Read More

McCarthy, GOP Leaders, Lay Out Argument for Voting Republican in November
Political News
McCarthy, GOP Leaders, Lay Out Argument for Voting Republican in November
2022-09-23 19:51:23
by Dan McCue

MONONGAHELA, Pa. — House Republican leaders traveled to this small town just south of Pittsburgh on Friday to roll out the GOP agenda they hope will chip away at a surge in momentum Democrats have enjoyed in recent weeks and... Read More

Dems See High Court Pick as Chance to Revive 2022 Prospects
Supreme Court
Dems See High Court Pick as Chance to Revive 2022 Prospects

Democrats stung by a series of election year failures to deliver legislative wins for their most loyal voters hope they will be buoyed by the prospect of President Joe Biden naming the first Black woman to serve on the Supreme Court. Justice... Read More

Straight From The Well
scroll top