By Jack Phillips Republican candidates for two of Arizona’s top offices had their initial hearings in election-related legal challenges Tuesday, setting the schedule for the next steps that need to be taken. GOP gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake and Republican secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem, respectively, argue that they won during the Nov. 8 midterm election and […]
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Mike Lindell Officially Announces Bid for RNC Chair
By Caden Pearson MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell repeated his claims that the GOP has lost the trust of its supporters and donors while announcing the launch of his campaign for the Republican National Committee (RNC) chairmanship on Tuesday. Lindell, who declared his candidacy on Dec. 9, is attempting to unseat incumbent RNC Chair Ronna McDaniel, who is seeking a […]
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Judge Orders Kari Lake and Katie Hobbs to Appear at Emergency Court Hearing Over Election Lawsuit
By Jack Phillips A judge overseeing Republican Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake’s electoral lawsuit ordered Lake, Secretary of State and Arizona Gov.-elect Katie Hobbs, Maricopa County Board of Supervisors officials, and others to appear at a court hearing on Tuesday. Judge Peter Thompson, in issuing the (pdf) order, wrote that the court has “reviewed” Lake’s “verified statement of […]
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Louisiana Voters Approve Measure Barring Voting for Non-US Citizens
By Katabella Roberts Louisiana voters on Dec. 10 approved a number of state constitutional amendments, including one that bans non-U.S. citizens from voting in elections. All three amendments, which also include requiring the state Senate to approve the governor’s appointments to the Civil Service Commission and Senate confirmation of State Police Commission members, received 73 percent of voters’ support. USA Today called […]
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The Implications of Senator Sinema Quitting Democrat Party
By Tom Ozimek Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema’s surprise announcement that she’s left the Democrat Party raises questions about its implications for the balance of power in Washington and whether the move is more of a shock wave or merely a murmur. Sinema’s defection from the Democrat Party and registering as an Independent is certainly symbolic—with her […]
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Senator Kyrsten Sinema Quits Democrat Party in Senate Shakeup
By Tom Ozimek Arizona Sen. Kyrsten Sinema announced Friday that she has left the Democratic Party and has registered as an independent, saying she’s turning her back on the “broken partisan system in Washington” that prioritizes denying the opposition party a win rather than “delivering for all Americans.” Sinema made the announcement in a Dec. 9 thread on Twitter and […]
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Kari Lake Reveals When Election-Related Lawsuit Will Be Filed
By Jack Phillips Republican Arizona candidate Kari Lake indicated that she will attempt to take her election-related lawsuit to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary after Arizona officials certified the election for her Democrat opponent, Katie Hobbs. In a Twitter post on Wednesday night, Lake indicated that she will file a challenge on Friday, again claiming that voters were disenfranchised […]
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23 House Seats Flipped During 2022 Midterm Elections
By Patricia Tolson A total of 23 seats in Congress flipped political parties during the 2022 midterm elections, data shows. Of the 23 seats that switched political parties, 16 seats flipped from Democrat to Republican and seven flipped from Republican to Democrat. The House of Representatives is a 435-seat chamber. A party needs to hold 218 seats to […]
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Kari Lake Responds to Judge Who Sanctioned Her Legal Team in Lawsuit
By Jack Phillips The campaign of Arizona Republican candidate Kari Lake responded to a district court imposing a fine on her lawyers after filing an election-related lawsuit earlier this year. Judge John Tuchi of the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, who rejected a Lake lawsuit earlier this year, moved to fine attorneys for Lake […]
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Supreme Court Justices Question Biden Administration’s Border Policy
By Hans Von Spakovsky and Cully Stimson News Analysis The Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a lawsuit filed by Texas and Louisiana over Biden administration guidelines that severely restricted the Department of Homeland Security’s enforcement of federal immigration law against illegal aliens. Twenty other states supported Texas and Louisiana with amicus briefs, ranging from Arizona to Florida and West […]
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Majority of Americans Don’t Completely Trust Integrity of America’s Elections: Poll Shows
By Patricia Tolson A new survey reveals that the majority of Americans do not trust the integrity of America’s elections. According to a poll conducted among likely General Election voters between Nov. 16–20 by the Trafalgar Group for Convention of States, 56.8 percent of the respondents indicated they only somewhat trust (17 percent), somewhat distrust (17.9 percent), or strongly distrust […]
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Here’s Where the Warnock–Walker Race Stands After Early Voting Starts in Georgia Runoff
By Jack Phillips More than 180,000 voters cast their ballots during early voting in the Georgia Senate runoff election between Sen. Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) and Republican candidate Herschel Walker, according to state election data. About 69,297 Georgians turned out to vote on Nov. 26, the first day of early voting in the state after several courts ruled against a state […]
