By Katabella Roberts Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas on Tuesday said he has no plans to resign amid mounting criticism over his handling of the immigration crisis at the U.S.–Mexico border. Republican lawmakers pressed Mayorkas about a potential resignation during a hearing before the House Homeland Security Committee. “Have you had a conversation with anyone in the administration about stepping down from your […]
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Cruz Criticizes McConnell for ‘Abandoning’ Blake Masters in Arizona Senate Race
By Frank Fang Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) said Republicans missed a “generational opportunity” to retake Congress in the midterm elections, and criticized Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) for placing personal politics above the party’s best interests. “We had an extraordinary opportunity. We had a generational opportunity. This should have been a fundamental landslide election,” Cruz said on his podcast “Verdict […]
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Gingrich: GOP Got Nearly 6 Million More Votes but Lost Many Races, ‘What’s Going On?’
By Eva Fu Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich has been in politics for decades, and never has an election bewildered him as much as the 2022 midterms. “I’ve never been as wrong as I was this year,” Gingrich, an Epoch Times contributor, said on Nov. 10. “It makes me challenge every model I’m aware of, and realize […]
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Rep. Boebert Takes the Lead in Tight Race for Reelection in Colorado
By Zachary Stieber Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-Colo.) took the lead in her race for reelection on Nov. 10. Boebert, 35, is now ahead of Democrat Adam Frisch by about 450 votes, according to unofficial results from Colorado Secretary of State Jena Griswold. Boebert, a strong supporter of former President Donald Trump, is seeking a second term. “Winning!” she said […]
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Winning Powerball Ticket for $2.04 Billion Jackpot Sold
By Jack Phillips A jackpot-winning Powerball ticket was sold in Southern California for the record $2.04 billion prize, lottery officials announced Tuesday. The Powerball prize has an estimated cash value of $997.6 million before taxes, California Lottery officials said. The winning ticket—which matches all six numbers—was sold at Joe’s Service Center in Altadena, an unincorporated area within Los Angeles […]
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Officials in Multiple States Report Issues With Voting Machines on Election Day
By Zachary Stieber Officials in several states said on Election Day that voting machines were down or not working properly. All machines in Mercer County, New Jersey, which encompasses Princeton, were not working on Nov. 8, election officials said. Gary Huber, the West Windsor township clerk, attributed the issue to a “county-wide system outage.” Voters were […]
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Twitter Fact-Checks Biden’s Low Gas Price Claim
By Rita Li Twitter fact-checked a Sunday post by President Joe Biden over what he dubbed “the most common” gas price—a top voter issue in Tuesday’s midterm elections. “Right now, the most common price at gas stations across the country is $3.19 per gallon,” Biden said in a Nov. 6 post. “That’s progress,” the president added. Users, however, found “the […]
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Top 10 House Races to Watch on Election Night
By Dan M. Berger The House of Representatives hangs in the balance on Election Day. The Democrats currently have a 221-212 lead in Congress, with two vacancies, but Republicans appeared poised to take the chamber this year. RealClearPolitics gauges 228 seats leaning, likely, or solidly Republican, 174 similarly poised to go Democratic, and 33 as […]
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Trump Drops Major Hint About Running for President in 2024
By Frank Fang Former President Donald Trump on Nov. 3 gave arguably the clearest signal that he plans to run for president in 2024, telling supporters in an Iowa rally that they should “get ready.” “And now, in order to make to make our country successful, and safe, and glorious, I will very, very, very, probably do it again, […]
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Biden Says Winners of Midterm Election Won’t Be Known ‘Until After a Few Days’ In Some Cases
By Tom Ozimek President Joe Biden said in a recent speech that, in some cases, the results of the upcoming midterm election won’t be known for several days, with his remarks recalling the controversy of the 2020 presidential election when then President Donald Trump claimed that the lack of final results on election night could be a sign of […]
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Massachusetts Governor, Overwhelmed by Illegal Immigrants, Asks Biden Admin for Help
By Samantha Flom Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker has appealed to the Biden administration for assistance in supporting the influx of illegal immigrants seeking refuge in his state. In an Oct. 31 letter to Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra, Baker asked for “urgent federal government assistance” on the matter, noting […]
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Faulty FBI Data Obscures Successful Defensive Gun Use
By John R. Lott Jr. News Analysis With crime such an important issue, Americans depend on the FBI for accurate data. The crime data for 2021 is a mess, with almost 40 percent of law enforcement agencies around the country not submitting any data to the FBI. In California, 93 percent didn’t report crime data. In New York, 87 […]
