Tag: US House of Representatives

  • McCarthy is under attack as the former president seeks support for a campaign.

    McCarthy is under attack as the former president seeks support for a campaign.

    The top Republican in the US House of Representatives, Kevin McCarthy, has said he does not have the 218 votes he needs to become the Speaker of the House. In the GOP’s internal leadership elections, McCarthy only needs a simple majority to win his party’s nomination for Speaker. Biggs has said he will challenge McCarthy…

  • Different states went in different directions during the midterms.

    Different states went in different directions during the midterms.

    The US House of Representatives is set to vote in the general elections on November 4, 2020. Democrats are looking to win at least two races in New Jersey, Maine’s 2ndDistrict and Colorado’s 8th District with Democratic state senator Jeff Van Drew and former Republican Representative Bruce Poliquin. Republicans have written off the 3rd and…

  • Some states went in different directions during the midterms.

    Some states went in different directions during the midterms.

    Democrats have regained control of the US House of Representatives in the elections that took place on Tuesday. The Democrats had lost the majority in the US Senate in 2020 and now hold a narrow advantage over the Republicans. In the US, all 435 seats in the US House of Representatives are up for election…

  • Lauren Boebert blames her party for her reelection being too close to call.

    Lauren Boebert blames her party for her reelection being too close to call.

    Republican Lauren Boebert has been elected to a fourth term in the US House of Representatives after defeating Democratic Diane Mitsch Bush by 51.6% of the vote. Boebert’s victory is a victory for President Donald Trump, who won the Colorado district by almost 8percentage points in November 2018. Boebert’s district is white, and many of…

  • A flood of GOP spending tightens the Senate races.

    A flood of GOP spending tightens the Senate races.

    Democrats would need to win two seats in Pennsylvania to win control of the US House of Representatives in the General Elections. If Democrats take Pennsylvania, Republicans would need to pick up two seats to win control. If Democrats take California, Republicans would need to pick up two seats to win control of the US…