by Grant Schwab | Nov 8, 2022 | Featured, Politics
If Republicans are on the crest of a “red wave” in the 2022 U.S. elections, a tight congressional race in Virginia could offer one of the earliest clues. Democratic Congresswoman Elaine Luria is trying to fend off a challenge from Republican Jen Kiggans. The contest...
by Grant Schwab | Nov 7, 2022 | Featured, Politics
SMITHTON, PA – Ken Bach knows he’s unlikely to win the race to represent Pennsylvania’s 58th District in the state House of Representatives. But in a pivotal election year, he thinks it’s important to have competition. Bach, an auto mechanic, is a lifelong resident...
by Kaila Nichols | Nov 2, 2022 | Featured, Politics
With less than a week before Election Day, more than 29 million people had already voted in-person or via mail-in ballots, the United States Elections Project data showed Wednesday. According to Gallup, early voting in this election is higher than in any recent...
by Joslyn Richardson | Nov 2, 2022 | Featured, Politics
AMSTERDAM, NL – On a gloomy day in October, Cathy Doyle grabbed a blanket and a pair of socks as she shouted, “Stop!” to her roommate, who was rushing to turn up the thermostat in their apartment. “Here, wear these,” Doyle, 23, said as...
by Christina van Waasbergen | Oct 27, 2022 | Featured, Politics
PITTSBURGH — Fifty-two-year-old Pittsburgh resident Holland Nelson supports Democrat John Fetterman in the race for the state’s open Senate seat, but he’s not impressed by Fetterman’s ads attacking his Republican opponent, celebrity doctor Mehmet Oz, for...
by Christina van Waasbergen | Oct 27, 2022 | Politics
WASHINGTON – A longtime Republican election attorney criticized new laws in mostly Republican states that target election officials with criminal prosecution. The attorney, Ben Ginsberg, told Medill News Service on Tuesday that these laws will make it more difficult...