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Davidson: Democrat Ryan campaigned ‘like a Republican’ against Vance
Ohio’s status as a swing state was in question before the midterms after safely voting Republican the last two general cycles. Democrat Tim Ryan is trying to change that against Republican J.D. Vance in the race for retiring Republican Sen. Rob Portman’s seat. Ohio’s District 8 House race isn’t as close. “It shouldn’t be a… -
Georgia Rep. Carter confident Republicans will win House, Senate
Georgia is a battleground state in the 2022 midterm elections. Results are coming in for the Senate race between Republican candidate Herschel Walker and Sen. Raphael Warnock, as well as the gubernatorial race between Democratic candidate Stacey Abrams and Gov. Brian Kemp. Georgia’s First District Congressional candidate and incumbent Rep. Buddy Carter is in the lead against… -
Ryun: Dixon win over Whitmer in Michigan would be big ‘upset’
2022 election results are starting to come in as polls have closed in most states in the eastern and central time zones. It’s too early to call the most contested races of the midterms, but Senate Republican candidates closed many polling gaps in recent weeks. “It’s still pretty early but I’m seeing enough signs that… -
Yoest: Democrats erred in putting abortion above inflation in 2022 election
In the wake of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs ruling, which effectively reversed Roe v. Wade, five states have abortion-related measures on their ballots. California, Michigan and Vermont will vote on proposals to protect reproductive rights. Meanwhile, Kentucky’s amendment essentially does the opposite, making it clear the state’s constitution does not protect abortion. Montana’s LR 131… -
Quelch: Democrats ‘failed’ to understand voters’ top issue, economy
The economy is top of mind for American voters heading into the 2022 midterm elections. Prices keep going up while stock market indexes have gone south all year, and now, major companies are gearing up for large-scale layoffs. It’s a bad look for the party in power, Democrats, as Republicans hope the economy will be a… -
Welcome to Straight Arrow News election night coverage
Welcome to Straight Arrow News’ election night coverage of the 2022 midterm elections. As the polls close, we will bring the context and clarity you need to understand who won, why, and what it means. With the control of both chambers of the U.S. Congress up for grabs and 36 governorships on the ballots this year,… -
5 things to do if you win the $1.5B Powerball jackpot
The big lottery jackpot is well over $1 billion, but the odds of winning the big one are 1 in 292 million for the Powerball and 1 in 302 million for Mega Millions. But what does it hurt to spend a few dollars on a dream? Contrary to popular belief, if you do win, you… -
The economy is voters’ top issue. Here’s how it’s changed since the 2020 election.
The fact that the economy is the top issue for voters this election comes as no surprise. The rise in consumer prices and the Federal Reserve’s efforts to fight inflation spare no American. While hot button issues usually divide the political aisle, 79% of respondents in a Pew Research survey list the economy as being… -
Fed spikes interest rate again by 0.75% but hints at slowing pace
The Federal Reserve on Wednesday hiked its benchmark interest rate by 75 basis point for the fourth straight meeting, sending the target rate to a range of 3.75%-4%, its highest since the beginning of 2008. The aggressive rate hike was expected in the Fed’s battle to bring down inflation, which in 2022 is at its… -
Free bird: Elon Musk owns Twitter after 6 long months. Here’s what’s next.
Elon Musk wasted no time putting his stamp on his new social media company this week, moving in everything including the kitchen sink and firing top executives at Twitter. Thursday was Twitter’s last day as a publicly traded company; on Friday, Twitter’s stock went dark. As the $44 billion transaction closed Thursday, Musk fired Chief… -
Adidas dumps Kanye West and 5 other celebrity brand deals that went bust
Adidas has parted ways with Kanye West, now known as Ye, over recent antisemitic remarks. The brand said it will cost it $246 million dollars this year as it loses out on highly lucrative Yeezy-branded products. West has been dropped by several other partners – including Gap – amid the backlash, dropping him from the… -
Why the Fed’s favorite inflation gauge is much lower than better known CPI
Inflation is synonymous with the consumer price index, which comes out less than two weeks after the end of each month. But there’s more than one way to measure inflation, and CPI is not the Federal Reserve‘s favorite one. When Fed Chair Jerome Powell says “My colleagues and I are strongly committed to bringing inflation… -
GDP report: US economy grew 2.6% in Q3 but recession still top of mind
After starting the year with two consecutive quarters of negative economic growth, the U.S. economy has turned it around in the third quarter. Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.6%, according to the advanced estimate by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. The positive growth follows the second quarter’s 0.6% contraction and…