President Joe Biden’s plan to provide student loan forgiveness for millions of Americans remained on hold following a federal appeals panel ruling. Monday’s ruling allowed for a stay on the student loan forgiveness program to continue while the court considered an effort to block the plan. That effort is led by six states: Nebraska, Missouri,…

Control of Congress is still up for grabs as several key races in the 2022 midterm elections remain undecided. While the much-touted red wave expected by some analysts did not happen, President Joe Biden admitted that voters sent a clear message that “they are still frustrated” with key issues like the economy. What happens next?…

Following Kansas’ example from earlier this year, five states either voted in favor of or were leaning toward supporting abortion rights in the 2022 midterms. Five ballot initiatives were on the ballot just months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade. Voters in Michigan, California and Vermont voted to enshrine abortion right into their…

Republican Congressman Don Bacon has secured his seat for Nebraska’s 2nd Congressional District, beating out Democratic opponent Tony Vargas. Experts say it really came down to who showed up at the polls. Bacon represents what’s arguably one of the most evenly split districts in the country. “I think it generally supports more conservative policies,” Bacon…

The rematch had the same result. Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp, R, is projected to beat Stacey Abrams, D, for the second consecutive election. Abrams painted Kemp as a politician who doesn’t follow through on his word and who oversaw a decline in Georgia’s economy and quality of life while he was in office. She gave…

Pollsters are going to have to have their work cut out for them in the next few weeks. Whereas in the 2018 and 2020 elections they undercounted potential Republican voters, this time they appear to have undercounted potential Democrat voters. Republican advantage on the economy did not play out as expected in the suburbs. In…

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, D, will be the state’s next governor after defeating state Sen. Doug Mastriano, R. Incumbent Democratic Gov. Tom Wolf was term-limited and had to step aside after winning his previous election in 2018 by nearly 17 points. Shapiro has a long history in Pennsylvania politics. He served in the state…

As results come in, the House is still projected to likely go to Republicans and the Senate remains a toss-up. But one political insider said the Democrats have done better than expected.  “This is the best performance for an incumbent president’s party in a midterm election since 2002. This is not a red wave, it’s…

New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan has secured a second term after winning a neck-and-neck race against retired Gen. Don Buldoc, R. This win is a key hold for Democrats who are trying to expand their razor thin majority in the upper chamber.  Hassan made abortion rights a key issue in her campaign, saying Buldoc…

As seen in other states on election night, Wisconsin had many tight races for Senate and governor. As of 11:00 p.m. EST, the race between Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) and Democratic challenger Mandela Barnes was nearly a tossup, and Gov. Tony Evers (D-WI) held a slight lead over Republican challenger Tim Michels. According to State…