The 2022 election is expected to be the most expensive midterm election in history for state and federal races, according to OpenSecrets. The nonpartisan group projects spending will surpass $16.7 billion by Election Day.  Federal candidates and outside groups are expected to spend $8.9 billion, well beyond the inflation-adjusted $7.1 billion spent in 2018. State…

The party of the president has traditionally endured significant losses in midterm elections. Since 1946, the only time the party controlling the White House gained seats was in 2002, when Republicans added eight representatives under President George W. Bush. If that trend continues following Tuesday’s election, current House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will become the…

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are spending the last day before the midterm elections campaigning; Twitter has reportedly asked for some of the employees they laid off to return to work; and a Texas gambler is set to receive the largest payout on a single legal sports bet in U.S. history. These…

President Biden hit the campaign trail with a message to voters that democracy was on the ballot in next Tuesday’s midterm elections. It’s a consistent drum Biden has pounded in recent months, warning that former President Trump’s election lies and MAGA Republicans are a threat to the future of the United States. Straight Arrow News…

Democrats are losing the momentum they had during the summer in the immediate wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which effectively overturned Roe v. Wade. Republicans have been able to gain ground on the back of strong messaging on the economy and inflation. Republicans are heavily favored to win the House. In…

Is President Joe Biden a great president or an utter failure? With less than a week before the midterm elections, a CNN poll has his approval rating among likely voters at 42%. A Reuters/Ipsos poll found only 40% of Americans approve of Biden’s job performance. But while his poll numbers are low and Democrats are…

Pennsylvania Senate candidates Lt. Gov. John Fetterman and Dr. Mehmet Oz are locked in a tight race. Former U.S. Rep. Joe Sestak, D-Pa., joined Straight Arrow News to discuss this race, which could decide the balance of the Senate. Sestak also weighs in on the national security implications of the midterm elections with threats from…

The Federal Reserve issued its fourth consecutive interest rate hike, raising the benchmark rate by 0.75%. Rising prices and fears of a recession have made the economy the most important issue for many Americans as they prepare to vote in the 2022 midterm elections. Just about everyone is feeling the impact of the current economic…

Former Presidents Trump and Obama are campaigning in key battleground states where the balance of power in the Senate could be decided. They are both appearing at events through the weekend, hoping to give their party’s candidates a push over the finish line in a multiple toss-up contest. Trump will be in Iowa Thursday night…

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…