Author: Kate Scanlon, Washington Examiner

Senate Democrats on Tuesday argued that Roe v. Wade should be codified into federal law while appearing to acknowledge that they lack the votes to do so. After a bombshell leak of a draft opinion from the Supreme Court suggested that a reversal of Roe, which legalized abortion nationwide, may be imminent, Senate Democrats said…

Rep. Eric Swalwell (D-CA) slid into Texas Republican congressional candidate Wesley Hunt’s direct messages to continue a social media debate over the implications of Roe v. Wade for interracial marriage, the two men confirmed to the Washington Examiner. In response to a bombshell leak from the Supreme Court suggesting that a reversal of Roe may…

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro recently launched a campaign advertisement designed to boost state Sen. Doug Mastriano, a Republican candidate some in the party worry may not fare well in the general election. Mastriano is a front-runner in a crowded Republican gubernatorial field, although many voters remain undecided ahead of the state’s…

In response to a bombshell leak from the Supreme Court suggesting that a reversal of Roe v. Wade may be imminent, Senate Democrats said they will bring legislation to the floor to codify Roe in federal law. But the bill, which has little chance of passing since Senate Democrats cannot meet the 60-vote filibuster threshold…

As the prospect of a reversal of Roe v. Wade looms, Senate Republicans tried Wednesday to stay on message on the economy, blaming President Joe Biden for rising gas prices. A leaked draft of a majority opinion that would overturn Roe in a case concerning a Mississippi law banning elective abortions after 15 weeks rocked…

President Joe Biden on Wednesday congratulated Rep. Shontel Brown (D-OH) for winning her primary, an unusual step for the White House to take in an intraparty race. In a statement, Biden said Brown’s win “was an important step forward toward building a better Ohio and a better America.” REP. SHONTEL BROWN BEATS LEFT-WING CHALLENGER NINA…

Madison Gesiotto Gilbert, a former campaign staffer for both of former President Donald Trump‘s campaigns who received his endorsement in a crowded Republican field, won her party’s primary Tuesday in Ohio‘s 13th Congressional District. It is a newly created Ohio House district that has long covered territory hospitable to working-class, populist Democrats but is now…

Author and venture capitalist J.D. Vance has been projected the winner of Ohio’s contentious Republican primary for Senate. Holding the Ohio Senate seat soon to be vacated by the retiring Sen. Rob Portman is crucial to Republicans’ efforts to win a Senate majority. The Cook Political Report has rated the race “Lean Republican,” meaning the…

Nan Whaley, the former mayor of Dayton, has been projected to win the Democratic nomination for the governor of Ohio. Whaley on Tuesday defeated John Cranley, the former mayor of Cincinnati, and will face incumbent Republican Gov. Mike DeWine, who won renomination from Republicans to seek a second term, in November. PELOSI JABS AT MCCARTHY…

Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine defeated a primary challenge and won renomination from Republicans in the state on Tuesday. DeWine, who took office in 2019, defeated a Republican primary field that included former Rep. Jim Renacci, businessman and farmer Joe Blystone, and former state Rep. Ron Hood. PELOSI JABS AT MCCARTHY AS INCONSISTENT FOLLOWING LEAKED TAPES…