Author: Kate Scanlon, Washington Examiner

DELAWARE, OHIO — Former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of Ohio Republican Senate candidate JD Vance has been met with mixed reviews among even his most ardent supporters. Trump introduced Vance at a Saturday rally to applause. Trump argued that Vance is someone who “said some bad s*** about me,” in the past, but believes he…

DELAWARE, OHIO – Republican Senate candidate Mike Gibbons told the Washington Examiner on Friday that he is still optimistic about his chances in the upcoming Republican primary, despite former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of one of his rivals, author JD Vance. “We haven’t changed our plans,” Gibbons said at a campaign stop in Delaware, Ohio,…

COLUMBUS, OHIO — Ten days out from election day, candidates in Ohio’s crowded and acrimonious Republican primary are readying their closing arguments to voters. Much of the race has centered around the candidates jockeying for the endorsement of former President Donald Trump, which he granted to author JD Vance earlier this month. Since then, the…

State Sen. Matt Dolan, a Republican candidate for Senate in Ohio, is trying to rise above the fray of the contentious and crowded primary in the state, arguing voters want substance, not style. In the midst of what he has called a “No Nonsense” tour, Dolan is making the case to voters that he is…

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Allies of Ohio Republican Senate candidate Josh Mandel are calling for a boycott of a rally to be held by former President Donald Trump in the state after he endorsed Mandel’s primary rival, J.D. Vance. A large field of Republican candidates had sought Trump’s endorsement before he ultimately gave it to Vance,…

Ukrainian Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal will visit the Capitol on Thursday, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s office announced. Shmyhal will meet with Pelosi, a California Democrat, as well as a bipartisan group of lawmakers. GEORGIA OFFICIAL TRUMP TRIED TO STRONG-ARM OVER VOTE TOTALS FIGHTS TO KEEP JOB Shmyhal’s visit will make him the most senior Ukrainian…

Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger is facing a tough Republican primary race in his bid for reelection. Raffensperger sparked the ire of former President Donald Trump by refusing to back his unfounded claims that the 2020 election was stolen from him and faces a Trump-backed primary challenger, Rep. Jody Hice. PROXY VOTING LIKELY FINISHED…

A Democratic House member, Rep. Kai Kahele of Hawaii, is helping Republicans make their case against proxy voting. As the long-distance voting practice approaches its second anniversary, Republicans have fresh ammunition in their long-standing arguments against it. That came in the form of a recent report Kahele has not voted in person since January —…

Controversial ex-Trump aide Max Miller could win election to Congress following Republican Rep. Bob Gibbs’s recent announcement that he will retire. Miller, who has been backed by Trump in his bid for Congress both before and after switching districts, faces domestic abuse allegations from another former Trump aide, his ex-girlfriend Stephanie Grisham. Gibbs announced his…

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday that former Rep. Abby Finkenauer, a Democratic candidate for the Senate, may appear on the state’s primary ballot, rejecting a lower court’s decision that she did not gather enough petition signatures to qualify. The ruling will allow Finkenauer to continue her race for the Senate and compete in the…