Author: Rachel Schilke, Washington Examiner

Longtime Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) is expected to be discharged from the hospital in “a matter of days,” according to the congressman’s office. Wilson’s office said the lawmaker got a pacemaker and “is recovering quickly” in a statement on X on Friday. The news comes after reports that Wilson collapsed at an event earlier this…

A resident from LeClaire, Iowa, is accusing Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks (R-IA) of keeping a primary residence not in her district in an investigation request to the federal Office of Congressional Ethics. LeClaire resident Joyce Keuhl alleges in her request that documents show Miller-Meeks lives primarily in her home in Ottumwa, Iowa, which sits in Wapello…

A group of state and local election officials from around the United States are warning the U.S. Postal Service that mail delivery problems and inadequate staff training could disenfranchise voters as municipalities prepare for the 2024 election. “Over the course of the last year, election officials across the country have raised serious questions about processing…

House Republicans grilled a bipartisan panel of state officials on Wednesday on how they will ensure safe and secure elections as concerns about voter fraud in the 2020 election persist into 2024. Secretaries of state from Arizona, Florida, Ohio, Michigan, New Mexico, and West Virginia appeared before the House Administration Committee for a hearing titled…

Taylor Swift endorsed Kamala Harris in a post to Instagram shortly after the debate between the vice president and former President Donald Trump ended Tuesday night. “I will be casting my vote for Kamala Harris and Tim Walz in the 2024 Presidential Election. I’m voting for [Kamala Harris] because she fights for the rights and causes I…

Longtime Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC) is being evaluated at a local hospital in Washington, D.C., after falling ill Tuesday night, according to the congressman’s office. The news comes after reports that Wilson collapsed at an event the day after House lawmakers returned to Capitol Hill after a monthlong recess. Wilson, 77, has represented South Carolina’s…

Former New Hampshire Republican Sen. Kelly Ayotte and former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig are advancing to the general election to fill the open seat for the governor‘s mansion this November left vacant by outgoing Gov. Chris Sununu (R-NH). The Associated Press called the race for Ayotte at 8 p.m. on Tuesday night, right after the…

The six-candidate Delaware gubernatorial race narrowed to New Castle County Executive Matt Meyer, a Democrat, and Republican Mike Ramone after Tuesday’s primary, setting up a competitive race in which Democrats are favored to win. The Associated Press called the race for Meyer at 9:02 p.m., a little over an hour after the polls closed. He…

Democratic state Sen. Sarah McBride defeated two primary competitors in Delaware on Tuesday to advance to the general election, where a win would make the lawmaker the first openly transgender member of Congress. The Associated Press called the House race for McBride at 8:41 p.m., 41 minutes after polls closed. The Democrat received 84% of…

House Democrats are hoping Vice President Kamala Harris pummels former President Donald Trump in the pair’s first and maybe only presidential debate Tuesday night, arguing that the vice president needs to draw a “stark contrast” between her and Trump’s lack of “substance.” The debate, broadcast by ABC News, will give Harris and Trump the opportunity…