Merchants of Death, Swaps, and Shake-ups
Plus: The editors briefly celebrate a noteworthy shake-up in the Senate.
Plus: The editors briefly celebrate a noteworthy shake-up in the Senate.
We should appreciate anything that shakes the confidence of both major parties.
Democrats had already retained their majority, but by keeping Warnock's seat, they gained even more power in the upper chamber to hinder Republican opposition.
This isn't something radical. It basically just affirms a status quo supported by the polls.
Partisan outrage over Sarah Palin's defeat shouldn't obscure the obvious benefits of better voting systems.
He wants election reforms in Georgia, different priorities for the national Libertarian Party, and plans to challenge Justin Amash—but maybe not how you'd expect.
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If passed, same-sex couples wouldn’t need to worry about Supreme Court precedents.
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A cult following fails to attract voters dismayed by Democratic policies.
The Arizona Senate candidate who said "libertarianism doesn't work" is expected to come up short.
People with money on the line try harder than pundits to be right, and they adjust quickly when they've made a mistake.
As the race that may decide control of the Senate heads to a runoff, the third-party candidate is fielding criticism from both sides that he spoiled the race.
Voters told exit pollsters they had little confidence in the ability of either Fetterman or Oz to represent Pennsylvania.
Though the candidates have seemingly little in common, either one winning will harm the cause of individual liberty.
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Even before his personal foibles became front-page news, the former football star was more like a caricature of a bad candidate.
The most jarring thing about Senate candidate J.D. Vance is how open he is about rejecting the rule of law.
Neither candidate in the crucially important Pennsylvania Senate race has made much of a positive case for his candidacy.
On Tuesday, the senator erroneously claimed that "free speech does not include spreading misinformation."
If the midterms favor Republicans, their top priority needs to be the fight against inflation—whether or not they feel like they created the problem.
The anti-immigrant tenor of the state's GOP candidates is keeping reasonable conversations about border security out of reach.
Like Arizona's Marc Victor, Erik Gerhardt is a potential spoiler in one of the nation's biggest Senate races. Unlike Victor, he's embracing the role.
Fetterman has auditory processing issues related to a stroke in May, but still had trouble explaining why he seems to have changed his mind.
Over time, betting has been a better predictor than polls, pundits, statistical models, and everything else.
In a campaign where much of the focus has been on Donald Trump and January 6, McMullin's CIA career deserves more interrogation.
Republicans turned off by Walker at least have a third option, but for House races in Georgia, state law makes it extremely difficult for third-party candidates to get on the ballot.
If climate change is an emergency that requires immediate action, it makes sense to streamline environmental reviews that tangle green energy projects in red tape.
Until he won the Republican nomination in New Hampshire, Don Bolduc insisted that the presidential election was stolen.
A genuine surprise: Politicians prioritize a bill’s possible success over partisan campaign signaling.
As per usual, politicians' response to negative effects of the drug war is…more drug war.
The senator's avowed devotion to federalism is no match for his political ambitions.
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A compromise to protect religious freedom may bring on more Republican support.
Republicans are losing ground in the wake of the Supreme Court overturning Roe v. Wade.
The former TV doctor, who two years ago said "we ought to completely change our policy on marijuana," mocks his opponent for agreeing.
Ignoring the principles of supply and demand, Fetterman thinks high gas prices should be a matter for law enforcement.
Dennis Misigoy is unsparing in his criticism of both Rubio and likely Democratic nominee Val Demings.
Congress has added $2.4 trillion to the long-term deficit since President Joe Biden took office. Now they want credit for reducing the deficit by $300 billion?
Even Democrats are criticizing the bill's unrealistic expectations.
The West Virginia senator conditioned his support for the Inflation Reduction Act on reforming federal environmental review laws. His Senate colleagues don't seem so hot on the idea.
The State Board of Elections has allowed the Green Party to register as an official political party amid a signature validity dispute plaguing its House and Senate candidates.
More airline workers and more flights—not bailouts and restrictions on mergers—is the better policy.
Senate Republicans have raised reasonable objections that legislation covering veterans' health conditions linked to toxic burn pits will allow for more spending on unrelated items.
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But it will hike taxes, including on Americans earning less than $200,000 annually.
The Senate majority leader has repeatedly blocked a bill that would address the robbery threat to state-licensed pot shops.