2022 midterms
42 States Have Considered or Passed Anti-Abortion or Anti-Trans Laws This Year
Is your state anti-abortion? It’s probably anti-trans, too.
‘A Big Fuck You to Madison Cawthorn’: North Carolina Voters Have Finally Had Enough
Cawthorn has been plagued by national scandals, but constituents are frustrated by his lack of visibility in his own district.
A QAnon-Loving Election Denier Just Won Pennsylvania’s GOP Governor Primary
Pennsylvania state Sen. Doug Mastriano could wreak havoc on Pennsylvania's election system in the next presidential race if he wins this fall.
Conspiracy Theorists Are on the Cusp of Sweeping Pennsylvania’s GOP Primaries
MAGA Doug Mastriano and Kathy Barnette both look poised to win, in what one GOP former congressman calls “a double-nightmare scenario.”
Why Senate Democrats Are Forcing an Abortion Vote They Know Will Fail
They know it will fail. They’re just hoping it will help them win this fall's elections.
Racist ‘Replacement Theory’ Is Bleeding Into GOP Senate Campaigns
Multiple Republican Senate candidates have pushed claims that sound awfully like the white supremacist “great replacement” theory.
Beyoncé, Yoga, Billie Eilish: Trump-Backed Candidate Thinks Everything Is Satanic
Michigan GOP Secretary of State nominee Kristina Karamo also thinks Cardi B is a “tool of Lucifer.”
Biden Just Endorsed a Guy Who’s Blocking the Dems’ Agenda
Oregon Rep. Kurt Schrader is facing a progressive primary challenger, but he’s got the president’s support.
GOP Picks QAnon and Voting Machine Conspiracy Theorists for Key Michigan Races
A pair of Trump-backed conspiracy theorists just won their party’s nominations to run Michigan’s election system and be the state's top legal officer.
QAnon Candidate Ron Watkins’ Biggest Campaign Donor Is Himself
He’s spent $21,000 on AirBNBs and over $3,000 hiring guns for photoshoots.
‘Anti-Woke’ GOP Candidate Totally Forgot He Used to Condemn ‘Structural Bigotry’
Senate candidate David McCormick has pledged to “fight the woke mob,” but he once called for “solidarity by denouncing and eradicating structural bigotry.”
Democrats Are Doing Basically Nothing to Counter the GOP’s ‘Pedophile’ Attacks
Democrats are rolling their eyes at GOP attacks that they’re, as Marjorie Taylor Greene put it, the “party of pedophiles.” Should they do more?