Multiple news reports indicate Attorney General Merrick Garland is mulling appointing a special counsel to oversee the investigations into former President Donald Trump. Trump is currently on the campaign trail stumping for Republican candidates ahead of Tuesday’s midterm elections. But he’s widely expected to announce another White House run soon after the elections. Straight Arrow…

Voters around the country will make big decisions on abortion rights, legalizing marijuana and even a millionaires tax. Here are some of the most important ballot measures being considered this midterm election.  Abortion rights California Proposition 1 would add the right to have an abortion and use contraceptives to the state’s constitution.  Michigan Proposition 3…

Yevgeny Prigozhin, a Russian businessman with connections to the Kremlin and the nickname “Putin’s chef,” admitted to interfering in American elections. Monday’s admission comes a day before the U.S. midterm elections. “We have interfered, are interfering and will continue to interfere. Carefully, precisely, surgically and in our own way,” Prigozhin said in remarks posted on…

The midterm elections are tomorrow. You’ve heard all the punditry and proclamations that it’s the most important election of our lifetime. Straight Arrow News is here to help guide you through election night and track the results. Contributor Larry Lindsey is leading our team to help provide context for the big races in the House…

The 2022 election is expected to be the most expensive midterm election in history for state and federal races, according to OpenSecrets. The nonpartisan group projects spending will surpass $16.7 billion by Election Day.  Federal candidates and outside groups are expected to spend $8.9 billion, well beyond the inflation-adjusted $7.1 billion spent in 2018. State…

The party of the president has traditionally endured significant losses in midterm elections. Since 1946, the only time the party controlling the White House gained seats was in 2002, when Republicans added eight representatives under President George W. Bush. If that trend continues following Tuesday’s election, current House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) will become the…

President Joe Biden and former President Donald Trump are spending the last day before the midterm elections campaigning; Twitter has reportedly asked for some of the employees they laid off to return to work; and a Texas gambler is set to receive the largest payout on a single legal sports bet in U.S. history. These…

President Biden hit the campaign trail with a message to voters that democracy was on the ballot in next Tuesday’s midterm elections. It’s a consistent drum Biden has pounded in recent months, warning that former President Trump’s election lies and MAGA Republicans are a threat to the future of the United States. Straight Arrow News…

Democrats are losing the momentum they had during the summer in the immediate wake of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which effectively overturned Roe v. Wade. Republicans have been able to gain ground on the back of strong messaging on the economy and inflation. Republicans are heavily favored to win the House. In…

Is President Joe Biden a great president or an utter failure? With less than a week before the midterm elections, a CNN poll has his approval rating among likely voters at 42%. A Reuters/Ipsos poll found only 40% of Americans approve of Biden’s job performance. But while his poll numbers are low and Democrats are…