Alaska Senate Race Tightens But Peltola Camp Insists Sullivan Has No Path To Victory
A closely watched Alaska Senate contest edged tighter Wednesday as new ballot drops chipped away at Mary Peltola’s advantage over Republican incumbent Dan Sullivan. The latest unofficial results from the Alaska Division of Elections put Peltola’s lead at 3,975 votes, a reduction from the 4,250-vote margin recorded just one day earlier on Tuesday. The shrinkage…
GAO’s Independence Hangs In The Balance As Republicans Face Accusations Of Rigging Watchdog Selection
With the federal government’s top oversight body already under strain, a fight over who will permanently lead it is now consuming Capitol Hill. The Government Accountability Office has been operating under acting comptroller general Orice Williams Brown since last December, when Gene Dodaro stepped down after a 15-year tenure. Brown faces mounting pressure to take…
American Households Face Nearly $1,000 Heating Bills As Energy Costs Surge Past Inflation
This winter, the average American household is expected to spend $995 keeping warm, a figure that underscores a deepening financial strain on working families. That projection comes from the National Energy Assistance Directors Association, known as NEADA, which represents state governments in their efforts to secure federal energy funding. The $995 figure represents an $84…
Nvidia (NVDA) Loses $430 Billion In Two Days As Political Pressure Mounts On CEO Jensen Huang
A staggering $430 billion erosion in Nvidia’s market value over just 48 hours has sharpened Washington’s focus on the embattled chipmaker and its chief executive. Fox Business host Larry Kudlow became one of the loudest voices demanding accountability Tuesday, urging Jensen Huang to immediately vacate his leadership role. “Step down, Mr. Huang, right now,” Kudlow…
A 35-Year Veteran Becomes the Face of Democratic Senate Renewal
Democrats searching for fresh congressional leadership after a strong midterm cycle have landed on a counterintuitive choice: a Maryland lawmaker who has never left office since 1991. Sen. Chris Van Hollen, 67, a father of three from an affluent Washington suburb, has become the preferred alternative for progressives seeking to dislodge Chuck Schumer from the…
A $333 Million Campaign Kills California’s Billionaire Tax Before It Ever Takes Effect
More than $333 million poured into defeating a California ballot measure targeting the state’s wealthiest residents, and on Tuesday night, that spending paid off decisively. Decision Desk HQ projected that California voters rejected Proposition 40, with 54 percent voting against the measure and 46 percent in favor, based on 76 percent of ballots counted as…
Facing Long Odds, Johnson Pushes To Stall Senate GOP Leadership Vote After Midterm Losses
A push to delay Senate Republicans’ leadership election is gaining just enough procedural traction to create noise, even as insiders say it almost certainly won’t succeed. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) has collected the five colleague signatures required under conference rules to formally request a Republican conference meeting on the question of postponing Tuesday’s scheduled leadership…
Senate Conservative Anger Over Democratic Midterm Rout Fuels Push To Postpone GOP Leadership Vote
A bruising Election Day defeat for Senate Republicans has ignited an internal fight over whether the party is moving too fast to lock in its leadership team. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-WI) is driving the effort, gathering signatures on a letter demanding a full Republican conference meeting before any leadership elections take place. Johnson has already…
Doctors Predict Full Recovery For Sen. Chris Murphy After Hemorrhagic Stroke Diagnosis
Connecticut Senator Chris Murphy faces several weeks of rehabilitation after medical staff at The Johns Hopkins Hospital confirmed he suffered a small hemorrhagic stroke. Dr. Jose Suarez, chief of neurosciences critical care at the Baltimore facility, offered an optimistic prognosis for the 53-year-old Democrat following his six-day admission. “Senator Murphy experienced a small hemorrhagic stroke,”…
Six Counselors, 5,000 Sailors: USS Abraham Lincoln’s Mental Health Crisis Comes Into Focus
One mental health specialist for roughly every 833 sailors: that was the ratio aboard the USS Abraham Lincoln during a deployment that stretched to 255 days. Acting Navy Secretary Hung Cao confirmed that eight crew members attempted suicide by jumping overboard during that grueling stretch at sea. Among them was 19-year-old Navy airman Nicholas McKelvey,…
