[ad_1] Comment on this story Comment Good morning, Early Birds. We hope your week is going much better than British Prime Minister Liz Truss‘s. Tips: earlytips@washpost.com. Thanks for waking up with us. Reading this online? Sign up for The Early 202 to get scoops and sharp political analysis in your inbox each morning. In today’s

[ad_1] COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Five of Ohio’s 15 recently redrawn Congressional districts touch central Ohio, and not one of the races is uncontested in the Nov. 8 election. Ohioans have less than three weeks to cast a ballot for who they would like to see in Congress, as well as other candidates above and

[ad_1] SAN JOSE, Calif. (KRON) — A new requirement for gun owners in San Jose has the National Rifle Association up in arms. Mother slammed to the ground by police files lawsuit In February, San Jose Mayor Sam Liccardo and City Councilmembers adopted a new resolution requiring gun owners who live in the city of

[ad_1] SAN ANTONIO — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott looked down when Beto O’Rourke confronted him about guns during a press conference the day after the mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde. Abbott had just spoken about how “evil swept across Uvalde” and “it could have been worse,” and O’Rourke stood up and said,

[ad_1] After Tuesday night’s debate between Congresswoman Val Demings (D-FL), and Senator Marco Rubio (R-FL), the flip-flopping Republican can give a master class on being owned. The Miami-based United States Senator would have faired better by just staying home – with his attendance record on the job, no one would be surprised. It didn’t take

[ad_1] With voters often pointing to crime and gun violence as issues at the top of their mind as they head to the polls this fall, Wisconsinites are choosing between Democratic incumbent Josh Kaul and Republican Fond du Lac County District Attorney Eric Toney to be the state’s top law enforcement official.  Kaul, running on

[ad_1] Indiana sends nine representatives to the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. – and all are up for election on November 8, along with the rest of the 435-member chamber. Just one race is expected to be competitive: Indiana’s First Congressional District, which a Republican could represent for the first time in 94

[ad_1] Christine Lehman-Engledow, of Moms Demand Action of Cedar Rapids, speaks at a Thursday news conference about her family’s experience with gun violence. A new coalition, Iowans for Responsible Gun Laws, has formed to encourage a “no” vote in November on a proposed pro-gun amendment to the Iowa Constitution. (Geoff Stellfox/The Gazette) CEDAR RAPIDS —

[ad_1] On the election debate stage Tuesday night, Sen. Marco Rubio (R-FL) turned his back on a promise he made to Floridians after the tragic Parkland school mass shooting four years ago: to raise the age limit on AR-15 rifle purchases from 18 to 21. The proposed enhanced restriction would be an attempt to make

[ad_1] Jim Turner  |  News Service of Florida TALLAHASSEE — One of Florida’s most-powerful lawmakers and a North Miami Democrat touting a “grassroots” campaign are competing in the Nov. 8 election to become state agriculture commissioner. Outgoing Senate President Wilton Simpson, a Trilby Republican and egg farmer, has more name recognition, political connections and funding

[ad_1] The 2022 Michigan General Election will be held on Tuesday, Nov. 8, and there are a slew of key races and statewide ballot proposals to know about before casting your vote by mail, or in person in November. The biggest of the Midterm election races in Michigan leads to the governor’s seat, where incumbent

[ad_1] When ballots go out this week, Oregonians will have a chance to decide whether they think gun purchases should be more tightly regulated and magazines holding more than 10 rounds of ammunition banned. “Oregonians from across the state are saying ‘enough is enough,’” said Anthony Johnson, spokesperson for the Yes On 114 campaign and

[ad_1] After thousands of senseless deaths. After all the pained pleas from surviving family members. After witnessing those pleas blotted out by the grandstanding of our elected officials. After it all, we haven’t come close to addressing mass shootings, the scourge of our era, in a way that comes even close to a solution. You

[ad_1] If you’re looking for a website like QAnon, but catering to gun control advocates, you will enjoy some articles from The Trace, a gun control website founded and funded by Michael Bloomberg. In August, The Trace presented a conspiracy about the amicus briefs filed in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen.

[ad_1] Editor’s note • This story is part of The Salt Lake Tribune’s voter guide for the 2022 midterm elections. You can find all the stories in both English and Spanish here. Para leer este artículo en español, haz clic aquí. This year’s U.S. Senate race in Utah is the first of its kind, and

[ad_1] Elections 2022: The Battle for Congress The November midterm elections will determine which parties take control over the House and the Senate, ultimately defining the fate of President Joe Biden’s legislative agenda. AP CAMDEN — The 1st Congressional District election is a rematch that is two years in the making for U.S. Rep. Donald

[ad_1] Did you hear there is an election for governor in California this November? You should have received your ballot in the mail this past week. Gov. Gavin Newsom, that guy at the top of the ticket, must feel pretty good about his re-election chances. He’s not spending much time convincing California voters he deserves

[ad_1] One of the nation’s strictest gun control measures will go before Oregon voters next month because of volunteer signature gatherers as young as 11 and as old as 94. Measure 114 would require a permit to purchase a gun in the state and ban the sale or transfer of gun magazines that hold more

[ad_1] Matt Rosendale speaks during an event with Ted Cruz in Billings on Oct. 29, 2020. LARRY MAYER, Billings Gazette Pro gun, anti tax. The candidate who takes those positions in a Montana election usually avoids a lot of criticism, but not this year. Hunting groups and the firearms lobby are displeased with U.S. Rep. Matt

[ad_1] Orlando congressional candidates Maxwell Frost and Calvin Wimbish expressed politically opposite views on almost every issue at their debate Thursday night, and it was abortion that led to a personal exchange where Wimbish brought up Frost’s birth mother. Frost and Wimbish are seeking to succeed outgoing U.S. Rep. Val Demings in the highly Democratic

[ad_1] Karen Dolan Gun violence is a clear and present danger to the lives of Americans. Voters want candidates to address it. From horrific mass shootings to the slower but grislier toll of daily gun homicides, gun violence is an epidemic that killed more than 45,000 people in this country last year — an increase of 43% from

[ad_1] Voters will determine in the Nov. 8 general election who will represent them in six newly redrawn Arizona House legislative districts in the Tucson area as Republican and Democratic candidates face off. The districts are 16, 17, 18, 19, 21 and 23. In a seventh Arizona House legislative race in District 20, Democratic incumbents

[ad_1] CLARENCE, N.Y. (AP) — After back-to-back mass shootings last spring, including one that killed 10 people at a supermarket not far from his suburban Buffalo home, Republican U.S. Rep. Chris Jacobs made a decision. If an assault weapons ban came to the House floor, he would support it, he told voters in his conservative

[ad_1] ASHEVILLE – Do struggling families need a child tax credit, universal pre-kindergarten and similar government programs − or would those families be better helped by tamping down government spending in an effort to reduce inflation? That is one stark difference that emerged Oct. 10 between Western North Carolina’s U.S. House candidates Democrat Jasmine Beach-Ferrara

[ad_1] GENESEE COUNTY, MI — There will be a learning curve regardless of who wins the race to represent most of western Genesee County in the Michigan House of Representatives. Candidates Adam Blake Childress (Libertarian), Jesse Couch (Republican) and Jasper Ryan Martus (Democrat) are each seeking a first term in the new 69th District, which

[ad_1] Violent crime and homelessness increased during the pandemic years in Oregon, especially in Portland, where tent camps have become a fixture. The state also suffers from drought and water shortages. Illegal drug use has reached epidemic proportions. There was even a short-lived attempt by counties in southeastern Oregon to join Idaho. Gender isn’t an

[ad_1] Polk County, Florida, Sheriff Grady Judd offered some straightforward advice to residents whose homes or businesses were looted in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian: “You take your gun and you shoot him, you shoot him so that he looks like grated cheese.” Sheriff Judd imparted that wisdom during a Friday appearance on “Fox &

[ad_1] ST. GEORGE —Is it a fear of guns or a lack of knowledge? Rustin Staheli stands in his military uniform, location and date unspecified | Photo courtesy of Rustin Staheli, St. George News Rustin Staheli, a National Rifle Association Certified Instructor, said he completed nine years in the military which involved everything from artillery

[ad_1] A biologist who has helped rescue dozens of raptors poisoned by lead bullet fragments in game carcasses seeks to educate, not regulate, hunters.  Angus M. Thuermer Jr., WyoFile At the Jackson Hole Gun Club’s shooting range, Chris Smith paused after his shooting session to explain why he stopped hunting with traditional lead bullets that

[ad_1] On Tuesday, Grassroots America’s Liberty Education & Action Meeting will feature current threats to Second Amendment gun rights. Topics will include “Your Right to Keep and Bear Arms: Red Flag Laws & Other Attempts to Gut the Second Amendment.” Sean Healy, a private practice attorney in Tyler, will be the featured guest speaker. Healy