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Read More »The final hours of the midterm campaign laid bare the fractious political environment
[ad_1] CNN — A dispirited nation worn down by crises and economic anxieties votes Tuesday in an election that is more likely to cement its divides than promote unity. Elections are often cleansing moments setting the country on a fresh path powered by people freely choosing their leaders – and …
Read More »Democrats confront their nightmare scenario on election eve as economic concerns overshadow abortion and democracy worries
[ad_1] CNN — Democrats close their midterm election campaign Monday facing the nightmare scenario they always feared – with Republicans staging a gleeful referendum on Joe Biden’s struggling presidency and failure to tame inflation. Hopes that Democrats could use the Supreme Court’s overturning of the right to an abortion and …
Read More »Three presidents descend on Pennsylvania in a major day for one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate contests
[ad_1] CNN — Three presidents – one sitting and two former – descended on Pennsylvania Saturday for a final-stretch midterm push that underscored the stakes of one of the nation’s most closely watched Senate races. For President Joe Biden, who held a rare joint appearance with former President Barack Obama …
Read More »Joe Manchin erupts at Biden over coal comments
[ad_1] Washington CNN — Sen. Joe Manchin on Saturday slammed President Joe Biden after he called for coal plants across the US to be shuttered, saying Biden’s remarks are “outrageous and divorced from reality” and suggesting it’s “time he learn a lesson.” Biden, while speaking at a stop in Carlsbad, …
Read More »In-demand Jill Biden zigzags the country in last scramble for votes
[ad_1] CNN — Dr. Jill Biden had a feeling the final two weeks before midterm elections would be intense. But rather than balk at the multitasking often asked of a first lady – spouse, hostess, adviser, parent, party planner, initiative-builder, messenger, surrogate – she has leaned into it, and is …
Read More »Analysis: 2022 midterm election has been 3 elections in 1
[ad_1] CNN — Elections are not linear. They bump along in fits and starts, constantly evolving as they go. That’s been the story of the 2022 midterm election, which can be divided into three distinct acts. This portion of the election ran from January 2021 until June 2022. The defining …
Read More »What 5 key personal finance issues mean for you
[ad_1] As Americans head to the polls, several key personal finance issues are weighing on voters’ minds and wallets. This week, the Federal Reserve enacted its fourth consecutive 0.75 percentage point interest rate increase to fight inflation, triggering further stock market losses. Meanwhile, recession fears are growing, with 84% of …
Read More »What early voting data can and cannot tell us
[ad_1] A version of this story appeared in CNN’s What Matters newsletter. To get it in your inbox, sign up for free here. CNN — When Democrats won the House in 2018, they did it with help from a great uptick in turnout that achieved the highest voter turnout for …
Read More »Biden was ‘expressing solidarity’ when he said ‘we’re going to free Iran,’ White House says
[ad_1] CNN — President Joe Biden was “expressing solidarity” with protesters when he said at a campaign event late Thursday that “we’re going to free Iran,” a White House spokesman clarified on Friday. The comment sparked an indignant response from the government in Tehran and went beyond the president’s previous …
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