Amid talk of generational change, Democrats eye committee leaders

Amid talk of generational change, Democrats eye committee leaders-rollcall: Democrats in both chambers of Congress are seizing on the rising support for generational change in party leadership and proposing ways to apply that to their committee leaders in addition to the elected leadership teams.

Senate moves closer to protections for same-sex marriage

Senate moves closer to protections for same-sex marriage-rollcall:  The Senate took another step Monday to pass a bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and codify federal recognition of same-sex marriage, with a bipartisan procedural vote on a compromise substitute amendment that includes religious liberty protections.

House Dems on GOP's thin majority: Welcome to hell

House Dems on GOP's thin majority: Welcome to hell-politico:  Democrats just spent two harrowing years navigating one of the tiniest majorities in House history. Now it’s the GOP’s turn — and things could get even worse.

Fauci bids farewell with a final plea: Get vaccinated

Fauci bids farewell with a final plea: Get vaccinated-politico:  Anthony Fauci, the president’s chief Covid-19 adviser, offered Americans one final warning as he prepares to leave government, ending a tumultuous turn in the national spotlight that earned him enduring affection from some and unrelenting hostility from others.

California Republican who voted to impeach Trump wins reelection

California Republican who voted to impeach Trump wins reelection-politico:  Rep. David Valadao, one of 10 House Republicans who voted to impeach Trump over the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection, on Monday became only the second one to be reelected.

Jeffries on leadership transition: Honor to stand on the shoulders

Jeffries on leadership transition: Honor to stand on the shoulders-politico:  Rep. Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y), widely expected to lead his caucus in the next Congress, said Sunday it was an honor to follow the previous generation of top Democrats.

The One Race That Shows How Democrats Beat the Red Wave

The One Race That Shows How Democrats Beat the Red Wave-politico:  Not two hours after the polls closed on Tuesday evening, Elissa Slotkin’s campaign manager took the stage of a packed hotel event space to share some good news. Slotkin was behind in all 11 townships that had reported results so far.

Midterm takeaways: Unusual elections end on unexpected turf

Midterm takeaways: Unusual elections end on unexpected turf-rollcall:  As a block, this year’s midterm races did not go as expected. But even as Democrats stemmed their losses in the House and as the Senate still hangs in the balance, a frequent theme of the House and Senate map remained: The battle was fought on some unexpected turf.

The red wave that wasn’t: 5 takeaways from a disappointing night for the GOP

The red wave that wasn’t: 5 takeaways from a disappointing night for the GOP-politico:  There was no red wave. Republicans, though still poised to take the House, under-performed, while Democrats breathed a huge sigh of relief.

The likeliest scenarios after the election dust settles

The likeliest scenarios after the election dust settles-rollcall:  Everything but the voting and vote counting, and even more vote counting, has come to a close. So what’s going to happen in the 2022 midterm elections?

Georgia Senate candidates campaign to avoid overtime

Georgia Senate candidates campaign to avoid overtime-rollcall:  More than 2.5 million Georgians cast in-person and absentee ballots during the early voting period that ended Friday, but Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker were continuing their bus tour blitzes to get out every last vote.

How a secret meeting put Hakeem Jeffries on track to replace Pelosi

How a secret meeting put Hakeem Jeffries on track to replace Pelosi-politico:  The race to succeed Speaker Nancy Pelosi as the leader of House Democrats may have been clinched at a meeting in the Capitol on Sept. 1.

Midterms’ final stretch marked by fights in unexpected places

Midterms’ final stretch marked by fights in unexpected places-rollcall:  At the outset of this election cycle, Oregon’s new 6th District was considered such a good opportunity for Democrats to pick up a House seat that outside groups invested $16.7 million to influence their party’s primary.

Bills target corporate practices thwarting product repairs

Bills target corporate practices thwarting product repairs-rollcall:  After Dyani Chapman’s refrigerator broke, her landlord replaced it with a new one, a cheaper route than fixing the original. When her phone’s screen cracked, Chapman faced a similar dilemma.

A week out, here are 2022’s most vulnerable House and Senate members

A week out, here are 2022’s most vulnerable House and Senate members-rollcall:  A week before Election Day, the list of the 10 most vulnerable House members includes a few new faces, while those on the Senate list remain the same, just in a new order.