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.