When the dust settles
from the midterm elections, federal lawmakers — the re-elected and losers alike — will head back to Washington for a lame - duck session with a long to - do list that could have broad implications for education policy over the next year.
Less regulation and higher fiscal and private spending could represent upside potential, while a general economic slowdown or political risks
from midterm elections in the U.S. could act as downside risks.
Not exact matches
Republican leaders
from the two chambers are now trying to work out a compromise that can pass both chambers and get to the president's desk before November's
midterm elections.
The president's decision to reconsider one of his first acts in office — withdrawing
from the 12 - nation Trans - Pacific Partnership — opens up another potential line of attack for some Democrats ahead of critical
midterm elections in November.
For Trump and the Republican Party, that could be a devastating development in a
midterm election year, when the party is largely pinning its hopes of keeping control of Congress on economic success and Americans seeing a benefit
from the tax overhaul the president signed in December.
Ari collaborated with Alec Ross on The New York Times bestselling book The Industries of the Future and served as Special Political Correspondent for Vice News during the 2014
midterm elections and as a correspondent for Yomiuri Shimbun, Japan's largest newspaper,
from 2003 to 2006.
Far
from the liability that the Affordable Care Act has been in past
elections, Democrats believe health care will be a key advantage heading into this fall's
midterm elections.
UC Irvine (UCI) reportedly offered admission to David Hogg, but the Parkland activist has decided to take a year off
from college to focus on the 2018
midterm elections.
«These range
from geopolitical disturbances to the 2018
midterm elections to the Fed's direction in the wake of a number of new appointees,» Rossi notes.
United States Newsmakers After the Republican victory in the 2014 US
midterm elections and an eight - year hiatus, Richard Shelby, a senior senator
from Alabama, has taken over his old post as chairman of the Senate Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs.
-- «Goodbye, neighborhood polling places — 5 counties switch to mega-vote centers,» by CALmatters» Rhonda Lyons: «This
election season five California counties are doing away with hundreds of neighborhood polling places and replacing them with fewer «one - stop vote centers» — an experiment sold by Democrats as a way to save money and boost anemic voter turnout
from the last
midterm elections.»
While the Obama administration finds its own signature health care legislation so complicated to administer that it is now putting off implementation of the large - employer insurance mandate until 2015 (i.e., after the congressional
midterm elections), it is forging ahead with its oppressive HHS contraception - sterilization - abortifacient mandate, despite repeated condemnations of it
from countless religious leaders for nearly two years now.
The U.S. Supreme Court has denied a request
from Pennsylvania Republicans to block new congressional maps that could tilt several key races in Democrats» favor
from being used in the
midterm elections.
Despite having an even lower favorability rating
from the American people than Trump, Clinton will selectively campaign for Democratic congressional hopefuls for the decisive 2018
midterm elections.
Actor Jim Carrey took to Twitter to announce he plans to delete his Facebook page over concerns the company profited
from Russian interference in the 2016
elections — and still isn't doing enough to stop it in the run - up to the
midterm elections.
A teacher rebellion in red states
from West Virginia to Arizona has put Republicans on the defensive, forcing them to walk a fine line in the months before
midterm elections between placating constituents who are angry over education cuts and conservative supporters who want a smaller government and low taxes.
There was a party change
from red to blue, which could be a sign of Democratic enthusiasm in the November
midterm elections.
Trump isn't back on the ballot until 2020 and the contours of the
midterm elections held more than a year
from now could turn on other issues beyond those facing the president right now.
Slate points this afternoon to a post on MyDD
from shortly before the
midterm election that looks at lefty bloggers» attempts to googlebomb Republican candidates.
This allows New York to redeem itself
from the ignominious status of place dead last in turnout nationwide this year and in the nation with fewer voters going to the polls than in any
midterm election for at least three decades.
Howdy folks, we're back
from a short vacation
from the publicly written word, with some cool developments on the horizon (more on that soon) and of course
midterm elections just a few short weeks away.
Within New York itself, down - ballot GOP candidates — including a handful of vulnerable congressional incumbents — could find themselves ravaged by national political forces beyond their control in the 2018
midterm elections, without any top - of - the - ticket protection
from Republican statewide candidates.
Some of those Democrats — including North Dakota's Heidi Heitkamp and West Virginia's Joe Manchin — come
from conservative - leaning states where President Donald Trump won in 2016, and are facing tough
midterm elections in November.
In our unprecedented effort to cover the
midterm elections, Roll Call has hit the campaign trail in 14 states so far this year, covering 24 congressional races and writing 36 datelined stories
from Adel, Iowa, to Tallulah, Louisiana.
(CNN)- With a little over three weeks before the
midterm elections, House Minority Leader John Boehner will deliver a major campaign speech
from his hometown in Ohio on Friday.
De Blasio's decision to host a fundraiser for Bryce, a candidate in a district far
from New York, comes as de Blasio seeks to fulfill a pledge he made after Donald Trump was elected president last year to involve himself in this year's
midterm elections.
This sort of disassociation
from the powers - that - be on Capitol Hill is fast becoming a trend as the
midterm elections approach and voter disgust with the status quo reaches new heights.
Trump's decision Saturday to intervene in the Alabama special
election followed weeks of pleas
from senior Republicans who fear that a loss will invite a wave of primary challenges against GOP incumbents and damage the party in the 2018
midterms.
And this
from the Gallup analysis: «The six - point Democratic advantage among all registered voters in the current poll suggests the 2010
election could be quite close if it were held today given low turnout in
midterm elections and the usual Republican advantages in turnout.»
The failed legislation drew ire
from Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has targeted GOP lawmakers during this year's
midterm elections as a result — including Stefanik.
(CNN)- House Republican Leader John Boehner thrashed Democrats» handling of the economy in a campaign speech
from his hometown Friday, framing the
midterm elections as a referendum on another two years of the same Democratic policies or a GOP he vowed would get people back to work.
When Farenthold resigned on April 6, state
election laws prohibited the governor
from scheduling an
election until the Nov. 6
midterms.
Ms. Tenney, a first - term Republican congresswoman
from Central New York, has remained an unabashed supporter of President Trump, even as his unpopularity in his home state is expected to drive Democrats to the polls in November's
midterm elections.
The no votes
from New York included several lawmakers who Gov. Andrew Cuomo has targeted politically ahead of next year's
midterm elections.
Of those lawmakers, Collins is believed to be safest in next year's
midterm elections, but Gov. Andrew Cuomo has sought to work to unseat the western New York Republican who had backed an effort to shift the burden of Medicaid spending
from county governments to the state level.
Caveats aside, the lessons
from the 2010
midterm elections — in which Republicans heavily campaigned against the Affordable Care Act that had passed only months before
Election Day — are instructive.
His approval rating has improved following the 2010
midterm elections by seven points,
from 27 to 34 percent.
But if Edwards was able to win in a year when a president
from Texas was carrying the seat so convincingly, he would seem to have a slight edge in a
midterm election with a dramatically less popular president.
ALBANY — Charging that Rep. John Faso and other House Republicans
from New York have violated their oaths of office and defrauded voters, Gov. Andrew Cuomo made a fiery promise on Tuesday to work at seeing them ejected
from office in next year's
midterm elections.
(CNN)-- With only days left until her political future is decided in Arkansas» Senate Democratic primary runoff, incumbent Blanche Lincoln criticized her opponent and defended her moderate record which has drawn fire
from both conservatives and liberals during this
midterm election year.
In his first campaign, for the 2010
midterm elections, Grimm reportedly raised hundreds of thousands of dollars
from supporters of Rabbi Yoshiyahu Yosef Pinto, the Israeli religious leader who counts many of the city's real estate heavyweights among his followers.
The 2010
midterm elections drew residents
from every corner of Queens to vote in races that ousted its last remaining Republican in Albany and changed the face of politics in a borough where Republicans and Tea Party members made little headway despite a national groundswell of support for more conservative politicians.
Reynolds tried to steer away
from making specific predictions about how many seats his party would gain or lose come November, promising only that Republicans would retain the majority in the
midterm elections.
WASHINGTON >> The Trump administration acted Friday to bar taxpayer - funded family planning clinics
from referring women for abortions, energizing its conservative political base ahead of crucial
midterm elections while setting the stage for new legal battles.
Rep. Bill Owens (D., N.Y.) announced his retirement
from the seat in January, prompting Republicans to view the mostly rural and historically GOP - leaning district as a potential pickup in the
midterm elections.
The party establishment, still in rebuilding mode heading into next year's
midterm elections, watched helplessly this weekend as Republican nominee Dede Scozzafava was driven
from the race by grass - roots activists in favor of a more conservative candidate.
Suddenly, Delaware became the bellwether state for the nation, presaging Tea Party upsets
from New York to New Hampshire in the coming
midterm elections.
And despite the fact that few if any of the students are old enough to vote in next month's
midterm elections, Obama took time
from a packed campaign schedule to tour an exhibit of their winning posters and then thank them for their passion.
Just days after the
midterm elections, a report
from the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) and a related story in The New York Times examined what would happen to federal science agencies if the GOP carried through on their planned budget cuts.
Uranus will return to Aries one last time
from November 6, 2018, until March 6, 2019 — the exact day that
midterm elections begin in the United States.