Last month, Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Warren/Youngstown) indicated that he would launch a statewide campaign for retiring Sen. Rob Portman’s (R) open seat in March. Now, he looks to be backpedaling.

Republican leaders have been consistently promoting the idea that New Hampshire Gov. Chris Sununu (R) challenging first-term Sen. Maggie Hassan (D) would give the GOP its strongest chance of converting the seat. A new poll supports their assertion.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) is quickly becoming a national talking point with regard to the 2024 presidential campaign, but he first must further prove himself with a 2022 re-election victory in the always politically close Sunshine State.

The onslaught of political activity against the ten House Republicans who voted in favor of impeaching then-President Donald Trump for his perceived role in the January 6th Capitol uprising is continuing. 

On February 10, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) issued a report finding, among other things, that fitting a cloth mask over a medical procedure mask (“double masking”) improved source control and reduced wearer exposure to contracting COVID-19.

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Former Ohio State Treasurer and 2012 US Senate candidate Josh Mandel (R), armed with over $4.3 million in his federal campaign account, announced last week that he will run for the state’s open Senate seat next year.

Defeated Georgia Senator David Perdue (R) is taking the first steps toward making a quick political comeback.

The Census Bureau announced just before the President’s Day holiday break that there will be yet another long delay in transmitting the census data to the states.

Proponents of the recall effort against California Gov. Gavin Newsom (D), with more than a month remaining until the March 17th deadline to collect the necessary number of valid signatures, are already close to forcing a removal election.

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Ten Republican House members voted to impeach then-President Donald Trump in January and already primary challenges are being announced against some, the most serious of which appears to be aimed at Republican Conference chair Liz Cheney (R-WY).

Filing for the March 20th special congressional elections to fill the two Louisiana vacant seats, Districts 2 and 5, closed on January 22 meaning that the participating candidates are now identified.

Tuesday, Ohio Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Warren/Youngstown) indicated that he will officially announce a campaign for the state’s open Senate seat in March. Mr. Ryan becomes the first prominent Democrat to begin organizing a campaign.

In just one week in office, President Biden has issued 21 executive orders, a figure surpassing former President Obama’s 20 executive orders issued over the course of all of 2013.

On January 21, President Biden issued an executive order (EO) calling on Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to issue revised COVID-19 guidance to employers by February 4.

With the presidential Inauguration dominating political attention this week, it provided a good time to set the upcoming electoral stage for the U.S. House of Representatives on a 50-state basis.  

Now that the presidential numbers are final and certified in all 50 states, we can begin to draw comparisons between the two Trump election years and see the states where movement was most significant.

Listed below are political snippets on congressional, gubernatorial and city-wide races across the country. Enjoy!