News | Politics & Elections Republican Arrested for Shootings on Dems’ Homes Months After His Election Loss Solomon Pena, who lost by a three to one margin in a state representative race in November, refused to concede his loss. By Chris Walker , Truthout January 17, 2023 Truthout
News Analysis | Prisons & Policing Success of “Slavery on the Ballot” Vote Could Help Incarcerated Pregnant People Four states voted to remove language from their constitutions that allow prisons to require incarcerated people to work. By Katherine Gilyard , The19th December 17, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Poll Shows Few Americans Believe House Republicans Will Enact Positive Change Kevin McCarthy, the next presumptive Speaker of the House, has a negative approval rating, the poll finds. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 15, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Georgia Republican Brad Raffensperger Wants to End State Runoff System Raffensperger’s comments come just one week after a contentious Senate runoff race. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 15, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections McConnell Blames Trump for Poor “Candidate Quality” in Senate Midterm Races The Senate Minority Leader said Trump's endorsements in GOP primaries hindered the party in the general election. By Chris Walker , Truthout December 14, 2022 Truthout
Interview | Politics & Elections Georgia Breaks Voting Records in Senate Runoff Election The election between Warnock and Walker has seen a record number of early votes, especially in communities of color. By Amy Goodman & Juan González , DemocracyNow! December 6, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Walker-Warnock Race Most Expensive in 2022 Cycle as Runoff Intensifies The Senate race in Georgia saw spending by candidates and outside groups skyrocket to $380.7 million as of November 29. By Taylor Giorno , OpenSecrets December 1, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Herschel Walker Hasn’t Answered Reporters’ Questions Since Start of October Walker has had a contentious relationship with local news media for the past several months of his campaign. By Chris Walker , Truthout November 29, 2022 Truthout
Op-Ed | Politics & Elections Trumpism Won’t Be Defeated in a Single Election Cycle The slim GOP takeover of the House will undoubtedly unleash a further tsunami of right-wing extremism. By Clarence Lusane , TomDispatch November 29, 2022 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell Says He’s Running to Head the RNC Lindell is facing a billion-dollar lawsuit from Dominion Voting Systems for his numerous lies about election fraud. By Chris Walker , Truthout November 29, 2022 Truthout