President Trump's stunning success in stopping migrants from crossing into the U.S. has drained some of the energy from the border issue, leaving the GOP scrambling to fire up the base in what promises to be a bruising midterm election.
Greetings, gentle readers! There’s no Whole Hog Politics newsletter today. Not that there wouldn’t have been plenty to talk about, with the meltdown in both parties continuing apace and all. But the widening gyre will have to keep widening without me this week, since I am on vacation. We are not leaving you Hog-less, however....
President Trump predicted in an interview aired early Friday he would “probably” get along with House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-N.Y.) if Democrats take back the majority in the lower chamber in the midterm elections. “I’d probably get along with him very well,” Trump told Punchbowl News when asked if he could do business with...
Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) on Friday became the second Republican senator to announce she will vote against acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s nomination to serve in the role full-time, putting his confirmation on a knife’s edge as one more “no” vote could sink or delay it. Murkowski said she had “numerous constructive meetings with Blanche”...
Iranian state media on Thursday reported that Tehran could attempt to block U.S. and Israeli shipments from transiting the Strait of Hormuz under its joint venture with Oman to reopen the critical waterway to commercial traffic. Members of Iran’s parliament are reviewing a proposed bill to block “hostile” vessels from moving through the choke point...
Voters in Tennessee dealt President Trump a blow and rejected Republican Rep. Andy Ogles at the polls Thursday. The second-term lawmaker faced a formidable primary challenge from Charlie Hatcher, a former state agriculture commissioner endorsed by outgoing Gov. Bill Lee (R). Hatcher’s victory is the latest blemish on Trump’s largely successful endorsement record this cycle. Thursday’s primaries also marked the first elections with the...
U.S. crude oil supplies are at a 45-year low as the Iran war continues to tarnish strategic reserves. Bank of America Global Research data shows that the level of the U.S. Strategic Petroleum Reserve is at its lowest level since 1983, leaving the country with 43 days of crude oil supply, as reported by the...
Columbia Mayor Chaz Molder (D), one of three Democrats seeking to unseat Rep. Andy Ogles (R-Tenn.) and represent Tennessee's 5th Congressional District, is projected to advance to facwe the incumbent in the November general election, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Molder won the Democratic primary against former educator Carrie Ann Iacomini, Memphis City Council...
Tennessee state Rep. Johnny Garrett is projected to win the Republican primary in the U.S. House race to replace outgoing GOP Rep. John Rose, according to Decision Desk HQ. Garrett, a self-described “Trump Conservative,” will now advance to the November election where he will face Democratic nominee and former park ranger Mike Croley in a...
Republican Rep. Andy Ogles (Tenn.) is projected to fall short in a Thursday primary for the 5th Congressional District, delivering a blow to President Trump, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Former Tennessee Commissioner of Agriculture Dr. Charlie Hatcher, the lone Republican challenger in the race, is set to defeat Ogles, who was backed by...
Republican state Sen. Brent Taylor is projected to face off against state Rep. Justin Pearson (D) for retiring Rep. Steve Cohen’s (D) House seat in Tennessee in the fall – putting the Republican one step closer to joining Congress after the district was redrawn to heavily favor the party, according to Decision Desk HQ. Taylor, who is backed by President Trump, fended off...
Republican Sen. Bill Hagerty and Democratic candidate Marquita Bradshaw are set for a November rematch for the incumbent's seat in deep-red Tennessee, according to projections from Decision Desk HQ. Hagerty, a former U.S. ambassador to Japan and adviser on President Trump’s 2016 campaign, ran unopposed while Bradshaw, an environmental activist, emerged victorious on Thursday from...
Sen. Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) is projected to advance in the Republican gubernatorial primary, making her likely to succeed Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee (R) as the Volunteer State's next chief executive, according to Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ). Blackburn defeated Rep. John Rose (R-Tenn.) in his attempt to succeed term-limited Lee. The duo backed President Trump's agenda...
As elections for Ohio’s 7th Congressional District near, Rep. Max Miller (R-Ohio) is losing traction for his campaign amid allegations of abuse from his ex-wife, as his Democratic opponent pulls ahead in a new poll. In a new co/efficient polling memo, Brook Park City Council member Democrat Brian Poindexter is now leading Miller by 14...
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that the trade negotiations with the United States had turned “nasty” following remarks made by President Donald Trump about Canada and its leadership. “This is a tough negotiation,” Carney said in French. “You can say ‘nasty.’ But this is a question of Canadian jobs. It’s a question of...
