by Jim Heath | Nov 6, 2018 | 2018, Election Night, Headlines
As predicted on JimHeath.TV in our final forecast on Sunday, Republicans have kept the majority in the U.S. Senate, and are likely to gain seats. Democrats always had an uphill climb to retaking the Senate. Ten Democrats were up for reelection in states that Donald...
by Jim Heath | Oct 12, 2018 | 2018, Analysis, Battlegrounds, Congress, Headlines
If the election were today, Republicans would likely gain a couple seats to their already 51-seat majority in the senate. The fight over Justice Brett Kavanaugh seems to have revitalized enthusiasm among Republicans, and stalled Democratic efforts in various states,...
by Jim Heath | Oct 5, 2018 | Headlines, Supreme Court
Brett Kavanaugh appears headed to becoming a Supreme Court justice by the most narrow margin since 1881. The embattled judge cleared a key hurdle this morning as Senators voted 51-49 to end debate on Kavanaugh’s nomination, setting up a final vote to confirm Kavanaugh...
by Jim Heath | Sep 28, 2018 | Headlines, Supreme Court
President Trump, with his hands tied by a few Republican senators, has ordered the FBI to reopen a limited investigation into his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Senate Republican leaders, bowing to a last-minute demand from Sen. Jeff Flake of Arizona, agreed...
by Jim Heath | Sep 11, 2018 | 2018, Headlines, Republicans
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) is planning to keep the chamber in session for a significant portion of October if not four entire weeks, costing Democrats key campaign trail days and allowing the chamber to continue its work into the fall, Politico...
