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Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill on Sept. 13, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib) ** FILE **

Republican ‘red wave’ evaporates, but GOP still inching toward House majority

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

FILE - The Kentucky state Capitol in Frankfort, Ky., is pictured on April 7, 2021. Republicans have expanded their overwhelming majorities in the Kentucky legislature. The GOP claimed sweeping victories statewide in voting that concluded Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Timothy D. Easley, File)

GOP expands lopsided legislative majorities in Kentucky

By Bruce Schreiner - Associated Press

Voters turn out early Tuesday to cast their ballots in the 2022 midterm elections at Fire Station 26 in Jackson, Miss., Nov. 8, 2022. (Hannah Mattix/The Clarion-Ledger via AP)

Media obsesses over ‘red wave’

By Jennifer Harper - The Washington Times

Voters wait in line to cast their ballots in the midterm election in Rydal, Pa., Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

What to make of the red wave that never materialized?

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Abortion-rights protesters regroup and protest following Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in Washington, Friday, June 24, 2022. Voters in a handful of states will weigh in on abortion in this year’s election in the aftermath of the Supreme Court’s ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and left abortion rights to the states. (AP Photo/Gemunu Amarasinghe) **FILE**

Pro-lifers blame Republican waffling on abortion for red-wave fizzle

By Valerie Richardson - The Washington Times

From left to right, Utah Republican Congressmen Chris Stewart, John Curtis, Burgess Owens speak during an election night party Tuesday, Nov. 8, 2022, in Salt Lake City. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)

Historic gains for GOP following election of Black candidates

By Kerry Picket - The Washington Times

The U.S. Capitol dome is seen, Monday, July 9, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) ** FILE **

GOP path to Senate majority gets tougher with Fetterman win in Pennsylvania

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Florida's Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks during a televised debate against Democratic opponent Charlie Crist, at Sunrise Theatre in Fort Pierce, Fla., Oct. 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File)

Gov. Ron DeSantis faces voters in a changing Florida

By Anthony Izaguirre - Associated Press

U.S. Rep. Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., receives the support of Rep. Liz Cheney, R-Wyo., during a campaign rally, Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in East Lansing, Mich. Slotkin emphasized how a shared concern for a functioning democracy can unite Democrats and Republicans despite policy disagreements. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio_File)

Michigan’s new districts produce tossup congressional races

By John Flesher - Associated Press

In this Monday, Sept. 3, 2018, file photo, a U.S. flag flies on the U.S. Capitol in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Nail-biter: Control of Senate hangs in the balance

By Susan Ferrechio - The Washington Times

Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton speaks during a campaign event for New York Gov. Kathy Hochul, Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, at Barnard College in New York. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

The ‘Election Denier’ epithet

By Editorial Board - The Washington Times

Former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in support of the campaign of Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., at the Miami-Dade County Fair and Exposition on Sunday, Nov. 6, 2022, in Miami. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

Trump teases Nov. 15 announcement, urges voters to rally behind his slate of candidates on Tuesday

By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times

Jennifer-Ruth Green, the Republican candidate for Indiana's 1st Congressional District and an U.S. Air Force veteran right, while Utah Rep Burgess Owens, left, listens during a roundtable meeting Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in Gary, Ind. (AP Photo/Paul Beaty)

Jennifer-Ruth Green running to make history by breaking Dems’ 90-year grip on House seat in Indiana

By Mica Soellner - The Washington Times

FILE - In this Jan. 5, 2021 file photo, Fulton County Georgia elections workers process absentee ballots for the Senate runoff election in Atlanta. The seeds of misinformation about next week's 2022 midterm elections were planted in 2020. That's when baseless conspiracy theories about the presidential election took root and festered, helping to spur the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol. Despite efforts by tech companies to slow their spread, misleading claims about mail ballots, vote tallying and certification never went away. (AP Photo/Ben Gray, File)

Final prediction for control of the U.S. Senate

By Tim Constantine

Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley listens to Lisa Scheller, a Republican candidate for Pennsylvania's 7th Congressional District, speak with members of the media during a news conference in Allentown, Pa., Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

Nikki Haley eyes national defense bona fides in shaping next Congress

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

In this Nov. 3, 2018 file photo, then-President Donald Trump stands behind Ron DeSantis during a rally in Pensacola, Fla. In 2018, Republicans won their sixth straight gubernatorial election as former U.S. Rep. DeSantis edged out Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum. (AP Photo/Butch Dill, File)

Kellyanne Conway: DeSantis should wait for 2028; biggest threat to Trump is third-party ‘spoiler’

By Ramsey Touchberry - The Washington Times

Miami-Dade residents cast their ballots during the first day of early voting in Miami-Dade County at the Miami-County Hall in downtown Miami, Monday, Oct. 24, 2022. (Carl Juste/Miami Herald via AP)

Republican turnout surging in traditionally blue Miami-Dade

By Jiselle Lee of Fresh Take Florida news service - Associated Press

Former Vice President Mike Pence, center, joins with North Carolina Republican Party Chairman Michael Whatley, left, and U.S. Senate candidate Ted Budd for a conservation at the state GOP headquarters in Raleigh, N.C., on Wednesday. Nov. 2, 2022. Pence was in North Carolina to support Budd’s campaign. (AP Photo/Gary D. Robertson)

Pence comes to North Carolina for GOP Senate candidate Budd

By Gary D. Robertson - Associated Press

Voters cast their ballots Sept. 13, 2022, at a polling station in Derry, N.H. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

Republicans have contacted 90 million voters ahead of midterms

By Joseph Clark - The Washington Times

Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas pauses during testimony before the House Judiciary Committee, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, April 28, 2022, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) **FILE**

Republicans show Mayorkas what’s coming if GOP wins control of the House

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times