Todd Beeton

The checks are literally in the mail. Image Credit: YouTube/The White House. In his first term, Donald Trump sent out two waves of stimulus checks, both part of bipartisan legislation in the wake of the economic upheaval caused by the Covid-19 pandemic. In his second term, however, as he’s done so often these past two years, Trump has bypassed Congress and instead repeatedly promised to unilaterally send checks directly to the American people.

Republicans are fretting that their gerrymander scheme may be backfiring hard LEFT: Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images. CENTER: U.S. President Donald Trump. Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images. RIGHT: Gov. Greg Abbott. Photo by Sam Owens/San Antonio Express-News via Getty Images.

With 40 days until the midterm elections, candidates and parties are making their closing arguments to voters, offering final cases for why the American people should support them in November. For instance, take Speaker Johnson, who spoke to the media last week after adjourning the House early until after Election Day, allegedly so his members could go back to their districts and campaign. He made the following pitch to the American people for continued Republican rule.