Sky News will provide your front-row seat to the U.S. Midterm Elections 2022 as America decides which party will control the United States Congress.
The congressional midterm elections are held in the middle of a President’s four-year term of office and will see U.S. voters have their say on who will represent them in the House of Representatives and the Senate.
For the past two years of Joe Biden’s presidency, the Democrats have held the majority in both chambers of Congress. This election, all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and one-third of the 100 seats in the Senate are up for grabs.
The results of the U.S. Midterm Elections 2022 will significantly influence America’s legislation and foreign policymaking for the next two years which will have a profound impact on Australia and the world.
In the lead up to the midterm elections on Wednesday 9 November, Sky News Australia’s experienced team of reporters and commentators, including Washington Correspondent Annelise Nielsen, Political Reporter and Host of AM Agenda Laura Jayes and Sky News Anchors Rita Panahi and James Morrow will be in the U.S. providing the latest live updates, commentary and popular views from America’s heartland which will be key in deciding the country’s future.
Reporting from the battleground states across the country, the Sky News team will bring Australian viewers insights on the big-ticket issues and how they will impact our nation, including the growing issues of inflation, immigration, crime rates and more.
Annelise Nielsen will be live from Donald Trump’s Pennsylvania rally this Sunday having already travelled to key battleground states. Laura Jayes will be live from Texas and Washington D.C., and Rita Panahi and James Morrow will be on the ground in Florida, New Orleans and Dallas, Texas.
Across the week Rita Panahi and James Morrow will also broadcast their regular programs The U.S. Report, Outsiders and The Rita Panahi Show live from the U.S.
On Wednesday 9 November from 9am, Sky News will have live updates from Chief News Anchor Kieran Gilbert, Political Editor Andrew Clennell and Chief Election Analyst Tom Connell who will breakdown the seats using state-of-the-art virtual graphics.
Then from 2pm, America Votes will deliver continuous coverage anchored by Kieran Gilbert who will be joined by an expert panel including Laura Jayes live from Washington D.C. and Annelise Nielsen live from Atlanta. Former White House Chief of Staff, Mick Mulvaney and former CNN Middle East Senior Reporter, Michael Ware will also provide updates and insights as votes reveal which party will wield power in the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate.
AMERICA VOTES PROGRAMMING
Monday 7 November
9.00pm The Rita Panahi Show live from Dallas
Wednesday 9 November
9.00am Live updates with Kieran Gilbert, Andrew Clennell and Tom Connell
2.00pm America Votes with Kieran Gilbert, Laura Jayes, Annelise Nielsen, Mick Mulvaney and Michael Ware
Friday 11 November
8.30pm The US Report live from Washington DC
