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Note: The following sandbox is for creating a prose version of 2022 in the United States. Until implementation in mainspace, this sandbox is open for all users to contribute to!

Incumbents[edit]

Elections[edit]

Midterm elections[edit]

Further information: 2022 United States elections

Americans in 2022 voted in midterm elections on November 8, and all 435 voting seats of the House of Representatives, 35 seats in the Senate, 39 state and territorial gubernatorial elections, and numerous state and local elections were decided. Georgia's Senate election went to a runoff between Democrat incumbent Raphael Warnock and Republican challenger Herschel Walker a month later, which Warnock ultimately won.[1]

Electoral milestones[edit]

Special elections and recalls[edit]

New federal laws[edit]

Various previously-passed laws took effect in 2022. On January 1st, the Music Modernization Act placed all sound recordings made before 1923 into the public domain, joining all works published in 1926.[30] 20 other states also raised their minimum wage to $15/hour, and in animal welfare, three states enacted additional protections, with heightened standards for pig treatment in California, animal testing in Maryland, and endangered species in Vermont.[31]

Numerous new laws were passed in the federal government as well, one of the biggest being the Inflation Reduction Act. Funded most significantly by a new 15% minimum corporation tax, the law allocated $369 billion towards expediting a transition to renewable energy from fossil fuels, as well as other amounts towards lowering prescription drug costs and funding the IRS more. The Democratic Party's trifecta also codified same-sex marriage in the Respect for Marriage Act; five major bipartisan bills passed included the CHIPS and Science Act which funded American semiconductor manufacturing in an attempt to further compete against the People's Republic of China, the Honoring our PACT Actwhich covers healthcare expenses for veterans exposed to burn pits, the Electoral Count Reform Act to prevent a repeat of the previous year's January 6 Capitol attack, a new law which banned class action waivers and arbitration clauses in sexual harassment disputes, and a new gun control law, the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, which closed the Boyfriend loophole and encouraged states to pass Red flag laws, among other provisions.[32][33][34]

Political scandals[edit]

Donald Trump and the January 6 attack[edit]

2022 marked a major year for investigations into former president Donald Trump, both related and unrelated to the January 6 attack that happened a year prior. The United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack, commonly known as the January 6 Committee, conducted nine public televised hearings involving staffers for the Trump administration. The committee, led by Democratic chair Bennie Thompson and Republican ranking member Liz Cheney, used the interviews to establish a seven-part plan for Trump and his associates to overturn the 2020 presidential election, with the sixth part being the January 6 attack. At the end of the final hearing, the committee voted unanimously to subpoena Trump.[35]

Trump additionally faced investigation for holding classified documents at Mar-a-Lago. On August 8, the FBI searched and retrieved numerous boxes containing classified documents outlining various topics. These charges ultimately led to the Department of Justice filing criminal charges against Donald Trump in 2023, including violations of the Espionage Act of 1917, with the prosecution continuing into 2023.[36] After the FBI's search of Mar-a-Lago, Trump filed suit against the United States requesting that a special master review the classified documents before federal agents could review them, a request which initially was granted by federal judge Aileen Cannon who oversaw the federal court district Trump resided in. Cannon's reasoning was widely criticized by the legal community, raising questions about Cannon's impartiality towards Trump and inciting many to accuse her of bias in favor of the former President. The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ultimately overruled Cannon's appointment of a special master, allowing the Department of Justice to fully review the documents. Cannon, on the guidance of the Fifth Circuit, ultimately dismissed the lawsuit.[37]

Members of Congress[edit]

2022 saw some members of Congress face political scandals:

  • Republican representative Van Taylor from Texas faced calls to resign after having an affair with the former wife of a commander for the Islamic State. The "ISIS Bride" scandal ultimately led to Taylor withdrawing from his reelection campaign.[38]
  • Tom Reed, a Republican representative from New York, resigned after being accused of sexual misconduct by a lobbyist.[39]
  • North Carolina representative Madison Cawthorn, once the youngest member of Congress, was accused of sexually aggressive behavior by multiple women. Cawthorn additionally faced allegations of insider trading as well as multiple charges of bringing a loaded firearm onto a commercial airplane in a carryon; he ultimately lost the primary nomination for his district.[40]

Wedge issues[edit]

Abortion[edit]

2022 was a major year for abortion in the United States, especially the anti-abortion movement, as the Supreme Court issued a ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization which overturned the constitutional right to an abortion, further diving the pro and anti-abortion movements (referred to as the pro-choice and pro-life sides respectively). The ruling, which overturns Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, enabled states to enact bans on abortion and led to many members of the Republican Party to introduce federal abortion bans. 2022 saw 50 abortion restrictions adopted by states, a good number of which being total or near-total abortion bans.[41]

The issue of abortion was noted by analysts as one of the major issues in this year's midterm elections. The Dobbs decision was widely cited for costing Republican candidates the 2022 midterms and the year's special elections; referendums in both Kansas and California this year codified abortion rights (with the latter being cited by the pro-choice Guttmacher Institute as a reason for California receiving its highest pro-abortion rating), and numerous pro-life candidates in races losing key races in swing states.[42][43][44]

Various state courts have also made rulings with regard to newfound abortion restrictions and protections. Some states, such as Georgia, saw their courts review and replace their rulings on abortion legislation, with its abortion ban being struck down on November 15 but reinstated on November 23.[45]

LGBT+ rights[edit]

American politics in 2022 centered on the expansion and contraction of LGBT rights, especially transgender rights, as an expansion of the culture wars which recently polarized the US. Among the most notable laws passed was the Florida Parental Rights in Education Act, which prohibited classroom instruction from grades K-3 on gender identity and sexual orientation in public schools. The law, which additionally created a private right of action for parents to sue schools for instructing their children on LGBT+ topics, prompted widespread protest across the state and to a lesser extent the rest of the country, with opponents of the legislation coining the bill as the Don't Say Gay bill, a name later adopted by many outlets covering the legislation. The Republican Party, which advocated for the passage of the law in Florida, later expanded its provisions to other states.[46] The Parental Rights in Education Act also incited a feud between Florida governor Ron DeSantis and The Walt Disney Company, which initially took a neutral position on the law but later spoke out against it after pressure from members of the public. The change of stance by Disney prompted DeSantis and Florida Republicans to repeal the Disney-sponsored Reedy Creek Improvement Act, which Disney was able to use to ensure lower taxes for its operations at Walt Disney World, and rename it as the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District with a board composing of DeSantis appointees.[47]

The participation of transgender women in girls' sports has also been a major inflection point in 2022. Polling conducted and released by NPR showed that 63% of Americans supported a ban on transgender women from participating in women's sports; declared Democrats were roughly split, while opposition surged for political independents and Republicans polled. The same poll also found that Americans are divided by party on the issue of transgender medical care availability, with Democrats pushing back against recent GOP-sponsored laws that inhibit access medical and gender-affirming care for transgender youth.[48] The push for inclusion of transgender athletes in women's sports has been led by the American Civil Liberties Union, which argues that transgender bans in sports hurt social, emotional and confidence development, and that the exclusion of transgender athletes is a step towards the erasing of transgender people from the general population.[49]

Sports[edit]

League championships[edit]

Economy[edit]

The economy in 2022 experienced the results of a global inflation surge which began in 2021.

Acquisitions and mergers.[edit]

The five largest corporate acquisitions announced in 2022 were:[57]

  1. Microsoft's acquisition of Activision Blizzard for $68.7 billion, all cash.
  2. Broadcom's acquisition of VMware for $61 billion, cash and stock
  3. Elon Musk's acquisition of Twitter, Inc. for $44 billion, all cash
  4. Oracle's acquisition of Cerner for $28.3 billion, all cash

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