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New ethics complaint filed against US Rep. Jack Bergman of Michigan
WASHINGTON — Two constituents of U.S. Rep. Jack Bergman from the Traverse City, Michigan, area are asking the House Ethics Committee to investigate the situation surrounding the Washington, D.C., home where Bergman lives that was sold to his daughter earlier this year in a favorable deal financed by one of the congressman's top campaign donors...Read more
Trump lawsuits, fraud response at heart of MN attorney general race
Minnesota voters on Tuesday will decide whether to give Democratic Attorney General Keith Ellison a third term or elect private attorney Ron Schutz as the first Republican to hold the office in more than 50 years.
What’s at stake? The attorney general is responsible for representing the state of Minnesota in legal matters like disputes with ...Read more
'Trump-Epstein' bookmobile stops in Tampa carrying 2,500 pounds of Epstein files
On Thursday morning, a former taco truck cruised into the parking lot of a Tampa Heights shuffleboard bar. One side read “The Donald J. Trump and Jeffrey Epstein Memorial Bookmobile,” alongside a red-lettered call to “Release all the files.”
The other side of the truck featured a timeline of an alleged relationship between the president...Read more
Hearing probes charges of FBI agents lying to Congress
WASHINGTON — A federal magistrate allowed an unusual, dayslong examination this week of the effort to charge two former FBI officials with lying to Congress amid concerns about partisan prosecution ahead of the coming election.
The extended preliminary hearing delved into the details of the Justice Department’s case and focused on errors in...Read more
Effort to repeal new Massachusetts abortion law nears 100,000 signatures, on track for 2028 election
BOSTON — A group seeking to overturn a recent Massachusetts abortion law expanding physicians’ ability to perform abortions after 24 weeks reported that they have gathered nearly 100,000 signatures.
That tally is overshooting the bar to put a ballot initiative before voters in 2028 and potentially suspend the law in the interim.
“The ...Read more
Whitmer, Slotkin join effort to unseat GOP congressman Bill Huizenga
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — A Democratic win in the Republican-held 4th Congressional District in southwest Michigan would send "shockwaves" through the country and encourage Democrats in other traditionally red areas of Michigan, Democratic Sen. Elissa Slotkin told canvassers while campaigning with Democratic candidate Sean McCann.
Slotkin and ...Read more
Poll shows Democrats lead in critical Pa. swing district with economy, cost of living top issues
A newly released poll of Pennsylvania’s 7th Congressional District shows voters are concerned about the rising cost of living, and are leaning toward voting for Democratic candidates in the upcoming midterm election.
The survey by Muhlenberg College’s Institute of Public Opinion shows Democrat Bob Brooks with a 49% to 43% lead over ...Read more
Democrats want Anna Paulina Luna's seat. Redistricting makes it harder
CLEARWATER, Fla. — GOP Rep. Anna Paulina Luna projected confidence on stage at a rally on Saturday, 10 days before Election Day.
“When we choose to pick our battles, we win. I don’t play to lose,” she told a crowd of hundreds of party faithful at Orange County Choppers Road House and Museum.
In just a few days, voters will decide ...Read more
Independent forecaster shifts outlook of two close South Florida congressional races toward Democrats
Inside Elections, a prominent nonpartisan political forecaster, on Thursday shifted two close South Florida congressional races toward the Democrats.
Both contests are in congressional districts whose boundaries were changed this year in ways that Republicans who control state government hoped would benefit their candidates.
But the political ...Read more
Trump administration to send DOJ election monitors to Wake and other NC counties
RALEIGH, N.C. — The U.S. Department of Justice is sending election monitors to three North Carolina counties on Tuesday as part of a massive expansion of the longstanding practice across the country.
Alamance, Wake and Mecklenburg — three of the largest counties in the state — will all receive DOJ monitors on Election Day, the State Board...Read more
Online exploitation bill backers gear up for lame-duck push
WASHINGTON — Supporters of greater liability for online platforms that are used to host child sexual abuse material see a path for their stalled legislation when lawmakers return to Washington after the midterm elections next month.
The push has gained steam in the Senate, where it is included in a proposed manager’s amendment to the annual...Read more
Trump boosts Darline Graham in South Carolina as Senate race tightens
President Donald Trump on Thursday headed to South Carolina to boost Republican Sen. Darline Graham as polls show a surprisingly tight midterm race in the deep-red Palmetto State.
With Election Day looming on Tuesday, Trump called on voters to back the sister of the late Sen. Lindsey Graham to succeed him for a full term.
Trump mostly rattled ...Read more
California Gov. Gavin Newsom to send election attorneys to counter federal poll watchers
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Democratic Party are sending teams of election law attorneys to five congressional districts to guard against federal intervention in next week’s midterms after the White House accused the state of allowing noncitizens to illegally vote in recent elections.
The volunteer lawyers, ...Read more
Back in South Carolina, Trump touts Graham, criticizes Andrews
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump was back in South Carolina on Thursday stumping for GOP Sen. Darline Graham, attacking her Democratic foe as “a radical left lunatic” and pleading with Republicans to vote.
In a twist, Trump opened the Rock Hill rally by spending a few minutes on North Carolina’s Senate race, in which polls show ...Read more
Progressive streamer Hasan Piker joins California 7th District candidate Mai Vang at canvassing rally
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — The Sacramento chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America saw record turnout at a canvassing event for congressional candidate Mai Vang Wednesday night, thanks in part to a celebrity appearance.
Hasan Piker, a left-wing streamer and divisive political commentator, took the Southside Park stage in Sacramento on ...Read more
Trump's second Kansas rally canceled amid high-stakes Senate race, GOP says
President Donald Trump will no longer hold a rally in Salina on Saturday, the chair of the Kansas Republican Party confirmed Thursday.
Kansas GOP Chair Danedri Herbert said in a phone call that Trump’s rally, his second visit to the state this year, was canceled. She said she heard the news from the Republican National Committee.
“That’s...Read more
In final push, Trump rallies in red states, offering a rosy and off-script message
WASHINGTON — In the final days before an election that will decide control of Congress, President Donald Trump's closing argument — buoyant, digressive and characteristically off-script — is at times running headlong into the economic anxieties of the voters Republicans most need.
With a war in Iran driving up gas prices for Americans, ...Read more
Israel probes election after Netanyahu alleges Arab rigging
Israel’s election monitor called for an investigation into possible meddling by foreign entities, after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and some far-right allies decried the high turnout among Arab citizens.
The head of the Central Elections Committee wrote to Shin Bet — Israel’s domestic intelligence agency — asking it to look into ...Read more
Backers of film tax credit seek action in lame-duck session
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers plan to give Hollywood some airtime when they return to Washington after the midterm elections.
With just weeks to go before the end of the 119th Congress, lawmakers and advocates are making a bipartisan push to get a proposed federal film tax credit over the finish line. But competing priorities and a limited runway ...Read more
Israel's election deadlock opens up four possible scenarios
Israel’s election deadlock has set the stage for weeks or months of political horse-trading, with every path to a government likely to demand difficult compromises and broken campaign promises.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his right-wing religious allies are projected to secure 53 seats in Israel’s 120-member parliament, ahead of ...Read more
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