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Across US, false accusations of election fraud prompt some election workers to quit ahead of Election Day
Bloomberg Creative/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — After officials in Nye County, Nevada, accepted a pitch from a Republican nominee for secretary of state to stop using voting machines for the general election and move to [Read More…]
Dr. Oz’s campaign jabs at John Fetterman for stroke, suggesting he brought it on himself
Nate Smallwood/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Pennsylvania Senate race took a heated — and personal — turn on Tuesday as an aide to Dr. Mehmet Oz, the Republican nominee and former cardiothoracic surgeon who for [Read More…]
Democrat Pat Ryan wins potential bellwether House race in New York
adamkaz/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Democrats are projected to win a special House election in New York on Tuesday in a race seen as a potential bellwether for this year’s midterms, ABC News reports. The [Read More…]
Maxwell Frost on track to become the first member of Generation Z elected to Congress
Maxwell Alejandro Frost for Congress (NEW YORK) — Come January, 25-year-old Maxwell Frost will likely be the first member of Generation Z elected to Congress. Frost is projected to win Florida’s 10th Congressional District Democratic [Read More…]
Republicans vow to investigate Fauci after he steps down in December
Shawn Thew-Pool/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Dr. Anthony Fauci on Tuesday responded to Republican vows to investigate him after he steps down from his government roles in December, saying he would consider testifying but not submit [Read More…]
Charlie Crist defeats Nikki Fried in Fla. Dem governor’s primary; will face DeSantis in November
Octavio Jones/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Rep. Charlie Crist on Tuesday defeated Agriculture Commissioner Nikki Fried in Florida’s Democratic gubernatorial primary, ABC News projects, setting up a high-profile matchup against Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis in the [Read More…]
IRS conducting ‘comprehensive review of existing safety and security measures’ amid threats to employees
Kent Nishimura / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — The Internal Revenue Service said it is conducting a comprehensive review of its security systems amid recent threats against IRS employees. Some of the [Read More…]
National Archives letter shows extent of classified material previously at Mar-a-Lago
Rochlin/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump allegedly had more than 700 pages of classified material in his possession, according to a May 10 letter from the National Archives to a lawyer representing Trump. [Read More…]
Trump revives spat with McConnell over Senate leader mentioning ‘candidate quality’
Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell have again publicly split — this time over the GOP’s chances of retaking Congress in November given what McConnell suggested [Read More…]
Former Tennessee House speaker, chief of staff indicted on corruption charges
Douglas Sacha / Getty Images A former speaker of the Tennessee House of Representatives and his chief of staff were indicted on Tuesday on corruption charges, according to the Justice Department. The charges allege that [Read More…]
Nancy Pelosi’s husband Paul Pelosi pleads guilty to DUI
SOPA Images / Getty Images House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, pleaded guilty Tuesday to DUI causing injury in connection to a May car crash, prosecutors said. Based on Paul Pelosi’s guilty plea, the [Read More…]
Purported National Archives letter shows extent of classified material previously at Mar-a-Lago
Rochlin/Getty Images (WASHINGTON) — Former President Donald Trump allegedly had more than 700 pages of classified material in his possession, according to a May 10 letter from the National Archives to a lawyer representing Trump. [Read More…]
Latest primaries force Democrats into painful matchups — and decide DeSantis’ opponent
SDI Productions/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Democrats are trying to keep control of a House remade by the once-a-decade redistricting process. Tuesday will offer perhaps the most visible display of the impact that post-census redistricting [Read More…]
NY’s Maloney and Nadler set for unexpected face-off that will boot one of the leading Dems from office
Spencer Platt/Getty Images (NEW YORK) — The Democratic primary battle between Reps. Carolyn Maloney and Jerrold Nadler in New York City is heading to a bitterly personal finish that’ll see one of the senior House [Read More…]
Sen. Patrick Leahy reflects on retirement, new memoir
Sarah Silbiger/Bloomberg via Getty Images (NEW YORK) — Vermont Sen. Patrick Leahy, the most senior and longest-serving member of the U.S. Senate, will retire at the end of this year. His new memoir, The Road [Read More…]
US discourages Dennis Rodman from going to Russia to help Griner; he clarifies that he’s not going
Tim Nwachukwu/Getty Images, FILE (WASHINGTON) –The U.S. government on Monday strongly discouraged former NBA player Dennis Rodman from traveling to Russia to help secure the release of detained WNBA star Brittney Griner — a trip [Read More…]
Donald Trump files motion for special master to review items seized in Mar-a-Lago raid
Jason Marz/Getty Images (WEST PALM BEACH, Fla.) — Former President Donald Trump filed a motion in federal court in Florida on Monday seeking the appointment of a special master to review materials seized by the [Read More…]
Dr. Anthony Fauci to step down from his role as NIAID director in December
Official White House Photo by Chandler West (WASHINGTON) — Dr. Anthony Fauci will step down from his roles of director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases and chief medical adviser to President [Read More…]
Appeals court puts pause on Lindsey Graham’s grand jury testimony in Ga. election investigation
Tom Williams/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images (ATLANTA) — A federal appeals court on Sunday temporarily halted a lower court’s ruling mandating that Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., testify before a grand jury in Georgia that [Read More…]
Jill Biden ends COVID-19 isolation after testing negative, will rejoin president on vacation
ABC News (WASHINGTON) — First lady Jill Biden will end her COVID-19 isolation on Sunday after receiving two consecutive negative tests and quarantining for five days, the White House announced. Her spokeswoman Elizabeth Alexander said [Read More…]