Politics
Trump seizes on ‘fake’ Dan Sullivan report, calls for Peltola’s removal from Alaska ballot
President Trump on Wednesday demanded that Democrat Mary Peltola be removed from Alaska's ballot after a report that her allies recruited a man named Dan Sullivan to run in the state's Senate race against her and incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan.
Peltola allies recruited spoiler candidates in Alaska Senate race: Report
Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola's allies worked with operatives trying to recruit spoiler candidates into the Alaska race to siphon votes from Republican Sen. Dan S. Sullivan.
Lawsuit seeks to block ICE from hiding locations of detainees with final removal orders
Groups that provide legal services to immigrants filed a lawsuit Wednesday seeking to stop the Trump administration's new policy of hiding the locations of tens of thousands of detainees with final deportation orders.
Georgia’s Keisha Lance Bottoms navigates the challenges of Black women battling political barriers
Keisha Lance Bottoms talks a lot about the policies she would pursue as Georgia governor. The Democratic nominee is less likely to talk about the history she would make by winning the job.
Trump, Vance and Obama are making closing stretch appeals to midterm voters in pivotal states
President Donald Trump's campaign to keep Republicans in control of Congress in the Nov. 3 midterms is returning to Ohio for the third time in a month on Wednesday, while former President Barack Obama is set to rally Democrats in Georgia.
James Fishback withdraws accusations against Byron Donalds
Online provocateur James Fishback apologized on Wednesday for falsely claiming that Rep. Byron Donalds, Florida's Republican gubernatorial candidate, was under federal investigation for sex trafficking.
Florida’s ballot question pits homeowners against cops and firefighters
Florida voters will have the chance to lower their property taxes Tuesday with a history-making ballot question that has bitterly divided the state.
Bolsonaro, family land in Miami after loss in Brazilian election
Brazilian Sen. Flavio Bolsonaro and his family reached Miami on Wednesday after he lost Sunday's presidential election to leftist incumbent Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.
Trump cheers Canadian provincial election wins, but analysts say they’re no rebuke of Carney
U.S. President Donald Trump drew criticism Wednesday for celebrating election victories by a Quebec separatist and a British Columbia Conservative, days after his administration accused Canadian politicians of interfering in U.S. elections.
Netanyahu, Eisenkot not within reach of Israel’s governing majority
With at least 80% of the vote tallied, neither Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu nor his main rival, former Israel Defense Forces chief of staff Gadi Eisenkot, is within reach of the 61 seats needed to form a majority in Israel's 120-seat Parliament, the Knesset.
Hasan Piker sues Scott Jennings over misconstruing lynching comments
Left-wing influencer Hasan Piker filed a defamation lawsuit against conservative commentator Scott Jennings for posting a video clip that gives the impression that Mr. Piker supports lynchings.
Trump floats Ted Cruz as Supreme Court justice, says he would breeze through Senate confirmation
President Trump is floating Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas as a potential pick if a Supreme Court seat opens up.
Trump to suspend Biden-era methane rule
President Trump said Tuesday that he is signing an order later in the evening to roll back a Biden-era rule that sought to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas drilling but curbed domestic energy production.
Grand jury refuses to indict former White House aide Cassidy Hutchinson, AP sources say
The Justice Department on Tuesday failed to secure a grand jury indictment against a former White House staffer who provided dramatic but disputed testimony against President Donald Trump before a House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, U.S. Capitol insurrection, according to two people familiar with the matter.
DOJ sues Anne Arundel County schools over alleged ‘secret’ gender transitions
The federal Justice Department sued Anne Arundel County in Maryland on Tuesday, seeking to put a stop to what it said was a policy allowing students to pursue a gender transition at school, while hiding it from their parents.
