Day: October 7, 2022

In the fight to control the Senate, Democrats and Republicans are staring at equally uncertain, yet markedly different, paths to the majority. Read More

Dozens of family members of Americans detained abroad gathered in Washington on Wednesday to unveil a mural of their loved ones, to urge the country not to forget about them and again call for the US government to act decisively to bring them home. Read More

Former Vice President Mike Pence is no longer keeping his cards close, telegraphing in several high-profile moves this week that he is actively exploring a 2024 presidential bid and working to gain a foothold in Trump-fatigued corners of the Republican Party. Read More

Just last week, Donald Trump called the Republican speaker of the Wisconsin state Assembly with an urgent message: He needed him to overturn the 2020 election results in the state. Read More

The US Army is now projecting that for the next two years it will massively fail to recruit as many troops as it hoped, falling short by nearly 40,000 new recruits, according to the latest estimates and testimony from the Army’s second highest leader. Read More

Specialized strike forces from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives targeting gun traffickers seized more than 7,700 guns and silencers associated with crimes in the past year in Chicago, Los Angeles, Washington, DC, New York and San Francisco, Attorney General Merrick Garland said Wednesday. Read More

A bipartisan group of senators has a plan to fix presidential elections. It would try to close the loopholes that allies of former President Donald Trump tried to exploit in their effort to overturn the 2020 election results. This news out of the normally paralyzed Senate deserves some closer attention. Read More

A Democratic super PAC on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against the Federal Election Commission in a bid to force the agency to take action against former President Donald Trump for, in their view, essentially running for president without formally declaring himself a candidate. Read More

Sources tell CNN the investigation into Hunter Biden has reached a critical decision point and has narrowed in focus. He has denied any wrongdoing. CNN’s Evan Perez and Kara Scannell have more. Read More

The federal investigation into Hunter Biden’s business activities is nearing a critical juncture as investigators weigh possible charges and prosecutors confront Justice Department guidelines to generally avoid bringing politically sensitive cases close to an election, according to people briefed on the matter. Read More