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Federal judge blocks Trump DOJ threats against election workers ahead of 2026 midterms

A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from threatening election workers with prosecution over ballots tied to suspected noncitizens.

Hochul helped pile $37K of debt on every New Yorker — and the bill’s coming due

New York's leaders have been spending money on a credit card that nobody ever...

El-Sayed campaign wants Stevens to stay away after day of back-and-forth sniping

Michigan’s Democratic coalition is fragmenting in real time days before a critical Senate election.After...

Gavin Newsom shown up by judge for secret order to ban key energy resource in California

Gov. Gavin Newsom has spent years making it harder to produce oil in his...

Jennifer Lawrence fell for the celebrity trap — and sacrificed the joys of aging gracefully

Once one of Hollywood’s most distinctive personalities, Jennifer Lawrence has lost the very flair...

Murkowski calls for ‘truth’ from Peltola amid ‘pattern of lies and coverups’

Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska) called for the “truth” from former Rep. Mary Peltola (D-Alaska) amid what she said was a “pattern of lies and coverups” following reports the Democrat’s campaign recruited one of her midterm opponents to “ballot-stack.” “While some may try to write this off as just how politics works now, ballot-stacking should have...

Stevens’s fiance says he’ll vote for Rogers over El-Sayed

The fiance of Rep. Haley Stevens (D-Mich.) said this week he would support GOP candidate Mike Rogers over Stevens’s former Democratic primary rival, Abdul El-Sayed, in Michigan’s Senate race.  In an interview published Wednesday, Jason Turkish accused the Democrat of using antisemitic language on the campaign trail. “We have never seen a candidate for U.S....

Fed hits pause on interest rates

Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy   The Big Story Fed holds rate steady ahead of midterms Federal Reserve officials held interest rates steady Wednesday despite stubborn inflation. © Mark Schiefelbein, Associated Press The central bank’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) voted 10-2 to keep the...

Why the Peltola ‘spoiler’ controversy may be too late to shake up Alaska

Allegations that Mary Peltola’s (D) campaign was involved in recruiting “spoiler” candidates to siphon votes from incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan (R) shook up the Alaska Senate race Wednesday.   Peltola's campaign and national Democrats denied any involvement, but Republicans responded sharply, accusing her of deliberately lying to Alaskans. President Trump accused Peltola of election interference and...

Crowley holds 7-point lead over Tiffany in new Wisconsin gubernatorial poll 

Democrat David Crowley has slightly widened his lead over his GOP opponent, Rep. Tom Tiffany (R-Wis.), in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial contest, according to new polling released Wednesday.  The Marquette University Law School Poll found that 51 percent of likely voters in Wisconsin backed Crowley, a 2-point increase from last month, while 44 percent of likely voters...

Website leaks data on more than 40,000 DHS employees

Nonprofit leaker collective Distributed Denial of Secrets (DDoSecrets) published data Wednesday on more than 40,000 Department of Homeland Security (DHS) employees, some of whom are working in the intelligence community. The collective did not identify the source who leaked the personnel information, referring to the unnamed individual instead as the “Department of Peace.” “This dataset...

Live updates: Trump, Obama, Vance hit key states in midterm sprint

Former President Obama is campaigning in Georgia on Wednesday — less than a week out from Election Day — to give a boost to Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms, who's running for Georgia governor, and incumbent Sen. Jon Ossoff (D), as well as push voter turnout. On Wednesday evening, President Trump will make his third campaign...

HHS gives compounding pharmacies free rein to make certain peptides

Presented by Alliance for Aging Research {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story HHS gives compounding pharmacies free rein to make certain peptides Without finalizing any new approvals or regulatory changes, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) on Wednesday gave compounding pharmacies the go-ahead to make and sell six peptides lauded by...

Ballots in the hallway: How California can restore lagging faith in our elections

California can end this argument without proving that anyone cheated. It has to lock the ballots, verify the rolls and publish the results of both.

What’s next for Israel as elections leave no clear winner

In today's issue: ▪ Uncertainty prevails in Israel elections ▪ Fed's final rate decision before midterms ▪ CDC deputy director stepping down ▪ Bolsonaro flees Brazil for U.S. As returns are steadily being reported in Israel's critical parliamentary elections, one thing is becoming clear: there's uncertainty ahead. The coalition of parties led by Israeli Prime...

Trump gave Iran a date, not measurable terms

Journalist Charbel A. Antoun argues that President Trump's Iran pause lacks measurable diplomatic goals regarding uranium accounting, inspection access, and shipping protocols, potentially serving as a mere calendar delay rather than true diplomacy.

Recalled butter sold in 10 states receives risk warning: FDA

A popular plant-based butter has been recalled due to yeast, mold and E. coli, and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has now assigned it a risk level.

Trump, Congress set to clash over Hegseth, Iran war, Ukraine after election

President Trump is headed for a showdown with Democrats and members of his party after Election Day over Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth’s future leadership of the Pentagon, the Iran war and the Russia-Ukraine war. Democrats are stepping up their demands that Trump fire Hegseth after the midterm elections and warning they won’t support funding...

Fed likely to hold rates steady ahead of midterms

Federal Reserve officials will decide whether to raise interest rates again on Wednesday, as persistent inflation strains Americans ahead of the midterm elections. Annual inflation was 3.7 percent in September, according to the consumer price index (CPI). That marked an increase from 3.4 percent in August and showed inflation remains entrenched in the economy amid...

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