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Battle to replace late House Dem goes to overtime after daughter failed to clinch seat

Marcye Scott and Everton Blair advance to an Aug. 25 runoff election in Georgia's 13th congressional district to fill the late David Scott's seat.

Kentucky governor calls on McConnell to prove he is fit to serve or resign: ‘Address the people’

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear demanded that Sen. Mitch McConnell prove his fitness to serve or resign after the 84-year-old's lengthy hospital stay.

Collins says State Department will reinstate funding for global humanitarian vaccine alliance

Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine) said Tuesday that the State Department is set to reinstate funding for a global humanitarian vaccine program after the Trump administration previously paused the program. “It is welcome news that following our recent outreach, the State Department has committed to contributing the full $600 million for GAVI, the Vaccine Alliance,” Collins...

Ex-Trump health official shocked by Fauci’s ‘unabashed narcissism’ from diaries

A former Trump health official on Tuesday slammed Dr. Anthony Fauci over his recently-released journal entries. “I'd like to see honesty and transparency and I'd like Tony to come clean with all the things that he's really been caught in contradictions,” Dr. Brett Giroir, a former assistant secretary for health at the Department of Health...

UN postpones vote on global carbon tax after Trump-led pushback

Global shipping carbon tax postponed one year following Trump administration pushback. International Maritime Organization vote delayed amid fierce U.S. resistance.

Russia proposes ‘Putin-Trump Tunnel’ with Elon Musk’s help to connect nations under Bering Strait

President Vladimir Putin's investment envoy outlined a plan for U.S.-Russia tunnel connecting Alaska and Siberia through Bering Strait within eight years at $8 billion cost.

Who is Judge Chuang, the Obama appointee assigned to John Bolton’s case?

Judge Theodore Chuang, known for halting Trump's travel ban and DOGE efforts, will preside over John Bolton's case involving 18 counts of mishandling classified materials.

The Mamdani Delusion

The front-runner to be New York City’s next mayor failed to impress.

Speaker Johnson calls Arizona AG’s threat of legal action a ‘publicity stunt’

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Friday dismissed Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes' threat to sue him over his refusal to swear in Rep.-elect Adelita Grijalva, calling it a "publicity stunt."

‘No Kings’ protests return as Trump ramps up authoritarian practices, organizers say

Big crowds of protesters are expected Saturday in thousands of places around the U.S. in opposition to what some are characterizing as increasingly authoritarian practices by President Donald Trump.

Trump needs to be involved in shutdown talks, Democrats say. He’s shown little interest in doing so

President Donald Trump is showing little urgency to broker a compromise that would end the government shutdown, even as Democrats insist no breakthrough is possible without his direct involvement.

Obama, aiming to boost Democrats in New Jersey and Virginia, endorses Sherrill and Spanberger

Barack Obama has endorsed the Democratic candidates for governor in New Jersey and Virginia, seeking to boost Mikie Sherrill and Abigail Spanberger ahead of high-stakes elections next month.

Daniel Cameron banking on his name ID to overcome lackluster fundraising in Kentucky Senate race

Making his pitch to connect with a Republican crowd that instantly recognized him, Kentucky Senate candidate Daniel Cameron likened the gathering to a family reunion - a feel-good reminder of his status as a party stalwart in the Bluegrass State.

Trump says his high tariff threat on China ‘not sustainable,’ will meet Xi

President Trump says the 100%-plus tariffs he's threatened to impose on China would not be sustainable and that he still plans to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping at a summit in South Korea.

Jeffries calls White House press secretary ‘sick’ for saying Dems made up of criminals, illegals

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries on Friday called White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt "sick" for what she said about Democrats.

Bolton turns himself in on classified docs indictment, pleads ‘not guilty’

Former National Security Adviser John R. Bolton is pleading not guilty to charges he mishandled classified information.

Trump says Venezuela’s Maduro doesn’t want to ‘f*** around’ with the US

President Donald Trump's comments came as he confirmed reports Maduro put forth an proposal that would allow the U.S. to tap into Venezuela's natural resources.

Johnson shutters House again in bid to keep shutdown heat on Schumer

Speaker Mike Johnson extends House recess through Oct. 23, maintaining pressure on Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer as the government shutdown continues.

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