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US Attorney Michael J. Heyman speaks during a press conference as the Justice Department investigates allegations that Democrats recruited potential spoiler candidates to run in Alaska’s US Senate race, ahead of the midterm elections, at the US Attorney’s Office in Anchorage, Alaska, US, Oct. 30, 2026. Kerry Tasker | Reuters The Department of Justice wants…
President Donald Trump will host campaign rallies in Iowa and Kansas after all, a source familiar with the matter told CNBC on Friday, hours after the Republican Party said those events would be scrapped in lieu of a series of tele-rallies. “Rallies are BACK ON!” the source said in response to an email CNBC sent…
Iran said four tankers struck mines in the Strait of Hormuz and Yemen’s Houthis claimed missile strikes on Saudi Arabia, escalating pressure on two fronts as the U.S. reportedly weighs renewed military action against Tehran after Tuesday’s midterm elections. The flare-up is fueling concern among regional officials and analysts that fighting could resume around the…
Republican U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan and Democratic U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola participate in a debate in Anchorage, Alaska, Oct. 15, 2026. Kerry Tasker | Reuters Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy ordered an investigation into whether the alleged recruitment of a candidate named Dan Sullivan for the state’s U.S. Senate race, where the incumbent shares the…
U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth gives a State of the Force address at Marine Corps Base Quantico on Sept. 30, 2026 in Quantico, Virginia. Alex Wong | Getty Images U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly fired the Pentagon’s top military planner amid concerns that Washington may restart strikes on Iran after the midterm…
The logo of law firm Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP is seen outside of their office in Washington, D.C., U.S., Aug. 31, 2020. Andrew Kelly | Reuters A management committee of Weil, Gotshal & Manges, the long-time Wall Street law firm, has recommended that its partners wind down operations, the firm said Wednesday. The recommendation…
Dan J. Sullivan, who has filed to run for U.S. Senate in Alaska, poses for a photo Friday, June 26, 2026, in Petersburg, Alaska. Katie Holmlund | AP People working with Democratic Senate nominee Mary Peltola’s campaign and senior aides at the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee participated in efforts to recruit a man named Daniel…
TEL AVIV, ISRAEL – OCTOBER 25: Posters of former Israeli Chief of General Staff and Yashar Party leader Gadi Eisenkot (right) and Prime Minister and Likud Party leader Benjamin Netanyahu (left) are seen as election campaigns intensify two days before the vote as campaign posters of candidates are displayed on billboards and buildings across the…
Cassidy Hutchinson, who was an aide to former White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows during the administration of former U.S. President Donald Trump, testifies during a public hearing of the U.S. House Select Committee to investigate the January 6 Attack on the U.S. Capitol, on Capitol Hill in Washington, June 28, 2022. Evelyn Hockstein…
Israeli voters will head to the polls Tuesday in an election with implications beyond the countryβs borders. It is Israelβs first election since Hamasβ Oct. 7, 2023, attacks, which killed around 1,200 people and saw more than 250 abducted. The Palestinian Ministry of Health says Israelβs subsequent military campaign in Gaza has killed more than…