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Cookies, liquor and mocking Nazis fuel final stretch in fiery Texas House race

Katy Padilla Stout's Texas Democratic campaign reported over $4,300 in cookies, beer and wine and Mexican restaurant spending, according to FEC records....

Tish James confronted on camera over Trump's accusation of bias in Cornell rape case

Letitia James vows a fair probe into the alleged Cornell University gang rape, but Trump and defense attorneys question her impartiality....

Democrats' latest gun-control push runs into inconvenient fact about how school killer was stopped

An armed bystander helped end the deadly Oregon school shooting, but the gun control debate now centers on whether gun-free zones made it worse....

Obama's star power gets a reality check from Black voters in crucial Senate race: 'It's a turnoff'

Barack Obama's endorsement of Abdul El-Sayed drew mixed reactions from Black Detroit voters, with undecided residents saying it didn't move the needle....

Biden judge rejects Obama CIA chief's legal bid against Trump over one key problem

John Brennan's lawsuit against Trump and senior officials was dismissed, but grand jury investigations into the former CIA director continue....

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Brent oil touches $110 as Iran escalates Hormuz attacks, Ukraine vows to hit Russian refineries

U.S. crude oil prices rose sharply Friday as Iran escalated attacks in the Strait of Hormuz this week....

Katie Zacharia out as Trump's White House press secretary

Zacharia was on shaky ground from her first White House press conference and over questions about her claims of being a lawyer despite not passing a bar exam....

Apple’s $1,999 iPhone Duo puts the company's status-symbol power to the test

Apple’s $1,999 iPhone Duo is drawing early demand as analysts assess whether the foldable can lift iPhone pricing and revenue....

Wall Street's fear gauge is ripping. Traders see it going even higher

The sell-off in AI-related stocks pushed the VIX above 22 for the first time in four months. A cluster of trades suggests it could go even higher....

Why Trump and the GOP's billion-dollar midterm blitz isn’t working

Trump-aligned groups and Elon Musk have poured hundreds of millions into the midterm election, but the GOP spending surge has barely moved polls or the map....

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Justice Department Seeks to Disqualify Judge Overseeing Golf Course Lawsuit

Escalating a standoff with Judge Ana C. Reyes, the Justice Department demanded that she recuse herself from a case in which she had ordered several Trump officials to testify....

Congressional Staff Open Letters Containing Suspicious Substances

The incidents, the first of which was reported on Thursday, came as election officials have reported a growing number of threats directed at them....

Trump Signs Order Exempting Russia From Sanctions Law

The sanctions were part of a measure that was named after Senator Lindsey Graham, the South Carolina Republican who died in July....

Ilhan Omar’s Sister’s Phone Was Seized Before Search of Lawmaker’s Home

A criminal investigation into the lawmaker’s immigration process advanced after federal investigators reviewed family text messages from a seized phone....

Trump Administration Restricts Drone Activity Along U.S.-Mexico Border

The new restrictions ban unauthorized drone flights within a nautical mile of the southern border, up to 400 feet in the air....