Tennessee Death Row Inmate Gets Reprieve After Pike’s Lethal Injection Faltered
Tennessee death row inmate Gary Wayne Sutton, convicted in a 1992 double murder, will live into 2027 after Governor Bill Lee paused executions following problems with Christa Pike’s lethal injection.
DHS Secretary Mullin Says Border Enforcement Lowers Rents and Draws Business Investment
DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin says tougher border enforcement lowers housing costs and attracts business investment, while insisting the administration is not opposed to legal immigration.
Blackburn Calls for Return of Electric Chair After Botched Execution of Knoxville Killer Christa Pike
Sen. Marsha Blackburn says Tennessee should bring back the electric chair after the botched lethal injection of Knoxville murderer Christa Pike, while her death sentence remains in question.
Washington Voters to Decide Ballot Measure Barring Biological Males From Girls’ School Sports
Washington voters will decide Nov. 3 on Initiative 638, which would bar biological males from girls’ K-12 sports; supporters and opponents clashed over the measure at a Vancouver, Wash., rally last weekend.
Trump Says Immigration Is His Toughest Issue as He Balances Hardline Base and Business Pressure
President Trump told Hispanic supporters and business leaders that immigration is the hardest issue he deals with, as analysts say he remains caught between his enforcement-minded base and business interests pushing for more migrant labor.
New Poll Finds Most Americans, Across Party Lines, Back Voter ID and Citizenship Proof Rules
A Harvard-Harris poll finds 82 percent of Americans, across party lines, support requiring a valid photo ID to vote, as Vice President JD Vance discusses a Senate strategy to pass citizenship and ID voting requirements.
El-Sayed Defends Soros Family Ties While Attacking Rogers Over Corporate Donations
Michigan Senate nominee Abdul El-Sayed defended his ties to the Soros family and Senate Majority PAC funding after criticizing Mike Rogers for taking corporate money, insisting individual donations differ from corporate influence.
Israel Says 4,000 of 6,000 Oct. 7 Attackers Have Been Killed
Israel’s defense minister says 4,000 of the roughly 6,000 people who took part in the October 7, 2023 attack have been killed, with about 300 others captured and awaiting military tribunals.
House Report Details Medicaid Fraud Cases From Colorado to Van Nuys, Minnesota
A House committee report details Medicaid and Medicare fraud cases nationwide, including a Colorado provider accused of billing $165,000 for rides taken after a patient had died, and hundreds of hospices clustered on one Van Nuys street.
Spike strips found at Scarborough ICE site days after local activist meeting discussed targeting agents
Spike strips turned up outside Scarborough’s ICE facility about a week after a local anti-ICE meeting where an organizer urged attendees to collect photos and license plate information on agents.
New Poll Finds Democrats Ahead or Tied With Republicans in Texas, Alaska, Ohio, Iowa and Kansas Senate Races
A New York Times/Siena poll finds Democrats leading or tied with Republicans in Senate races across Texas, Alaska, Ohio, Iowa and Kansas, with President Trump’s approval underwater in all five states.
Resurfaced 2017 Klobuchar Video Circulates Amid Tight Minnesota Governor’s Race
A 2017 video showing Sen. Amy Klobuchar at a Somali community rally holding an upside-down American flag has resurfaced online as she runs for Minnesota governor, with a recent poll showing a tight race against Republican Lisa Demuth.
Voter ID Push Splits Senate Again as Democrats Reject Latest GOP Bill
Senate Democrats blocked another Republican voter ID bill, reigniting a fight both parties expect to carry into the midterm elections.
Emmer Opens Midterm Tour in Lewiston, Blasts Michigan Senate Candidate El-Sayed
House Majority Whip Tom Emmer launched a 56-district midterm tour in Lewiston, Maine, backing GOP candidate Paul LePage while sharply criticizing Michigan Democratic Senate candidate Abdul El-Sayed as part of what he called an “anti-American” trend among far-left Democrats.
Former NFL Coach Jon Gruden, Born in Sandusky, Rallies for Sen. Husted at Trump Event
Sandusky-born former NFL coach Jon Gruden appeared at a Trump rally in Ohio to endorse his old University of Dayton teammate, Sen. Jon Husted, ahead of early voting that begins Tuesday.
Bolsonaro’s Son Edges Lula in First Round, Forces October Runoff in Brazil
Flavio Bolsonaro outperformed polls to edge incumbent Lula da Silva in Brazil’s first-round presidential vote, setting up an October 25 runoff.
New Poll Finds Most Americans Blame Trump for Rising Prices
A new AP-NORC poll finds that 65 percent of Americans blame President Trump’s policies for higher prices, with only 17 percent approving of his handling of the issue ahead of the midterms.
Police and Firefighter Unions Endorse Suozzi as GOP Super PAC Pours $8M Into Rematch
Nassau County police and NYC firefighter unions have endorsed Rep. Tom Suozzi’s re-election bid as a Trump-aligned super PAC spends nearly $8 million backing his Republican challenger, Mike LiPetri.
Trump Urges Arkansans to Call Sen. Cotton’s Cellphone Over Daylight Saving Time Bill
President Trump urged Arkansans to call Sen. Tom Cotton’s cellphone to pressure him into dropping his opposition to The Sunshine Protection Act, a bill to make daylight saving time permanent that already passed the House 308-117.
Zakaria Says Worst Homelessness Problems Are Concentrated in Democratic-Run Cities
Fareed Zakaria said on HBO’s “Real Time” that the worst homelessness problems are concentrated in Democratic-run cities like New York and Los Angeles, contrasting them with Houston, Dallas and Miami, and pointed to housing construction limits as a key factor.
Texas Senate Race Hinges on Black and Hispanic Turnout, Voters Say
Democrat James Talarico is trying to become the first Democrat to win statewide office in Texas in more than 30 years, and voters in Dallas, Forney, Coppell and Denton say Black and Hispanic turnout could decide the race.
Senate Democrats Block Combined Stock Trading Ban and Voter ID Bill
Senate Democrats blocked a Republican bill combining a ban on congressional stock trading with a national voter ID requirement, with Chuck Schumer accusing the GOP of using a “poison pill” to sink a popular measure.
Louisiana Leads Suits Against Blue-State Abortion Pill Shield Laws and Pill Providers
Louisiana, Alabama and Arkansas have sued New York, California and Massachusetts at the Supreme Court over shield laws protecting abortion pill providers, while also filing a separate lawsuit targeting more than 30 people and groups accused of shipping the pills into their states.
Boca Raton Republican Singer Pitches District 25 Voters on Contrast With Moskowitz
Republican Scott Singer, the former Boca Raton mayor challenging Rep. Jared Moskowitz in Florida’s redrawn 25th District, argues the incumbent’s moderate image doesn’t match a voting record he says aligns with progressive Democrats 90% of the time.