Katie Hobbs campaign ad features 3 'Republicans' who have donated thousands to Democrats

The self-proclaimed Republicans featured in Arizona gubernatorial candidate Katie Hobbs’ new campaign ad have a long history of donating thousands directly to Democratic candidates and through the Democratic fundraising platform ActBlue. Hobbs, the Arizona secretary of state, released a TV campaign ad Wednesday featuring members of her “Republicans for Katie Hobbs” coalition, including Paul Charlton, a…

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HOUSE DIVIDED: Democrats turn on party leadership as midterm hopes fade despite supportive voting records

As hopes look increasingly bleak for Democrats less than two weeks from Election Day, a number of the party’s candidates at risk of losing their races have begun calling for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer and President Biden to be replaced despite their voting records largely aligning with party leaders. Although…

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ICE launches 'takedown' operation in Guatemala to nab human smugglers and corrupt cops, rescue migrants

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced this week that a massive operation in Guatemala had led to a number of arrests and rescues of migrants who were being smuggled by transnational criminal organizations. ICE announced that its Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) division had conducted the action in Guatemala with local authorities, carrying out 20 arrest…

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Nancy Pelosi's husband Paul Pelosi 'violently assaulted' in San Francisco home, spokesperson says

The husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Paul, has been “violently assaulted” with a hammer this morning in a San Francisco home invasion, leaving him with blunt force injuries, the congresswoman’s spokesperson and reports say. “Early this morning, an assailant broke into the Pelosi residence in San Francisco and violently assaulted Mr. Pelosi,” spokesperson Drew…

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COVID-19 pandemic 'likely' originated with Chinese lab leak, Senate Republican report finds

A controversial new Senate report led by North Carolina Republican Sen. Richard Burr was released Thursday.  The interim report argues that the “likely” origin of the COVID-19 pandemic was a “research-related incident” in China. “While precedent of previous outbreaks of human infections from contact with animals favors the hypothesis that a natural zoonotic spillover is…

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Strict gun bill on Oregon ballot will cause 'greater risk of violence,' harmful to public safety, critics warn

Gun control opponents worry an Oregon ballot measure will make their communities less safe since police agencies will be forced to fund and operate a massive permit-to-purchase program. “This is the most extreme gun control measure in the country, or at least one of the most extreme,” Oregon State Shooting Association President Kerry Spurgin told…

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