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How abortion rights advocates say midterm elections could impact access in Arizona
Lynne Gilbert/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Arizona abortion rights advocates have been fielding confusing abortion laws in the state for months. Now, those advocates say the midterm elections are criti...
Nov 07, 2022
Definition of 'moderate' scrambled in current GOP
Bill Pugliano/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former Cranston, Rhode Island Mayor Allen Fung, a Republican, is running a strong campaign in a House district President Joe Biden won by 13 points in 2020, t...
Nov 06, 2022
FBI called to Kari Lake's headquarters after 'suspicious item' found in mail
Justin Sullivan/Getty Images(PHOENIX) -- A campaign staffer for Kari Lake, the Republican candidate for governor in Arizona, allegedly opened an envelope holding a suspicious white substance delivered...
Nov 06, 2022
Biden, Obama and Trump hold dueling midterm rallies in Pennsylvania
Lokman Vural Elibol/Anadolu Agency via Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) -- Pennsylvania's staking its claim as center of the political universe this weekend as presidents past and present campaign for their...
Nov 06, 2022
Republicans will take 'full control' of Congress: Glenn Youngkin on midterms in 'This Week' interview
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- With just two days until the midterm elections, Virginia Gov. Glenn Youngkin believes that voters will send a "wake-up call" to President Joe Biden, electing Republicans to reg...
Nov 06, 2022
Cory Booker concedes 'tough election season' but sees 'pathway' for Democrats to keep Senate
ABC News(WASHINGTON) -- Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J., said his party faces a difficult election on Tuesday amid stiff headwinds over the economy but insisted he still sees a "pathway" for Democrats to at ...
Nov 06, 2022
In Pennsylvania Senate race, Fetterman, Oz make last-minute push for Black voters
Mark Makela/Getty Images(PHILADELPHIA) -- Last weekend, John Fetterman, the Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in Pennsylvania, spent the penultimate Saturday before Election Day traversing Phi...
Nov 05, 2022
Trump ally Tom Barrack found not guilty on foreign lobbying charges
Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Tom Barrack, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump and his one-time inaugural committee chairman, was found not guilty on Friday of illegal for...
Nov 04, 2022
Donald Trump could announce 2024 presidential run as soon as Nov. 14: Sources
Stephen Maturen/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Former President Donald Trump is leaning toward announcing a third run for the White House, possibly as early as the week of Nov. 14, sources with direct kn...
Nov 04, 2022
Americans express broad concerns about the risk of political violence: POLL
mbbirdy/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Broad, bipartisan numbers of Americans are concerned that political divisions are increasing the risk of politically motivated violence in this country, with majoriti...
Nov 04, 2022
