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Arizona Democrats hope to flip the governor's mansion, but Katie Hobbs has some worried
adamkaz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Arizona Democrats headed into the 2022 midterm races with a head full of steam, hoping to cement the state's newfound battleground status after a string of recent s...
Oct 05, 2022
Christian Walker says father Herschel Walker's campaign 'has been a lie'
Megan Varner/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Less than 24 hours after accusing his father of "destroying" lives following a report in the Daily Beast that an ex-girlfriend claimed Georgia GOP Senate hopef...
Oct 04, 2022
Young women are angry about abortion rights, but will they tip the midterm elections?
Courtesty of Brenna Lyons(AUGUSTA, Ga.) -- Brenna Lyons, a young mom living with her husband and toddler son in Augusta, Georgia, suffered a miscarriage last spring. The procedure she required to remo...
Oct 04, 2022
Arizona Medical Association files lawsuit seeking clarity over abortion laws
Jason Marz/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The Arizona Medical Association and a physician filed a lawsuit Tuesday, asking a court to provide clarity amid what they say is "significant confusion" over the...
Oct 04, 2022
Supreme Court eyes limits to Voting Rights Act in election map dispute
joe daniel price/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday engaged in an emotionally charged debate over whether to impose new limits on the Voting Rights Act and curb longstanding...
Oct 04, 2022
Some leading Democrats won't debate their election-denying opponents
Marilyn Nieves/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Democrats in key swing states like Arizona and Michigan have refused to face opponents who espouse the false claim that the 2020 race was stolen from former ...
Oct 04, 2022
Herschel Walker denies report he reimbursed girlfriend's abortion
Megan Varner/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Herschel Walker, a Georgia football icon and U.S. Senate hopeful, has denied a report in the Daily Beast that an ex-girlfriend claimed he paid the cost of her ...
Oct 04, 2022
Some Uvalde families endorse Beto O'Rourke for Texas governor in emotional ad campaign
Brandon Bell/Getty Images(UVALDE, Texas) -- Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke rolled out an ad campaign Saturday featuring tearful endorsements from families of victims of the Rob...
Oct 04, 2022
Oath Keepers trial: Defendants 'concocted plan for armed rebellion' on Jan. 6, prosecution says
Creativeye99/Getty Images(WASHINGTON) -- Five members of the Oath Keepers facing charges of seditious conspiracy "concocted a plan for an armed rebellion to shatter a bedrock of American democracy," a...
Oct 04, 2022
Trump's 1st secretary of state testifies he never asked Tom Barrack to 'conduct any diplomacy' for US
Jason Marz/Getty Images(NEW YORK) -- Former Secretary of State Rex Tillerson testified Monday during the illegal foreign lobbying trial of former Donald Trump ally Tom Barrack that he never asked Barr...
Oct 03, 2022
