Politics

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 responsible for the origin of …

The husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Paul, has been “violently assaulted” this morning in a San Francisco home invasion, the congresswoman’s spokesperson says.  “Early this morning, an assailant broke into the Pelosi residence in San Francisco and violently assaulted Mr. Pelosi,” spokesperson Drew Hammill said. “The assailant is in custody and the motivation for the attack is under investigation.”  …

JUPITER, FLA. – Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla., spoke out against President Biden’s decision to release another 15 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, noting that while it may lower gas prices at the moment, it places the United States at great risk. Biden rejected the idea that releasing the oil is for political purposes, despite the move …

The Alaska Senate debate Thursday evening presented an opportunity for people to hear from U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski and Kelly Tshibaka, both Republicans, and Democrat Pat Chesbro as the high-stakes election could decide the Senate majority. The third and final debate kicked off with each of the candidates outlining how they would approach the issue of abortion, following the Supreme …

Democrats across the country are facing an increasingly bleak outlook as election forecasters continue to shift more races in Republicans’ favor with less than two weeks to go before Election Day. The shifts have taken place in a number of races once thought out of reach for Republicans. But, as voters’ concerns over inflation, the economy, violent crime and the …

CUMMING, Ga. – EXCLUSIVE – On the day after he faced new allegations that he pressured a woman into getting an abortion, Republican Senate nominee Herschel Walker said the latest controversy to rock his campaign in Georgia won’t stop him and touted, “I’m winning this election.” Speaking to large crowd gathered in a strip mall parking lot just outside Cumming. …

Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-N.Y., criticized President Biden for not including illegal immigrants in his pardon for those federally convicted of simple marijuana possession. Ocasio-Cortez made the comments during an episode of “Pod Save America” that was released on Tuesday. “I can at least say with Latino voters, we’ve never tried as a party. The Democratic Party has not tried in …

Incumbent Democratic Maine Gov. Janet Mills went head-to-head with her Republican challenger, former Gov. Paul LePage, in their fourth debate of the election, challenging one another on several topics, including the economy, the coronavirus pandemic, and education. In opening the debate, LePage said he believes the number one issue facing the residents of Maine is inflation, while Mills, who listed …

A federal appeals court rejected former President Donald Trump’s latest effort to block the release of his tax returns to Congress. Trump can still appeal the case to the Supreme Court.  The House Ways and Means Committee first requested six years of Trump’s tax returns in 2019, but then-Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin denied the effort.  Former President Donald Trump gestures …

More than 15 million people have voted already in the 2022 midterms, smashing records from previous midterm years with 12 days until Election Day. In battleground states with hot Senate races — Georgia and Pennsylvania in particular — the story of high turnout is the same. Georgia has seen historic turnout at a record pace in early in-person voting this …