Texts from Loeffler's phone shed light on activities ahead of Jan. 6 and 2021 runoff  —  Tricia Raffensperger's text message, six days after the 2020 elections, was as blistering as it was direct.  —  Hours after Kelly Loeffler, then Georgia's junior U.S. senator, called for her husband …

Liz Truss resigns as prime minister — follow latest … Liz Truss has announced she is resigning after 44 days in office, becoming the shortest-serving prime minister in British history.  —  She announced that she would stand down after losing the confidence of Tory MPs and cabinet ministers.

‘A Category 2 or 3 Hurricane Headed Democrats’ Way'  —  With less than three weeks to go before the midterms, the GOP appears to be gaining momentum, as inflation and the economy dominate voters' concerns.  And while the Senate outlook still remains plausibly optimistic for Democrats, the House presents a darker picture.

InsiderAdvantage/FOX 29 poll: Fetterman, Oz neck and neck as Shapiro's lead over Mastriano narrows  —  PHILADELPHIA - As Election Day nears, a new InsiderAdvantage/FOX 29 poll shows Republican nominee Dr. Mehmet Oz has gained ground on Democratic nominee John Fetterman in Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate race.

We Need To Stop Calling Ourselves Conservatives  —  The conservative project has failed, and conservatives need to forge a new political identity that reflects our revolutionary moment.  —  Given the state of America in 2022, conservatives should stop calling themselves conservatives.  —  Why?

Trump taps firm to handle his Jan. 6 committee subpoena  —  Former President Donald Trump has hired a firm to engage with the Jan. 6 select committee on its forthcoming subpoena of him, POLITICO has learned.  —  The firm, The Dhillon Law Group, already represents multiple witnesses …

Biden Promotes Infrastructure Law in Pennsylvania Swing With Fetterman  —  The fate of a Senate race in President Biden's home state could determine the prospects of the rest of his legislative agenda.  —  PITTSBURGH — President Biden returned to his home state of Pennsylvania on Thursday …

Cleta Mitchell Is Training Thousands of Trump Loyalists to Monitor the Polls on Election Day … I don't care what anybody says.  You can tell me I'm ‘the Big Lie.’ Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.  Cleta Mitchell had just gotten into her car from her home in central North Carolina for a long drive east.

Parler was jubilant about Kanye West buying it.  Then the problems started.  —  On the afternoon that Parler, a social media platform popular with conservatives, announced its acquisition by Ye, better known as Kanye West, the site emailed hundreds of VIP members to excitedly share the news.

Afghan couple accuse US Marine of abducting their baby  —  The young Afghan couple raced to the airport in Kabul, clutching their baby girl close amid the chaotic withdrawal of American troops last year.  —  The baby had been rescued two years earlier from the rubble of a U.S. Special Forces raid …

This Rapper Is More Politically Dangerous Than Kanye West  —  Killer Mike cozied up with Georgia Gov. Brian Kemp and Senate candidate Herschel Walker allowing legitimacy to their campaigns with the Black community.  —  Kanye West's antisemitic, anti-Black, misogynistic dribble is exhausting.

1 big thing: Ditching 9-to-5  —  Businesses often think about post-pandemic flexibility as the ability to choose where we work. … - Why it matters: Work-whenever has allowed many types of workers to boost their productivity — including parents, who make up around a third of the U.S. workforce.

A Crypto Titan Hinted He'd Spend $1 Billion to Elect Democrats.  You'll Be Shocked—Shocked!  —What Happened Next.  —  Billionaire FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried said he'd spend lavishly to elect Democrats in the coming years.  But with midterms looming, his wallet is suddenly shut.

A Fed President Spoke at an Invite-Only, Off-the-Record Bank Client Event  —  James Bullard, who leads the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, appeared at a Citigroup forum last week in Washington.  Reporters were not invited.  —  James Bullard, the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis …

Cortez Masto and Laxalt neck and neck in Nevada Senate race — CBS News Battleground Tracker poll  —  Another battleground state, another toss-up contest.  In one of Republicans' best pick-up opportunities, Republican challenger Adam Laxalt and Democratic Sen. Catherine Cortez Masto are neck and neck.

Dallas cop running for Texas House faced nine brutality investigations early in career  —  Trump-backed candidate Frederick Frazier has spotlighted his crime-fighting record.  A close look shows multiple force allegations involving people of color.  —  Frederick Frazier …

‘Gaffes’ aside, I once assumed GOP goodwill on race.  I was wrong.  —  What does the return of unvarnished racism to the center of our political culture mean?  —  For decades, the Martinez model of scandal has been the (more or less) typical response to gaffe-revealed racism in both parties.

Pentagon will pay for service members to travel for abortions  —  The Pentagon will pay for service members to travel to obtain abortions, in a move the military says will ease the burden on troops who wish to receive reproductive care and are stationed in states where the procedure is no longer legal, the department announced Thursday.

Republicans aim to pass national 'don't say gay' law  —  Measure introduced in Congress would prohibit federal money from being used to teach children under 10 about LGBTQ issues  —  Congressional Republicans introduced a measure Tuesday that would prohibit federal money from being used to teach children under 10 about LGBTQ issues.

Okla. governor mocks Democratic challenger for accurately noting state's crime rate  —  In a debate Wednesday night between Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt (R) and his Democratic challenger, Joy Hofmeister, the governor took issue with Hofmeister pointing out — accurately — the state's violent crime problem.