Fetterman's painful debate … Capitol Hill's reaction to the Pennsylvania Senate debate was brutal for Democratic nominee John Fetterman, from Democrats and Republicans alike. … Fetterman struggled at times to respond to the moderators' questions, even with the assistance of a closed captioning device.

Trump chief of staff Meadows ordered to testify before Ga. grand jury  —  Former Trump White House chief of staff Mark Meadows must testify before a Georgia grand jury investigating Republican efforts to reverse the 2020 presidential election results in the state, a South Carolina judge ruled Wednesday.

The Impeachment of Joe Biden  —  And possibly Kamala Harris, and Merrick Garland, and Alejandro Mayorkas, and Antony Blinken  —  Sometime next year, after an interval of performative investigations, Republicans in the House are going to impeach Joe Biden.  This may not be their present plan …

Senator Robert Menendez is under investigation again  —  Kadia is a Political Reporter for Semafor, joining us from BuzzFeed News.  Sign up for the daily Principals newsletter to get our insider's guide to American power.  —  Senator Robert Menendez, D-N.J. faces a new federal investigation …

That Cardboard Box in Your Home Is Fueling Election Denial  —  A previously unreported boom in profits for the shipping supply giant Uline has provided the funds for a deeply conservative Midwestern family to bankroll anti-democracy causes around the country.  —  Co-published with Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Here's what changed in Dinesh D'Souza's ‘2,000 Mules’ book after it was recalled  —  After an abrupt recall and a two-month delay - along with the threat of possible legal action - the election denial book 2,000 Mules has reached bookstores, though with a few significant changes.

Attorney who fought Florida helmet laws died in motorcycle crash while not wearing one  —  Ron Smith, 66, and his girlfriend, 62-year-old Brenda Jeanan Volpe, were on their way to a funeral with a group of riders from the American Legion.  —  In the late 1990s, when Florida bikers …

A Secret Deal, Wishful Thinking: How the U.S.-Saudi Relationship Ruptured  —  Ahead of President Biden's trip to Saudi Arabia this summer, his administration thought it had secured pledges of increases in oil production throughout the year.  The opposite happened.

The 2022 Election in North Carolina  —  Marist North Carolina Poll  —  Budd Edges Beasley Among Definite Voters in North Carolina Senate Race  —  In the race for U.S. Senate in North Carolina, Democrat Cheri Beasley and Republican Ted Budd are tied among registered voters in the state.

3 men convicted of providing aid to terrorists in Whitmer kidnapping plot  —  Jackson — Three men have been found guilty by a Jackson County jury of materially aiding a terrorist and being a member of a gang as part of a plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer.

Air Force takes ‘full responsibility’ for Jennifer-Ruth Green sexual assault leak, GOP congressmen say  —  Indiana Reps. Jim Banks and Larry Bucshon said the records were provided to ‘an opposition research firm’ ahead of the state's Nov. 8 election  —  Jennifer-Ruth Green takes aim …

Mayra Flores Prevented From Joining the Congressional Hispanic Caucus  —  Townhall has exclusively learned Rep. Mayra Flores (R-TX) was prevented from joining the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC), the leading caucus for Latino members of Congress, because she is a Republican and membership is only reserved for Democrats.

Sweet Revenge: What Trump Would Do in a Second Term  —  The events of recent months have quashed any remaining notion that Donald Trump might abandon his quest for political power after being turned out of office by voters two years ago.  He is still holding his trademark rallies …

Parents Differ Sharply by Party Over What Their K-12 Children Should Learn in School  —  But majorities of both Republican and Democratic parents are satisfied with the quality of their children's education  —  But majorities of both Republican and Democratic parents are satisfied with the quality of their children's education

If I Emailed My Parents Like Democrats Email Me  —  Mom, did you see this?!?  —  FIRST: I got a $300 traffic ticket because I forgot about alternate side parking.  —  THEN: I saw this really cute shirt and it was $95, but that's actually a good deal because I'm definitely going to wear it a lot.

The House: GOP Hits 218 in Ratings as Battle Rages Across Big Playing Field  —  Five rating changes, all benefiting Republicans  —  KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE  — We now rate 218 House seats — the magic number for winning a majority — as at least Leans Republican in our House ratings.

Why Are Florida Republicans Paying a White Supremacist Goon? … Monday morning, Senator Marco Rubio sent out a tweet with the horrifying news that “one of our canvassers wearing my T-shirt and a Desantis hat was brutally attacked by 4 animals who told him Republicans weren't allowed in their neighborhood.”

New Woman Alleges Herschel Walker Urged Her to Have Abortion  —  High-profile attorney Gloria Allred hosted a press conference Wednesday with an anonymous woman who says she had an abortion at Herschel Walker's urging.  —  A second woman has come forward to say Herschel Walker urged …

Bloomberg pumps $10 million more into House campaigns as red wave looms  —  House Democrats scrambling to keep pace with the onslaught of late-arriving Republican super PAC dollars are again turning to billionaire Mike Bloomberg for help in the closing days of the midterms.

Pro-China Disinformation Blamed US for Nord Stream Explosion  —  An disinformation campaign that aligns with Beijing's interests alleged the US was behind the recent explosions of the Nord Stream gas pipelines and that the US is backing a prolific hacking group, according to a report published Wednesday …

Justice Alito says leak of abortion opinion made majority ‘targets for assassination’  —  Justice Samuel A. Alito Jr. said Tuesday that the leak of his draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade made his colleagues in the majority on the U.S. Supreme Court “targets for assassination.”