Led by Trump, Republicans Close Midterms With Ugly Personal Attacks  —  Facing backlash over inflation and anger with the president, Republicans have turned to an onslaught of baseless claims about Democratic candidates.  —  In Kansas, Senator Roger Marshall, a vulnerable Republican …

Republicans Tried to Turn the Cheesecake Factory Against Democrats.  It Flopped.  —  In the waning days of the midterm election campaign, Republicans have finally stumbled on a closing message: defending the honor of the Cheesecake Factory.  —  Last week, Barack Obama made a viral crack …

FBI visits Dan J. Sullivan donor in candidate's home town as Alaska Senate inquiry widens  —  The FBI on Friday began reaching out to donors of Dan J. Sullivan asking about potential deception, as federal authorities ramped up their investigation over the U.S. Senate candidate in Alaska who shares a name with the Republican incumbent.

Let's Talk About Alaska  —  I was at the gym this afternoon when a press conference came on with the U.S. Attorney in Alaska floridly introducing a criminal investigation into this “Dan Sullivan” issue.  One of my colleagues just noted that to do this, U.S. Attorney Michael Heyman “unrecused” himself from this case.