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.

Jan. 6 committee has yet to find a Trump lawyer who'll accept service of subpoena, sources say  —  The panel voted to subpoena the former president last week.  —  Former President Donald Trump pauses while speaking at a rally at the Minden Tahoe Airport in Minden, Nev., on Oct. 8, 2022.

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.

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?

GOP holds big leads on key economic issues ahead of the November elections, CNBC survey shows  —  The third-quarter CNBC All-America Economic Survey finds some modest improvements in economic attitudes and in President Joe Biden's approval ratings across the country, but Americans still harbor …

U.S. has viewed wreckage of kamikaze drones Russia used in Ukraine  —  Such information could prove crucial in helping the United States and its Ukrainian allies better identify and ultimately defeat the unmanned craft  —  The U.S. government has examined the wreckage of Iranian-made drones shot …

‘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.

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.

Prison escapee accused of sending threatening letter containing powder to Jan. 6 committee chair  —  SCRANTON, Pa. — Federal prosecutors have accused a Pennsylvania prison escapee of sending a letter with threats to kill President Biden and the chairman of the Jan. 6 committee, among others …

Sorry, Ron DeSantis, You Are No Donald Trump  —  In the two years since Donald Trump lost the 2020 presidential election, the political-media industrial complex has been busy trying to answer an urgent question: Who is the next Trump?  —  Business has been surprisingly brisk …

Anti-Woke Superhero Movie Blown Up in $1 Million Con  —  The film was a Confederacy-themed superhero comic book character created by a right-wing blogger.  But then the money disappeared.  —  An attempt to make a right-wing superhero movie has ended in disaster, with $1 million missing …

Dr. Oz made reputation as a surgeon, a fortune as a salesman  —  Dr. Mehmet Oz rolled onstage inside of an inflatable orb, put on a hydrating face mask and proceeded to pitch a new line of skin care products to a convention of supplement distributors at Salt Lake City's Vivint Arena in 2018.

Biden world privately thinks McCarthy could fold on Ukraine aid  —  The GOP's internal rift over how long to keep U.S. aid flowing to war-ravaged Ukraine is spilling into public view weeks before a midterm election that could hand the party full control of Congress.

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 …

Kevin McCarthy's betrayal of the United States of America  —  Kevin McCarthy was my friend.  He betrayed the United States of America and his duty and obligations to the Constitutional Oath that he took.  —  His conduct over the Trump era has been abhorrent.

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.

ADL Letter to Adidas Executives Regarding Kanye West  —  Dear Mr. Rorsted and Mr. Rabe:  —  In light of Kanye West's increasingly strident antisemitic remarks over the past few weeks, we were disturbed to learn that Adidas plans to continue to release new products from his Yeezy brand without …

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.