CBS News Battleground Tracker poll: Pennsylvania Senate contest narrows  —  The party bases are consolidating around their candidates in the Pennsylvania Senate race, now a toss-up contest with Lt. Gov. John Fetterman ahead by two points heading into their debate Tuesday night.  He led by five points a month ago.

Adidas Ends Partnership with Kanye West  —  The German sportswear giant is the latest company to cut ties with the rapper and designer after his recent antisemitic outbursts and other provocations.  —  Adidas said on Tuesday that it is cutting ties with Kanye West, ending …

Prosecutors Pressure Trump Aides to Testify in Documents Case  —  The Justice Department's effort to win the witnesses' cooperation shows how the investigation stemming from the classified materials found at Mar-a-Lago is entering a new phase.  —  Federal prosecutors investigating former …

Pelosi's Last Dance?  Speaker Sprints Across U.S. as Republicans Close In.  —  The speaker, busy raising millions, is in no mood to contemplate a Democratic defeat in November, much less discuss her legacy.  —  DOWNERS GROVE, Ill. — It has long been known that Speaker Nancy Pelosi …

Man accused of attacking Rubio canvasser, but police account differs from senator's  —  Despite senator's tweet, ‘no indication’ of political motive, Hialeah police say  —  HIALEAH, Fla. - Police arrested a 22-year-old man accused of attacking a canvasser handing out political flyers on Sunday evening in Hialeah.

Jacob Wohl, Jack Burkman plead guilty to felony for 2020 election robocalls targeting Cleveland voters  —  CLEVELAND, Ohio — Two right-wing conspiracy theorists who placed thousands of robocalls with false information to largely minority and Democratic voters in Cleveland in the months …

Mercenary chief vented to Putin over Ukraine war bungling  —  Yevgeniy Prigozhin, the Russian tycoon behind the mercenary group Wagner, personally told Putin that his military chiefs are mismanaging the war, U.S. officials said  —  The confidant who vented to Russian President Vladimir Putin recently …

Bolduc Gains on Hassan in US Senate Election  —  Home Polls Bolduc Gains on Hassan in US Senate Election  —  Gov. Sununu Maintains Double Digit Lead  —  Since September, Bolduc has gained five points and Hassan has lost three  —  The latest Emerson College Polling/WHDH 7 News survey …

Health teacher killed in south St. Louis school shooting ‘loved her students’  —  ST. LOUIS — The woman shot to death at Central Visual and Performing Arts High School on Monday has been identified as Jean Kuczka, a physical education teacher at the south St. Louis school.

Alito Assured Ted Kennedy in 2005 of Respect for Roe v. Wade, Diary Says  —  In the senator's recollection, the Supreme Court justice who wrote the opinion overturning the abortion ruling tried to show Mr. Kennedy that he was not a threat to Roe.  —  Senator Edward M. Kennedy looked skeptically at the federal judge.

Liberals urge Biden to rethink Ukraine strategy  —  Democratic lawmakers' letter calls for direct U.S. talks with Russia  —  A group of 30 House liberals is urging President Biden to dramatically shift his strategy on the Ukraine war and pursue direct negotiations with Russia …

Democrats Need to Know What Time It Is  —  A lesson and a warning from the Katie Hobbs Experience.  —  The stakes in Arizona's governor race could not be higher.  —  The Republican nominee, Kari Lake, is the most zealous election denier this side of the South Florida Sigmaringen.

The Remote Control Killers Behind Russia's Cruise Missile Strikes on Ukraine  —  In the early hours of Monday, 10 October 2022, Russia pummelled Ukraine's largest cities with missiles killing at least 20 people and wounding more than 100, according to Ukraine's national emergency service.

Leslie Jordan Dead at 67  —  EXCLUSIVE  — 186.7K … UPDATE  —  1:50 PM PT — A rep for Leslie Jordan posted on Jordan's IG, saying “the love and light that Leslie shared will never go out and we invite you to share your memories and comfort each other during this time.

Rishi Sunak to become U.K. prime minister, first person of color in role  —  LONDON — After months of political fever, Britain on Tuesday will get a new prime minister, the third in two months, with the country now looking to Rishi Sunak — a former finance minister and hedge-fund manager …

Arizona Voter Intimidation Challenge  —  Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans v. Clean Elections USA  —  Lawsuit filed on behalf of the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans and Voto Latino against Clean Elections USA, Melody Jennings (the founder of Clean Elections USA) …

Social Security whistleblowers say they were sidelined for exposing fines  —  Two senior attorneys drew attention to a program leveling massive, unprecedented fees on poor and elderly people.  —  Two senior Social Security officials who exposed massive, unprecedented fines imposed on disabled …

China's Richest Lose $12.7 Billion Following Xi's Reshuffle  —  China's richest tycoons lost more than $35 billion in the market selloff that followed Xi Jinping's tightening grip on the government.  —  Pinduoduo Inc.'s Colin Huang saw his fortune sink by $5.1 billion …

Plywood Gourmet  —  How thousands of restaurants speedily, messily, and probably permanently took over the street.  —  Long after the shutdown of indoor dining and the advent of socially distanced picnicking; after takeout cocktails and “Cuomo sandwiches”; after to-go-box trash ziggurats …

Ex-Capitol Police officer charged with obstruction tells jury he is ‘embarrassed’ over Facebook chat with Jan. 6 rioter  —  WASHINGTON — A former police officer charged with obstruction for telling a Jan. 6 rioter to remove a Facebook post about being in the U.S. Capitol testified Monday that he was …

Curtis Yarvin wants American democracy toppled.  He has some prominent Republican fans.  —  The New Right blogger has been cited by Blake Masters and J.D. Vance.  What exactly is he advocating?  —  In September 2021, J.D. Vance, a GOP candidate for Senate in Ohio, appeared on a conservative podcast …