Ramaswamy camp: The RNC sabotaged us in the debate spin room  —  There is bad blood brewing here.  —  Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign accused Republican National Committee Chair Ronna McDaniel of trying to limit his campaign's visibility in the post debate spin room, following critical remarks he made of her at the forum.

How Abortion Could Define the 2024 Presidential Race  —  With two election cycles after the decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization under our belts, it cannot be denied: Abortion rights are the dominant issue in American politics.  And when supporters of abortion rights …

County elections offices receive suspicious envelopes  — County elections offices receive suspicious envelopes  —  OLYMPIA — Envelopes received by elections offices in King, Pierce, Skagit, and Spokane counties were found Wednesday to contain unknown powdery substances.

MTG Is Trashing Lauren Boebert as a ‘Whore’ to GOP Colleagues  —  Greene and Boebert have been going at it for nearly a year now.  But Greene's latest move is straight out of the high school cafeteria's playbook. … After Rep. Lauren Boebert helped get Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene kicked …

McCarthy Predicts Nancy Mace's Downfall After She Voted Him Out  —  ‘LIVING RENT FREE’  —  Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) on Thursday ripped into the Republicans who banded together to oust him from his position as House Speaker last month, prophesying that at least one of them could be nearing the end of their political career.

FEC Commissioner Calls Out Her GOP Colleagues in Brutal 5-Sentence Takedown  —  SPECIAL TREATMENT  —  FEC Commissioner Ellen Weintraub on Thursday said her Republican colleagues have effectively put former President Donald Trump “in [a] category by himself” by refusing to investigate …

Exclusive: What the woodworker saw: Trump documents trial may put resort workers on witness stand, sources say  —  West Palm Beach, Florida CNN —  A plumber, a maid, a chauffeur and a woodworker are among Mar-a-Lago staffers and contract workers who federal prosecutors may call to testify …

Statement on Yousef Masoud  —  Below is a statement issued by The New York Times in response to allegations made by Honest Reporting and others against freelance photographer Yousef Masoud, who has contributed to coverage of the Israel-Hamas war for a number of outlets, including The New York Times.

Brian Higgins appears to be stepping down as Congressman to take top job at Shea's  —  BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Congressman Brian Higgins, who has represented much of the city of Buffalo and Western New York in Washington since 2005, appears to be stepping down.

Justice Barrett gets standing ovation at Federalist Society gala  —  Outside the gathering of the conservative legal group, protesters proclaim the Supreme Court ‘is not for sale’  —  Justice Amy Coney Barrett received a standing ovation Thursday night at a black-tie gala for the Federalist Society …

Playbook: Why Congress could sleepwalk into a shutdown  —  Presented by With help from Eli Okun and Garrett Ross  —  DRIVING THE DAY  —  DEBATE WINDFALLS — Florida Gov. RON DeSANTIS raised more than $1 million in the 24 hours after Wednesday night's GOP debate in Miami, we're told by his campaign.

Under new speaker, some Republicans hope impeachment inquiry will lose steam  —  The inquiry stagnated during the 3-week fight to elect a new speaker.  Now, James Comer has sent out new subpoenas as Speaker Mike Johnson strikes a more reserved tone.  —  During the 22-day fight to fill …

Netanyahu rejected ceasefire-for-hostages deal in Gaza, sources say  —  Israeli PM said to have turned down proposal in early talks and continues to take tough line  —  Ruth Michaelson in Istanbul, Julian Borger in London and Emine Sinmaz in Jerusalem  —  Benjamin Netanyahu rejected a deal …

'We're ungovernable': House Republicans nix votes on two funding bills as shutdown deadline nears  —  Funding to keep the government open is set to expire on Nov. 17, and there's no deal on how to avoid it.  —  WASHINGTON — House Republicans closed out the week by canceling votes …

Trump suggests he could investigate opponents if reelected  —  Former President Trump said in a new interview that he could use the government to investigate his political opponents if he is reelected, suggesting it would be fair game after the Department of Justice indicted him in two separate cases earlier this year.

Feds Target GOP Super PAC That Took COVID Loans  —  The FEC is looking into why a GOP Super PAC got money from a COVID-19 loan program.  —  Since the beginning of the Small Business Administration's loan program during the COVID-19 pandemic, there have been stories about fraud, abuse …

Trump's false election claims lurk in background as court weighs robocall case  —  Trump's false election claims arose during a Michigan Supreme Court argument over the prosecutions of two right-wing provocateurs.  —  Could Donald Trump be prosecuted for saying the election was rigged?

Judge Uses Eye-Opening Impeachment Analogy for Michael Cohen's Testimony That Trump Spoke in Code  —  Justice Engoron likened Michael Cohen's claim that Trump gave directives like a ‘mob boss’ to the former president's ‘perfect call’ with Ukraine's president  —  JWPlayer