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U.S. politics: the White House, Congress, the courts and the campaigns, and what each move means.
Observers will be posted at polling places in Portland and Lewiston as part of a record push for about 1,000 monitors nationwide. Maine's secretary of state says their role is "observation only."
Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., who says he has used some of the compounds, is using "enforcement discretion" instead of rulemaking. Consumer groups warn it puts patients at risk.
WatchThe central bank paused less than a week before the midterms, but inflation at 3.7% and a split committee point toward a December increase.
A group of Republicans, Democrats and independents known as Conserve Ohio wants local bans this fall and a statewide constitutional ban on large data centers in 2027.
An NPR analysis of four key races found candidates spent more than $15 million on fundraising ads, three-quarters of them aimed at a national audience.
Magistrate Judge Zia Faruqui said he had never seen an unsworn, unsigned complaint filed on the public docket in the Hunter Biden laptop case, a week before the midterms.
A CBS News review finds at least three documents pointing to classified information in the files and tens of thousands of pages apparently removed, including Epstein's own financial records.
Announcing the rollback at a Texas rally, the president said it would unlock 210 million barrels of oil; environmental groups called it a free pass for polluters.
CENTCOM figures obtained by CBS News show munitions replacement driving the bill, which excludes damage to U.S. bases and arrives a week before the midterms.
Markets price an 88% chance of a hold and a 71% chance of a second hike in December, as gas above $4 keeps prices climbing.
A week before the midterms, the majority leader campaigns across eight states while a top forecaster rates the GOP's odds of holding the chamber 'at best 50-50.'
A 2-1 Ninth Circuit panel said prosecutors sued less than three weeks before the midterms, as Los Angeles County found most sampled names were inactive registrations.
WatchNewly unsealed filings show prosecutors used a 'criminal information' to stop a 10-year clock on a 2016 New York Times story. Comey's lawyers say the charge is invalid.
In a 70-page ruling, Judge Ana Reyes wrote that 'rarely, if ever' has the Justice Department asked a court not to believe the sitting president. Trump says he will appeal and start work Nov. 15.
The NPR/PBS News/Marist survey finds 53% strongly disapprove of the president, but it also shows Democratic weak spots among young, nonwhite and college-educated women voters.
The prediction market's new intelligence chief says a 16-person team and an election surveillance system are hunting insider trading before the Nov. 3 vote.
Trump is expected to open 44 million acres of national forest, but Oregon timber workers say fuel costs and a shortage of drivers matter more.
The rule would end magnetic-stripe EBT cards, which skimmers drain, but states face costs about ten times higher per card and a two-year deadline.
North Carolina's 1st District, redrawn to lean Trump by 11 points, is now a toss-up and one of the costliest House races in the country.
WatchAt a rally in Port Huron, the president said Abdul El-Sayed was 'on the side of the terrorists.' A founder of Arab Americans for Trump called the remarks a 'red line.'
The former president campaigned with Amy Acton and Sherrod Brown as the fight over a Republican ad featuring Acton's estranged mother becomes a national flashpoint.
A Joint Economic Committee analysis puts the president's energy holdings at up to $81.6 million as gas hits $4.29 a gallon; the White House says he doesn't direct trades.
U.S. District Judge Jesse Furman calls the administration's theory of unlimited firing power over federal prosecutors "sweeping and unprecedented."
WatchA CBS News/YouGov survey finds Democrats' lead steady but not growing, with late-deciding voters leaning Republican and turnout the biggest unknown.
Her campaign says Mary Peltola and her family suffered minor injuries when another driver hit their vehicle, forcing her to reschedule events in a race already tangled in a Justice Department fight.
Milwaukee's Jeffrey Grob says the bishops were told the meeting would be private, and a second bishop says the White House exploited it for partisan ends two weeks before the midterms.
The 'What's Next' gathering, set for Nov. 12-14, is shaping up as an early cattle call for 2028 hopefuls and a test of the party's direction.
WatchAn excerpt from journalist Matthew Cole's new book alleges Russian hackers watched Kushner's iPhone and that Saudi and Emirati leaders funded accounts tied to him. Kushner, his lawyer and the White House all deny it.
Colorado's attorney general is suing the administration over alleged retaliation, citing denied wildfire aid, frozen funds and threats to the state while the election official's sentence stood.
Four bills in Congress would retrain displaced workers, tax AI companies or force firms to report AI-driven layoffs, as polling shows near-universal support for worker protection.