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• Vance undecided on whether Peltola should be prosecuted

  29-10-2026 18:07 via Administration News
  
  Fort Worth, Texas— Vice President Vance did not say on Thursday whether he agreed with President Trump’s calls to prosecute Democrat Mary Peltola over her Senate campaign’s reported efforts to recruit a spoiler candidate in Alaska. “Well, I think we should certainly look into whether she committed election fraud,” Vance told The Hill while speaking...
  
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• Sparks fly between Bresnahan, Cognetti in Pennsylvania House debate

  30-10-2026 03:33 via House News
  
  Rep. Rob Bresnahan (R-Pa.) and Democrat Paige Cognetti clashed on the debate stage Thursday night over the ongoing war in Iran, the growing presence of data centers in their district and other hot-button issues.  Cognetti, who has served as the mayor of Scranton, Pa., since 2020, and Bresnahan are vying to represent Pennsylvania’s 8th Congressional...
  
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• Trump to join tele-rallies 19 states after midterm event cancellations

  30-10-2026 02:02 via Administration News
  
  The Republican National Committee (RNC) said Thursday that President Trump will appear in tele-rallies across 19 states before Election Day, an announcement which followed his two in-person event cancellations in Iowa and Kansas "Voters across the country want to hear from President Trump before Election Day, and this 72-hour sprint will be a huge boost...
  
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• House Oversight Democrat says Alaska should investigate Peltola allegations

  30-10-2026 00:45 via House News
  
  Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif) called on Alaskan officials to investigate recent reports alleging Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola's campaign recruited her midterm opponent, Daniel J. Sullivan, Jr., to counter incumbent Sen. Dan Sullivan's (R-Alaska) reelection bid. “Republicans and Donald Trump should certainly not be lecturing anybody on a fair election process. I think the state...
  
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• House Oversight Democrat maintains support for Peltola, defers to Alaska for next steps

  30-10-2026 00:45 via House News
  
  Rep. Robert Garcia (D-Calif) reaffirmed his support Thursday for Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola after the House Oversight Committee announced a probe into ballot stacking allegations against her, though he acknowledged the state "should investigate any time there is accusations of any kind of issue." “Republicans and [President] Donald Trump should certainly not be lecturing...
  
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• Watch live: Trump, first lady host Halloween event at White House

  29-10-2026 22:47 via Administration News
  
  President Trump and first lady Melania Trump will welcome trick-or-treaters to the White House on Thursday evening for the annual Halloween celebration. The event comes just hours after Trump returned from South Carolina, where he rallied support for Republicans ahead of next week's midterm elections. The first couple is expected to hand out candy to...
  
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• Trump administration's definition of 'medically frail' unlawful, according to federal judge

  29-10-2026 22:19 via Administration News
  
  A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the Trump administration's definition of "medically frail" used for Medicaid is unlawful, issuing a temporary injunction on states having to determine medical frailty. U.S. District Judge Richard G. Stearns found in his ruling Thursday that the One Big Beautiful Bill Act's (OBBBA) definition of "medically frail" was "contrary...
  
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• Hegseth, Mullin call Trump’s arch a ‘generational defense opportunity’

  29-10-2026 21:22 via Administration News
  
  President Trump’s proposed triumphal arch would be a “generational defense opportunity,” Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin have argued in court declarations. Critics have dismissed Trump's attempts to link the arch to national security needs as a smokescreen to push through a divisive construction project. In filings submitted to a federal...
  
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• Washington state secretary of state fires back at DOJ over noncitizen voter claim: 'Profoundly disappointing'

  29-10-2026 20:31 via Administration News
  
  Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs shot back at the Justice Department (DOJ) for asking him to order his election officials to set aside ballots for hundreds of people the federal government identified as alleged non-U.S. citizens. In a Wednesday response to the DOJ’s request, Hobbs said, “Without individualized proof of ineligibility, it would be...
  
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• Warren asks DOJ to investigate Bank of America over money laundering violations

  29-10-2026 19:57 via Administration News
  
  Democratic Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) on Thursday urged the Justice Department (DOJ) to launch a criminal investigation into Bank of America for its violations of anti-money laundering laws. In a letter addressed to Attorney General Todd Blanche, Warren called the Treasury Department’s recent $1.21 billion fine of Bank of America a “slap on the wrist.”...
  
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• House GOP launches probe into Peltola campaign ballot stacking allegations

  29-10-2026 19:20 via House News
  
  House Oversight Committee Chair James Comer (R-Ky.) launched an investigation Thursday into allegations that Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign sought to recruit candidates to peel votes away from Sen. Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) in the state’s Senate race. A New York Times report found that Peltola’s campaign worked with national Democrats to recruit someone with the same...
  
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• Trump cancels midterm rallies in Kansas, Iowa

  29-10-2026 19:06 via Administration News
  
  President Trump will no longer travel to Kansas or Iowa over the weekend to rally voters ahead of Election Day, instead opting for virtual campaign appearances. A White House official confirmed to The Hill Thursday the in-person Kansas event had been canceled, without providing more details about the decision. Later in the evening, the Republican...
  
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• Trump cancels Kansas midterm rally

  29-10-2026 19:06 via Administration News
  
  President Trump will no longer travel to Kansas over the weekend to rally voters as the state's competitive Senate race enters the final stretch ahead of the midterm election. A White House official confirmed to The Hill on Thursday that the in-person event had been canceled, without providing more details about the decision. “President Trump...
  
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• Trump blasts Democrats over Hegseth impeachment chatter

  29-10-2026 18:20 via Administration News
  
  President Trump blasted Democrats Thursday over their ongoing calls to impeach Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, whom they see as one of their primary targets, if the party takes control of the House.  "I think it's terrible. All they do is they talk about impeaching everybody,” the president told reporters when asked if he is worried...
  
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• Stephen A. Smith: Knicks players 'don't want to go' to White House

  29-10-2026 17:08 via Administration News
  
  Sports commentator Stephen A. Smith on Wednesday said the New York Knicks "don't want to go" to the White House to celebrate their win at the 2026 NBA Finals. "This is what I’ve been hearing and I’m gonna say it," Smith said on ESPN's "First Take." "Don’t know how much truth there is to it...
  
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• FBI, ICE won't contribute to poll monitoring: Justice Department

  29-10-2026 16:39 via Administration News
  
  The Justice Department said Wednesday that agents and employees from the FBI and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) will not serve as poll monitors in the upcoming midterm elections. The department said in a court filing that employees from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, Bureau ‌of ⁠Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) and the Drug...
  
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• Rove expecting Trump to resume 'kinetic action' against Iran after midterms

  29-10-2026 16:31 via Administration News
  
  Republican strategist Karl Rove on Wednesday said he expects President Trump will resume U.S. strikes against Iran after the midterm elections are over. Rove made his prediction in an interview with Fox News's Brian Kilmeade on his series "The Brian Kilmeade Show," who asked the former adviser to former President George W. Bush if "we...
  
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• National Links Trust says it will end operations at East Potomac Golf Links on Nov. 15

  29-10-2026 16:27 via Administration News
  
  The National Links Trust (NLT) said this week it will cease operations at East Potomac Golf Links, Washington's most popular public golf course, as President Trump eyes the property for redevelopment. In a statement Thursday, the NLT said a new long-term lease with the Interior Department and National Park Service (NPS) to manage, operate and...
  
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• Piers Morgan, Katie Zacharia tangle in contentious interview: 'You sound like a robot'

  29-10-2026 15:22 via Administration News
  
  British broadcaster Piers Morgan clashed with former White House press secretary Katie Zacharia over her abrupt departure from the Trump administration, accusing her of sounding like a “robot” as she repeatedly dodged questions about her five-day tenure. During a contentious interview on “Piers Morgan Uncensored” released Wednesday, Morgan pressed Zacharia about her private conversations with...
  
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• Piers Morgan, Katie Zacharia tangle in contentions interview: 'You sound like a robot'

  29-10-2026 15:22 via Administration News
  
  British broadcaster Piers Morgan clashed with former White House press secretary Katie Zacharia over her abrupt departure from the Trump administration, accusing her of sounding like a “robot” as she repeatedly dodged questions about her five-day tenure. During a contentious interview on “Piers Morgan Unscensored” released Wednesday, Morgan pressed Zacharia about her private conversations with...
  
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• Scalise stresses voter turnout: 'We can hold the House'

  29-10-2026 14:25 via House News
  
  House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) on Wednesday stressed that Republicans could hold onto their control of the House if there's strong voter turnout on Election Day. NewsNation's Katie Pavlich asked Scalise if he was preparing for a Democrat-led House looking to investigate President Trump and his family or impeach Trump for a third time...
  
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• Live updates: Trump, Vance zip across South to shore up GOP votes

  29-10-2026 13:58 via Administration News
  
  With less than a week out until Election Day, candidates attempt to leave their final mark on voters. President Trump will hold a lunchtime rally Thursday in Rock Hill, S.C., on the North Carolina border, to gin up voter enthusiasm for Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.), who is facing a tougher-than-expected race against Democratic opponent Annie...
  
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• Tim Scott calls for DOJ investigation of Peltola campaign

  29-10-2026 13:54 via Administration News
  
  Sen. Tim Scott (R-S.C.) on Wednesday called on the Department of Justice (DOJ) to investigate Democrat Mary Peltola's campaign over reports that the team sought to recruit "spoiler" candidates in Alaska to affect next week's election. "There's no doubt that Mary Peltola has been, at least her campaign and the Democrat apparatus, they are involved...
  
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• Trump: Judge would be held 'fully responsible' for anyone hurt on 'absolutely disgusting' East Potomac golf course

  29-10-2026 13:43 via Administration News
  
  President Trump on Wednesday evening slammed U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes’s decision this week to extend an order blocking tree removal at a golf course in Washington, D.C., that he wants to renovate into a championship-level course.  In a Truth Social post, the president wrote that his administration would hold Reyes “fully responsible for anybody...
  
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• Alaska governor orders investigation into Peltola Senate campaign

  29-10-2026 12:54 via Administration News
  
  Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy (R) on Wednesday evening ordered an investigation into whether Mary Peltola’s (D) Senate campaign violated the state law when it reportedly recruited candidates in an effort to detract support from her opponent.  The GOP governor cited The New York Times’s reporting earlier that day that found the Democrat’s campaign was involved...
  
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• Johnson signals he’ll remain atop GOP, scrambling leadership landscape

  29-10-2026 11:00 via House News
  
  Speaker Mike Johnson’s (R-La.) recent hints that he intends to remain GOP leader even if Republicans lose the House have rattled the party’s leadership outlook and raised fresh new questions about the GOP’s future heading into the next Congress. Most House Speakers in recent decades have stepped out of Congress after losing the gavel. And...
  
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• Democrats eye ways to rein in the power of future presidents

  29-10-2026 11:00 via House News
  
  Confident in their odds of flipping the House, Democrats are eyeing ways to curb the powers of the presidency. The effort is not likely to result in any significant reforms while President Trump remains in office and controls the veto pen. But Democrats, who have long accused Trump of abusing his executive authority, want to...
  
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• Trump calls alleged Alaska Senate spoiler scheme 'voter fraud at the highest level' 

  29-10-2026 02:30 via Administration News
  
  President Trump criticized Senate Democrats and former Rep. Mary Peltola’s (D-Alaska) campaign on Wednesday amid allegations that the two worked together to put a spoiler candidate on the ballot in an effort to boost their party in the Alaska Senate race.  “This is voter fraud at the highest level,” Trump said while rallying in Chillicothe,...
  
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• Pretti family: DOJ refusing to turn over evidence

  28-10-2026 22:41 via Administration News
  
  The parents of Alex Pretti, the Minneapolis nurse who was shot and killed by federal immigration agents earlier this year, accused the Justice Department (DOJ) of protecting those responsible for his death and refusing to provide answers about the ongoing investigation. “At every turn, they have ignored us, misled us and shielded Alex’s killers,” Pretti’s...
  
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• 3 battlegrounds where ticket-splitting could make the difference

  28-10-2026 22:29 via House News
  
  A handful of key gubernatorial and Senate contests in battleground states could hinge on split-ticket voters as Republicans look to keep control of both offices. Split-ticket voting has dwindled in recent cycles: A Decision Desk HQ (DDHQ) forecast from last week suggests an average gap of more than 6 percentage points between the Senate and...
  
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