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Hegseth Fires Senior Pentagon General Over Alleged Classified Information Leaks
Department of War Secretary Pete Hegseth has fired Army Lt. Gen. Brett Sylvia, a senior military planner on the Joint Chiefs of Staff, following allegations that he leaked classified information about the Iran and Russia-Ukraine wars to journalists.
Texas Republicans Sue to Require Statewide Hand Count of Ballots Before Election Certification
The Potter County Republican Party and a Texas voter have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to require election officials statewide to manually count all paper ballots before certifying results in the Nov. 3 federal election, arguing that existing audits are insufficient to verify electronic voting machine totals.
Michigan Judge Orders Election Officials to Preserve Electronic Pollbook Data After Election Day
A Michigan judge has ordered election officials statewide to preserve electronic pollbook data from the Nov. 3 election, blocking a state policy that required the software and associated files to be deleted within seven days after an election was certified. The order remains in effect as a lawsuit challenging the state’s data retention rules proceeds.
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Netanyahu’s Likud Alleges Election Fraud, Calls for Investigation
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu shared a statement from his Likud party alleging election fraud in Israel’s October 27 election and calling for an immediate investigation. According to the statement, Likud accused ‘Arab parties’ of supporting...
Report: Peltola Campaign Aides Worked With Democrats to Recruit Senate Spoiler Candidates in Alaska
Aides to Alaska Democratic Senate candidate Mary Peltola worked with Democratic Party officials and political operatives on an effort to recruit additional candidates into the state’s 2026 Senate race, according to a New York Times investigation based on interviews,...
Hacker Targets Federal Election Commission System Ahead of Midterm Elections
The Federal Election Commission’s electronic filing system went offline Monday night after a hacker attempted to breach the agency’s systems. The disruption has prevented political organizations from submitting required campaign spending reports. An FEC...
Federal Judge Rules Trump Administration Prosecutor Unlawfully Serving
A federal judge ruled Tuesday that Bill Essayli, the top federal prosecutor in Southern California, was “unlawfully serving” as the head of the U.S. attorney’s office and disqualified him from overseeing two criminal prosecutions. U.S. District Judge J. Michael...
Trump Administration Approves U.S. Visas for Flávio Bolsonaro and Family
Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro and his family have been granted U.S. visas after he left Brazil rather than surrender his passports under a Supreme Court order. Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes ordered Bolsonaro to surrender his regular and...
FBI Raids Beverly Hills Mansion in Eric Swalwell Investigation
The FBI raided a Beverly Hills mansion Tuesday morning as part of an investigation into former Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell of California. The search follows an earlier FBI operation in August, when federal agents searched Swalwell’s Washington, D.C., home and...
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