Schumer accused of yearlong plot to plant ‘decoy’ candidate in critical Senate race

The Senate’s No. 2 Republican believes that Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., had a hand in the alleged scheme unfolding in the Alaska Senate race. Operatives for Rep. Mary Peltola’s Senate campaign, along with top aides in Senate Democrats’ campaign apparatus, the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), are alleged to have been involved in … Read more

California election workers hit with criminal subpoenas as Trump DOJ turns up heat in voting showdown

Leadership at the Department of Justice is escalating the Trump administration’s fight with California over suspected illegal voting, directing top federal prosecutors to pursue criminal subpoenas of local and state officials. At least four election workers in California have received federal criminal grand jury subpoenas within the last week, CalMatters reported. At least one of … Read more

Collins accuses top Senate Dem of blocking protections for Maine lobstermen as Cruz vows action

Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, accused a Democratic colleague of obstructing efforts to protect Maine’s lobster industry from Biden-era federal regulations, even as the legislation could gain momentum in the Senate next month. Collins’ criticism comes as Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., prepares to visit Maine to hear from lobstermen after previously opposing efforts to extend regulatory … Read more

Alaska Democrat says she ‘knew nothing’ about effort to put two Dan Sullivans on ballot

Senate candidate Mary Peltola speaks out as US justice department escalates criminal investigation Alaska Senate race: what to know about Democrats’ alleged ballot-stacking effort Mary Peltola has denied that she knew anything about an effort to put another candidate on the Alaska ballot with the same name as the Republican incumbent, as the US justice … Read more

Christa Pike makes first public comments since failed execution: ‘There is pain in my mind and in my soul’

Pike is facing death penalty for 1995 murder of classmate, despite surviving a botched execution last month Christa Pike has marked a month since her failed execution by Tennessee and released a statement in which she laments the “incompetence” that has led to this moment, adding that despite ongoing healing she remains in constant physical … Read more