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What to watch for as Virginia’s gubernatorial candidates Spanberger and Earle-Sears debate

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RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Republican Winsome Earle-Sears and Democrat Abigail Spanberger are slated to debate their competing visions for Virginia on Thursday in the state’s gubernatorial race. And each woman arguably has the same goal: to blame her opponent for backing the chaos in Washington. Virginia is one of two states choosing governors this November, and its election is often seen as a bellwether for the party in power across the Potomac River ahead of midterm elections next year. READ MORE: Virginia Rep. Abigail Spanberger is running for governor in 2025 instead of seeking reelection to the House Washington politics…

Fact-checking Hawley’s claims that the FBI ‘tapped’ his and other senators’ phones

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This article originally appeared on PolitiFact. U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., said the Biden administration’s FBI tapped several Republican senators’ phones while investigating 2020 election interference. “Yesterday we learned that the FBI tapped my phone … tapped Lindsey Graham’s phone, tapped Marsha Blackburn’s phone, tapped five other phones of United States senators,” Hawley said Oct. 7 during a Senate Judiciary Committee oversight hearing of the Justice Department with Attorney General Pam Bondi. READ MORE: 3 takeaways from Bondi’s combative DOJ oversight hearing Hawley repeated the statement the same day on Fox News’ “Jesse Watters Primetime” show. Wiretapping refers to the…

New York Attorney General Letitia James indicted on fraud charge, AP source says

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WASHINGTON (AP) — New York Attorney General Letitia James was charged Thursday as part of a mortgage fraud investigation aggressively pushed by the Trump administration, becoming the latest foe of the president to be prosecuted by his Justice Department. James, who infuriated President Donald Trump by suing him and his company for fraud in a case that played out as he was running for office, was indicted on charges of bank fraud and false statements to a financial institution following a presentation to a grand jury in Virginia by a prosecutor who was hastily appointed last month amid Trump administration…

Read the Trump administration’s full indictment of New York Attorney General Letitia James

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A grand jury indicted New York Attorney General Letitia James on charges of bank fraud and false statements to a financial institution Thursday. It is the latest indication of President Donald Trump and his administration’s determination to use the Justice Department to pursue the president’s political foes. Read the full indictment by clicking on the document below. James last year won a staggering judgment against Trump and his companies in a lawsuit alleging he lied to banks and others about the value of his assets. James was indicted in the Eastern District of Virginia on one count after a mortgage fraud investigation,…

Thune says vote on health care subsidies possible, but only after government reopens

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Amna Nawaz: It is day nine of the government shutdown. Formal negotiations are at a standstill, but, this afternoon, the Senate's majority leader, John Thune, offered his Democratic colleagues a potential off-ramp. We spoke about it earlier today.Senate Majority Leader John Thune, we know it's an extraordinarily busy day. Thank you so much for making the time to join us back here on the "News Hour." Sen. John Thune (R-SD): Great to be with you. Thanks, Amna. Amna Nawaz: So I want to start by asking you about some news. It was reported earlier you told Semafor that you're considering…

U.S. opens Tesla probe after more crashes involving its so-called full self-driving technology

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WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal auto safety regulators have opened yet another investigation into Tesla’s so-called full-self driving technology after dozens of incidents in which its vehicles ran red lights or drove on the wrong side of the road, sometimes crashing into other vehicles and injuring people. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a filing dated Tuesday that it has 58 incident reports of Tesla vehicles violating traffic safety laws while operating in full self-driving mode. In reports to regulators, many of the Tesla drivers said the cars gave them no warning about the unexpected behavior. READ MORE: Wall…

Judge sets Nov. 14 deadline for new prosecutor in Georgia election case against Trump

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ATLANTA (AP) — A judge says that the agency tasked with finding a prosecutor to take over the Georgia election interference case against President Donald Trump and others can have a little more time, but not as much time as it wanted. What will happen to the case has been uncertain since Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis was disqualified from continuing the prosecution over an “appearance of impropriety” caused by a romantic relationship she had with a prosecutor she hired. READ MORE: Georgia Supreme Court declines to hear Fani Willis’ appeal of her removal from Trump election case Fulton…

Federal court to weigh Trump’s deployment of National Guard troops in Chicago area

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President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard in Illinois faces legal scrutiny Thursday at a pivotal court hearing, a day after a small number of troops began protecting federal property in the Chicago area. U.S. District Judge April Perry will hear arguments over a request to block the deployment of Illinois and Texas Guard members. Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and local officials strongly oppose the use of the Guard. READ MORE: National Guard troops are now outside Chicago and could be in Memphis soon An “element” of the 200 Texas Guard troops sent to Illinois started working in the…

WATCH: ‘Come and get me,’ Pritzker responds to Trump’s call to put Illinois governor in jail

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday said Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson, both Democrats, should be jailed as they oppose his deployment of National Guard troops to Chicago. The officials said they would not be deterred. Watch Pritzker’s remarks in the video player above. “What kind of a country are we living in where the president of the United States is targeting his political opponents?” Pritzker told the press on the sidelines of a union protest in Chicago. READ MORE: Trump calls for jailing Illinois governor and Chicago mayor Trump wrote on Truth Social that Johnson and…

‘My husband is not a threat’: ICE detains man married to U.S. citizen

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Even as the Trump administration continues to insist that its immigration policies are just targeting the worst of the worst, many other immigrants in America are being detained as well. William Brangham spoke with Leslie Gonzales, whose husband was arrested by agents near Boston. Amna Nawaz: Even as the Trump administration continues to insist that its immigration policies are only targeting the worst of the worst, many other immigrants in America are being detained as well.William Brangham speaks with the wife of one. William Brangham: Several weeks ago, Hernan Escobar on his way to his construction job outside of Boston…