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[ad_1] CNN  —  Democrats will pick up a GOP-held Senate seat in Pennsylvania in a huge boost to their hopes of clinging to the chamber, while the red wave that Republicans hoped for has yet to materialize in the House. Democratic nominee John Fetterman’s victory over Republican Mehmet Oz means …

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[ad_1] CNN  —  A simmering conflict between Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky and Sen. Rick Scott of Florida is heating up in the closing days of the fall campaigns, as the two Republicans battle behind the scenes over who will get the credit for a big win – and who …

[ad_1] CNN  —  Prominent figures on social media, including some of the loudest voices on the political right, are pushing a salacious and false conspiracy theory about the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, in an apparent attempt to shift the narrative about the assault. The claim that big …

[ad_1] CNN  —  A jury in Michigan has found three men guilty of providing material support for a terrorist act and two other state charges related to the 2020 plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. Paul Bellar, Joseph Morrison and Pete Musico were also convicted of gang membership and …

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[ad_1] CNN  —  Americans and Britons once smugly viewed political uprisings, governing meltdowns and self-defeating errors as the eruptions of unstable countries and immature political systems. No longer. And China and Russia couldn’t be happier. The humiliating resignation of British Prime Minister Liz Truss after just 45 days in power …

[ad_1] London CNN  —  A new leadership contest will take place within a week, Liz Truss said in her resignation speech outside Downing Street on Thursday. Graham Brady, the Conservative official responsible for the process, announced the candidates to replace Truss will need at least 100 nominations from Conservative MPs. …

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[ad_1] CNN  —  Jeremy Bertino, a top lieutenant to Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio, pleaded guilty to seditious conspiracy in federal court on Thursday, and is cooperating with the Justice Department’s investigation into the far-right extremist group. Bertino, 43, also pleaded guilty to unlawful possession of a firearm by a …