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  1. White House · Fri, Nov 6 · 6 AM CTUpdate: Peltola leads Sullivan by 637 in Alaska; Colom up about 1,800 in Mississippi as absentee ballots remain
  2. White House · Fri, Nov 6 · 6 AM CTTrump says votes for 'Fake Dan Sullivan' and a 'slug' candidate should be given to Sen. Sullivan
  3. White House · Fri, Nov 6 · 6 AM CTTrump meets national security team on whether to resume Iran strikes; says 'You'll know soon enough'
  4. White House · Fri, Nov 6 · 6 AM CTUpdate: Hegseth faces bipartisan impeachment threat; Massie plans privileged vote; Hegseth seeks $350B
  5. World · Fri, Nov 6 · 6 AM CTUpdate: Oil jumps after Hormuz tanker fires; Tehran sends nuclear proposal via Qatar with seven demands
  6. World · Fri, Nov 6 · 6 AM CTRussia launches 227 drones overnight; one killed in Rivne as outages hit seven regions; fire at Russia's Afipsky refinery
  7. Supreme Court · Fri, Nov 6 · 6 AM CTSchumer vows to block Trump from putting a 'right-winger' on the Court; Jeffries flags Court 'cleanup' as Democrats eye reforms
  8. White House · Thu, Nov 5 · 5 PM CTUpdate: Peltola leads Sullivan by 637 in Alaska; Colom's Mississippi lead grows past 1,000 as 'Decoy Dan' draws 3,600 votes
  9. White House · Thu, Nov 5 · 5 PM CTVance says Iran war is 'the reason we lost'; Trump says that is 'largely true' but defends the fight
  10. World · Thu, Nov 5 · 5 PM CTIRGC says two tankers and a tugboat caught fire in Hormuz; Tehran sends nuclear proposal via Qatar
  11. World · Thu, Nov 5 · 5 PM CTMelania Trump hosts Russian and Ukrainian officials at the White House after the Oleshky ceasefire
  12. White House · Thu, Nov 5 · 5 PM CTHegseth expands National Guard equipment in D.C. as Democrats urge governors to pull troops
  13. Supreme Court · Thu, Nov 5 · 5 PM CTAlito tells Fox News he is not retiring; midterms cloud any Trump Court vacancy
  14. White House · Thu, Nov 5 · 5 PM CTScalise tells GOP chairmen to prepare for Democratic 'retribution' investigations
  15. White House · Thu, Nov 5 · 6 AM CTUpdate: Peltola leads Sullivan by 626 votes in Alaska; Colom up 65 in Mississippi as Democrats eye a 56-seat Senate
  16. White House · Thu, Nov 5 · 6 AM CTHakeem Jeffries formally announces his bid for House speaker
  17. White House · Thu, Nov 5 · 6 AM CTMassie tells Hegseth to resign or face impeachment as GOP blames Iran war for losses
  18. World · Thu, Nov 5 · 6 AM CTU.S. plan to pull nearly $4 billion a year in Israel aid was months in the making, official says
  19. World · Thu, Nov 5 · 6 AM CTRussia and Ukraine trade overnight strikes; Russian attacks kill 9 as Brussels talks resume
  20. World · Thu, Nov 5 · 6 AM CTU.S. Marine dies after fast-rope training incident at Camp Schwab in Okinawa