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  1. White House · Fri, Nov 6 · 5 PM CTUpdate: Colom leads Hyde-Smith by about 2,500 in Mississippi; Peltola still up 637 in Alaska
  2. White House · Fri, Nov 6 · 5 PM CTUpdate: Trump calls Qatar's emir on Iran de-escalation; Tehran presses Gulf diplomacy as strike decision looms
  3. White House · Fri, Nov 6 · 5 PM CTUpdate: Massie says he will 'definitely' force Hegseth impeachment vote next week; Trump still backs him
  4. World · Fri, Nov 6 · 5 PM CTUpdate: Russia launched 227 drones overnight, 86 jet-powered; Rivne death; emergency outages in seven regions
  5. Supreme Court · Fri, Nov 6 · 5 PM CTDOJ ramps up criminal probe into Dobbs draft leak; Court conference Friday; Nielsen argument Monday
  6. World · Fri, Nov 6 · 5 PM CTIran's security chief meets Putin; Tehran ties Hormuz reopening to seven U.S. demands
  7. 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
  8. White House · Fri, Nov 6 · 6 AM CTTrump says votes for 'Fake Dan Sullivan' and a 'slug' candidate should be given to Sen. Sullivan
  9. White House · Fri, Nov 6 · 6 AM CTTrump meets national security team on whether to resume Iran strikes; says 'You'll know soon enough'
  10. White House · Fri, Nov 6 · 6 AM CTUpdate: Hegseth faces bipartisan impeachment threat; Massie plans privileged vote; Hegseth seeks $350B
  11. World · Fri, Nov 6 · 6 AM CTUpdate: Oil jumps after Hormuz tanker fires; Tehran sends nuclear proposal via Qatar with seven demands
  12. 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
  13. 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
  14. 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
  15. 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
  16. World · Thu, Nov 5 · 5 PM CTIRGC says two tankers and a tugboat caught fire in Hormuz; Tehran sends nuclear proposal via Qatar
  17. World · Thu, Nov 5 · 5 PM CTMelania Trump hosts Russian and Ukrainian officials at the White House after the Oleshky ceasefire
  18. White House · Thu, Nov 5 · 5 PM CTHegseth expands National Guard equipment in D.C. as Democrats urge governors to pull troops
  19. Supreme Court · Thu, Nov 5 · 5 PM CTAlito tells Fox News he is not retiring; midterms cloud any Trump Court vacancy
  20. White House · Thu, Nov 5 · 5 PM CTScalise tells GOP chairmen to prepare for Democratic 'retribution' investigations