#These five races will determine the Senate majority

#These five races will determine the Senate majority

These five races will determine the Senate majority The battle for the Senate is anyone’s ballgame with only a week to go until voters head to the polls. Republicans, needing to net only one seat, are knocking on the door as the national environment moves increasingly in their direction and some surveys show them in…

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#San Francisco DA announces attempted murder charge for alleged Paul Pelosi attacker

#San Francisco DA announces attempted murder charge for alleged Paul Pelosi attacker

San Francisco DA announces attempted murder charge for alleged Paul Pelosi attacker The San Francisco district attorney on Monday announced an attempted murder charge for the man accused of violently attacking Paul Pelosi, the husband of Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), in the couple’s California home last week. District Attorney Brooke Jenkins announced that David Wayne…

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#Wheat prices shoot up after Russia suspends UN grain deal

#Wheat prices shoot up after Russia suspends UN grain deal

Wheat prices shoot up after Russia suspends UN grain deal Wheat prices shot up on global commodity markets after Russia pulled out of a deal to keep grain exports moving out of Ukrainian ports, exacerbating concerns that the move by Moscow could worsen global food shortages. “Each fraction of a percentage point pushes someone somewhere…

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#Lula defeats Bolsonaro to again become Brazil’s president

#Lula defeats Bolsonaro to again become Brazil’s president

Lula defeats Bolsonaro to again become Brazil’s president SAO PAULO (AP) — Brazil’s electoral authority said Sunday that Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva of the leftist Worker’s Party defeated incumbent Jair Bolsonaro to become the country’s next president. With 98.8% of the votes tallied in the runoff vote, da Silva had 50.8% and Bolsonaro 49.2%,…

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#Musk moves quickly to remodel Twitter

#Musk moves quickly to remodel Twitter

Musk moves quickly to remodel Twitter Elon Musk wasted no time beginning to remodel Twitter after closing his deal to acquire the company Thursday night, quickly cutting key staff, doubling down on plans to lift lifelong bans and previewing plans for a council to determine content decisions.  The changes he’s made so far confirmed suspicions critics had about the direction the billionaire space…

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#Democrats in second-guessing mode after Fetterman-Oz Pennsylvania debate

#Democrats in second-guessing mode after Fetterman-Oz Pennsylvania debate

Democrats in second-guessing mode after Fetterman-Oz Pennsylvania debate Democrats are second-guessing the decision to put Pennsylvania Senate nominee John Fetterman on the debate stage after a stumbling performance that put the spotlight on his condition after a stroke while playing to Republican Mehmet Oz’s strengths.  The state lieutenant governor’s auditory processing problems resulting from the…

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#Five takeaways from the Fetterman-Oz debate in Pennsylvania

#Five takeaways from the Fetterman-Oz debate in Pennsylvania

Five takeaways from the Fetterman-Oz debate in Pennsylvania HARRISBURG, Pa. — John Fetterman and Mehmet Oz took part in Pennsylvania’s first and only Senate debate on Tuesday as polls show the race narrowing ahead of Election Day.  The hour-long forum — presented by Nexstar, which also owns The Hill — shone a spotlight on Fetterman’s…

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#Pelosi, Schumer invite Israeli president to address Congress

#Pelosi, Schumer invite Israeli president to address Congress

Pelosi, Schumer invite Israeli president to address Congress House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Charles Schumer (D-N.Y.) invited Israeli President Isaac Herzog to address a joint meeting of Congress.  Pelosi and Schumer said in a letter addressed to Herzog on Tuesday that they hope Congress will have the opportunity to hear from…

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