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Candidate for Texas Governor, Beto O'Rourke, attends a rally at the LBJ Library at the University of Texas as he kicks off a 15-college visit ahead of the midterm elections in Austin, Texas, Sept. 26, 2022.
Candidate for Texas Governor, Beto O'Rourke, attends a rally at the LBJ Library at the University of Texas as he kicks off a 15-college visit ahead of the midterm elections in Austin, Texas, Sept. 26, 2022.
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    Dr. Mehmet Oz, candidate for Pennsylvania Senator, is interviewed by Linsey Davis of ABC News.
    Dr. Mehmet Oz, candidate for Pennsylvania Senator, is interviewed by Linsey Davis of ABC News.
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    House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks during a news conference on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol, Sept. 29, 2022.
    House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks during a news conference on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol, Sept. 29, 2022.
    GOP seeks a blend of MAGA and mainstream: The Note
    Sep 30
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    House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer speaks during a press conference on September 21, 2022 in Washington, DC.
    House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer speaks during a press conference on September 21, 2022 in Washington, DC.
    House Democrats pass public safety bills after striking last-minute deal
    Sep 22
  • Arizona secretary of state candidate Mark Finchem reveals he sat for Jan. 6 interview
  • Security concerns prompt some schools, churches to withdraw as polling places
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    October 01

    Greg Abbott, Beto O'Rourke clash in 1st and only planned gubernatorial debate

    The debate centered on Uvalde and other big issues in the state.
    October 01
    Supporters of Texas Gov. Greg Abbott watch his debate with Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke, Sept. 30, 2022, in McAllen, Texas.
    September 30

    US slaps new sanctions on Russia after Putin annexes parts of Ukraine

    President Biden condemned Putin's move as Ukraine called for stronger action.
    September 30
    Russian President Vladimir Putin gives a speech during a ceremony formally annexing four regions of Ukraine Russian troops occupy, at the Kremlin in Moscow on September 30, 2022.
    October 01

    Sailor found not guilty in fire that destroyed billion-dollar Navy assault ship

    "I’ve lost time with family, and my entire Navy career was ruined," he said.
    October 01
    Navy and civilian fire crews fight a fire aboard the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard, July 13, 2020, in San Diego.
    October 01

    US military medical teams try new approach in Central America

    HEART 22 pairs up U.S. military doctors with local doctors in Central America.
    October 01
    U.S. Air Force Henry Foerster, center, performs a dental exam alongside Master Sgt. Adolfo Figueroa, right, a dental assistance 60th Air Mobility Wing, Travis Air Force Base, California, on a nurse assigned to Hospital Regional de Occidente in Quetzaltenango, Guatemala, while deployed in support of Health Engagements Assistance Response Team 2022, (HEART 22), on August 26, 2022.
    September 30

    Government shutdown averted after House, Senate pass funding bill

    The bill will keep the government funded through mid-December.
    September 30
    The Senate entrance stands at the Capitol in Washington, Sept. 18, 2021.
    September 29

    White House digs in on Biden's gaffe about dead congresswoman: The Note

    The slip fueled a discussion that Republicans would love to get more attention.
    September 29
    President Joe Biden speaks during the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health in Washington, Sept. 28, 2022.
    September 25

    Trump can't 'declassify documents by saying so,' GOP senator admits when pressed

    The Wyoming lawmaker also criticized the government's search of Mar-a-Lago.
    September 25
    Sen. John Barrasso speaks to media during the weekly Senate Republican Leadership press conference, at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., Sept. 13, 2022.
    September 28

    Biden appears to look for congresswoman killed in car crash: 'Where's Jackie?'

    GOP Rep. Jackie Walorski of Indiana died in an accident in early August.
    September 28
    President Joe Biden speaks at the White House Conference On Hunger, Nutrition And Health in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 28, 2022.
    September 28

    RFK assassin Sirhan asks to go home to live 'in peace'

    The man who assassinated presidential candidate Robert F
    September 28
    This photo released by the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation shows Sirhan Sirhan. Sirhan Sirhan, who assassinated presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy in 1968, is asking a judge on Wednesday, Sept. 28, 2022, to free him from prison by reversing California Gov. Gavin Newsom's denial of his parole earlier in the year. (California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation via AP)
    September 29

    Judge rejects special master's request on seized documents, handing win to Trump

    The dispute is over how to process documents the FBI seized at Mar-a-Lago.
    September 29
    Justice Raymond J. Dearie presides at Brooklyn Federal Court, Eastern District, May 15, 2008, in New York.
    October 01

    Supreme Court's top cases for new term, new Justice Jackson

    The Supreme Court opens its new term on Monday and will hear arguments for the first time after a summer break and with new Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson among its nine members
    October 01
    Supreme Court Associate Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson stands outside the Supreme Court, at the top of the steps, with Chief Justice of the United States John Roberts, following her formal investiture ceremony at the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, Sept. 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)
    September 29

    Lawmakers call for answers about stalled housing for hurricane survivors

    FEMA said it was reviewing the matter.
    September 29
    Sen. Elizabeth Warren questions bank CEOs as they testify during a Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee Hearing on the Annual Oversight of the Nation's Largest Banks, on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC, Sept. 22, 2022.
    September 25

    Next Jan. 6 hearing may be 'more sweeping' as members weigh criminal referral: Schiff

    "It will tell the story about a key element of Donald Trump's plot."
    September 25
    Former President Donald Trump holds a rally in Wilmington, N.C., Sept. 23, 2022.
    September 30

    Huge Arizona school voucher plan in effect after foes fail

    A huge expansion of Arizona's private school voucher system has taken effect and the parents of all 1.1 million school-age children can use state tax money to pay for private school tuition and other costs
    September 30
    FILE - Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey speaks at an event touting a new universal school voucher program he signed into law in July and resigned again in a ceremony on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022 at Phoenix Christian Preparatory School in Phoenix, Ariz. All Arizona parents now can use state tax money to send their children to private or religious schools or pay homeschooling costs after an effort by public school advocates to block a massive expansion of the state's private school voucher law failed to collect enough signatures to block the law. (AP Photo/Bob Christie, File)
    September 30

    'Start Here' takes a look at changes to student loan forgiveness plan

    The Department of Education quietly updated its qualifications for the program.
    September 30
    Students walk in Northeastern University campus on Sept. 14, 2022, in Boston.
    October 01

    Trump at center of Oath Keepers novel defense in Jan. 6 case

    The defense team in the Capitol riot trial of the Oath Keepers leader is relying on an unusual strategy with Donald Trump at the center
    October 01
    FILE - Stewart Rhodes, founder of the Oath Keepers, speaks during a rally outside the White House in Washington, June 25, 2017. In his trial in the violent Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol, attorneys for the leader of the Oath Keepers extremist group will mount an unusual defense with former President Donald Trump at its center. Defense attorneys are poised to argue that Rhodes can’t be found guilty of seditious conspiracy because everything he did was in preparation for orders he anticipated coming down from the Republican president. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)
    September 24

    Ohio GOP candidate maintains he served in military

    Military records reviewed by ABC News show J.R. Majewski was based in Qatar.
    September 24
    Ohio Republican congressional candidate J.R. Majewski defends his military record at a news conference on Sept. 23, 2022, in Holland, Ohio.
    September 30

    Race to November: Dr. Oz lays out his platform as Senate race heats up

    Dr. Mehmet Oz speaks with ABC News' Linsey Davis.
    September 30
    Dr. Mehmet Oz, candidate for Pennsylvania Senator, is interviewed by Linsey Davis of ABC News.
    September 30

    Biden says Hurricane Ian may rank 'among the worst' in US history

    The president said search and rescue teams have saved 117 people so far.
    September 30
    President Joe Biden speaks about the ongoing federal response efforts for Hurricane Ian in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Sept. 30, 2022.
    September 29

    Doctor, Army spouse accused of trying to provide service member med records to Russia

    The FBI said the doctor claimed "patriotism toward Russia" over Ukraine.
    September 29
    The seal of the Federal Bureau of Investigation hangs on a podium during a news conference at the FBI headquarters, June 14, 2018 in Washington.
    September 30

    Uvalde families speak out ahead of Texas gubernatorial debate

    Democratic candidate Beto O'Rourke said he's bringing along victims' mementos.
    September 30
    Texas Democratic gubernatorial candidate Beto O'Rourke, center, arrives for a rally at UTSA, Sept. 26, 2022, in San Antonio, Texas.
    September 30

    In Hurricane Ian's aftermath, new head of FEMA faces historic challenge

    The first woman in the job oversees an agency often questioned in a crisis.
    September 30
    FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell speaks during a briefing at the White House, Sept 27, 2022.
    September 30

    GOP seeks a blend of MAGA and mainstream: The Note

    Is the "big tent" able to make room for the "big lie"?
    September 30
    House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy speaks during a news conference on the House steps of the U.S. Capitol, Sept. 29, 2022.