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“A former New York City official was charged Tuesday with witness tampering and destroying evidence in connection with a federal investigation that led to Mayor Eric Adams’ bribery indictment,” the AP reports. “Federal prosecutors allege that Mohamed Bahi, who resigned Monday as a community affairs liaison in Adams’ administration, told a businessman and campaign donors to lie to the FBI in June and deleted an encrypted messaging app from his cell phone in July as FBI agents were executing a search warrant at his home.”

“This year’s spending to elect a president and members of Congress will hit at least $15.9 billion – putting 2024 on track to become the nation’s most expensive federal election,” CNN reports. “Helping to drive up the price tag: blistering spending by outside groups, including deep-pocketed super PACs aiding Republicans. Outside spending – largely through independent expenditures such as advertising, mailings, canvassing and other activities to boost specific candidates – has reached roughly $2.6 billion.

“President Joe Biden is postponing a planned trip to Germany and Angola to focus on the response to Hurricane Milton, the second major storm in two weeks to impact the US southeast,” Bloomberg reports.

“Donald Trump has secretly spoken with President Vladimir Putin of Russia as many as seven times since leaving office, even as he was pressuring Republicans to block military aid to Ukraine to fight Russian invaders, according to a new book by the journalist Bob Woodward,” the New York Times reports. “The book, titled War and scheduled to be published next week, describes a scene in early 2024 at Mar-a-Lago, Mr.

At the end of her “60 Minutes” interview last night, Kamala Harris was asked about Donald Trump backing out of his previously scheduled interview with the program. She had simple advice for viewers who wanted to hear more from her opponent: “Watch his rallies.” .memberful-global-teaser-content p:last-child{ -webkit-mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); mask-image: linear-gradient(180deg, #000 0%, transparent); } Join now to continue reading. Members get exclusive analysis, bonus features and no advertising.

A USA Today analysis of the nation’s 3,113 counties shows “a striking realignment since 2012 that has intensified the partisan leanings in states across the country, leaving only a handful where the outcome of the Nov. 5 presidential election remains in doubt.” “The hardening of the country’s political lines has contributed to other consequences, too, including one-party control of the governorship and state legislature in 40 of the 50 states.