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What we know about the attack on Paul Pelosi

By Devan Cole, CNN The man who is alleged to have attacked Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, has been charged with assault and attempted kidnapping, the US attorney’s office announced on Monday. The federal charges against David DePape, 42, include one count of “attempted kidnapping of a US official,” according to

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How 11 competitive attorney general races could shape policy battles over abortion, elections and more

By Eric Bradner, CNN Pitched battles over abortion rights and election falsehoods are playing out in attorneys general contests across the nation. Though the races receive less attention than federal races and contests for governor, 11 competitive races for states’ top prosecutor underscore the crucial roles that attorneys general play in determining their states’ approaches

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Top US cyber official says there’s no ‘specific’ threat to elections, but is concerned about harassment and intimidation

By Kevin Liptak, CNN There are no “specific or credible” threats to disrupt election infrastructure in this year’s midterm contests, one of the nation’s top cybersecurity officials said Sunday, even as the federal government remains concerned about attempts — both online and in-person — to interfere in the vote. “It is a very complex threat

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‘We can walk and chew gum at the same time’: Cheri Beasley vows to fight inflation and for abortion rights

By Andrew Millman, CNN Cheri Beasley, the Democratic nominee for US Senate in North Carolina, said Sunday her state needed a senator “who’s going to fight hard to lower costs” but avoided a question over whether she was satisfied with how President Joe Biden and national Democrats have handled inflation. “Folks want to know that

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Rick Scott calls attack on Paul Pelosi ‘disgusting’ but dodges questions about election conspiracies shared by alleged assailant

By Daniella Diaz, CNN Florida Sen. Rick Scott, who chairs the Senate Republicans’ campaign arm, on Sunday called the attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband, Paul Pelosi, “disgusting” but dodged questions about election conspiracy theories that were shared by the alleged attacker on social media. “It’s disgusting, this violence is horrible,” Scott said on

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Supreme Court considers Harvard and University of North Carolina’s use of affirmative action. Here’s what you need to know

By Ariane de Vogue, CNN Supreme Court Reporter The conservative Supreme Court will meet Monday to consider whether colleges and universities can continue to take race into consideration as a factor in admissions, a case that could diminish the number of Black and Hispanic students in higher education. Hanging in the balance is the future

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Challenge to Harvard’s use of affirmative action was designed by a conservative to reach a friendly Supreme Court

By Joan Biskupic, CNN In an ordinary Boston courtroom in April 2015, lawyers and activists at the first hearing of a challenge to race-based admissions practices at Harvard knew they would see each other again, eventually at the US Supreme Court. Attending that preliminary session before US District Judge Allison Burroughs were lawyers from the

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Obama tells Midwestern voters worried about inflation that GOP is ‘not interested in solving problems’

By Eric Bradner, CNN Former President Barack Obama on Saturday sought to sway voters who are worried about inflation, warning in two key Midwestern states that Republicans seeking control of Congress have no plans to rein in prices and could target social safety net programs. Campaigning alongside Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer in Detroit, and later

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Pelosi says children, grandchildren are ‘heartbroken and traumatized’ in first comments since attack

By Greg Clary and Sonnet Swire, CNN House Speaker Nancy Pelosi says that while her husband, Paul, continues to improve following Friday’s violent attack in their San Francisco home, their children and grandchildren “are heartbroken and traumatized.” “Yesterday morning, a violent man broke into our family home, demanded to confront me and brutally attacked my

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