The Issue Is: California AG Rob Bonta makes his final pitch to voters

In this final stretch of the midterms, California Attorney General Rob Bonta joins Elex Michaelson on The Issue Is to make his final pitch to voters.

House Speaker's husband, Paul Pelosi, assaulted with hammer by home intruder in San Francisco

A suspect broke into House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's San Francisco home on Friday morning and "violently assaulted" her husband with a hammer in a targeted attack, authorities said.  

Alleged Pelosi intruder has manifesto of conspiracy theories: sources

The alleged home intruder who attacked 82-year-old Paul Pelosi early Friday holds anti-government conspiracy theories, according to sources.

Arizona agrees not to enforce total abortion ban until 2023

Planned Parenthood said services would resume statewide, including at clinics in metro Phoenix and in Flagstaff.

Planned Parenthood resuming abortions in Arizona

Since October, only Planned Parenthood clinics in Tucson were offering abortion services.

Kelli Ward, Arizona GOP leader, wins temporary halt to record turnover

State party chair Kelli Ward has said her First Amendment rights would be chilled if investigators were able to learn whom she spoke with while trying to challenge former President Donald Trump’s 2020 election defeat.

Sen. Bob Menendez faces another federal probe

Democratic U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez of New Jersey is reportedly the subject of a new federal investigation five years after he stood trial for corruption.

2nd woman alleges Herschel Walker encouraged her to have abortion

Prominent attorney Gloria Allred says she is representing a second woman who says Herschel Walker drove her to an abortion clinic after she became pregnant with his child.

Arizona early voting numbers are down compared to 2018 election, polling researchers say

As early ballots roll in and are tallied up around Arizona, some trends are emerging that are surprising to the polling group, Data Orbital. Early ballot returns are down in the state.

Biden targets bank overdraft, 'junk' fees as midterms near

Banks have long been criticized for the high fees they charge customers when their accounts go temporarily negative

State-by-state guide to tracking your absentee ballot for 2022 midterm elections

Many U.S. states offer online tools where voters can check their ballot status, while a few require voters to contact local election offices and representatives.

Groups in Arizona file lawsuit to keep people from gathering and recording voters at ballot drop boxes
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Several groups filed federal lawsuits in downtown Phoenix seeking to ban "ballot drop box watchers" from gathering and recording video of people voting. The complaint by Voto Latino and the Arizona Alliance for Retired Americans is alleging that a group called "Clean Elections USA" is breaking the law.

Hope Hicks, former Trump aide, interviews with Jan. 6 panel

Hope Hicks served as a communications aide to the former president but left the White House days after the Jan. 6 riot. She was also a key witness in Robert Mueller’s Russia investigation.

Majority of Americans want more action on climate change, poll finds

People polled expressed little confidence that the climate guidelines in the Inflation Reduction Act will make a difference with improving the environment.

Russian court rejects Brittney Griner's appeal against 9-year sentence

The Moscow region court also ruled that Brittney Griner’s sentence will be recalculated to around eight years in prison, after taking her time in pre-trial detention into account.