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Bail bondsman charged alongside Trump in Georgia …

In this image made from video from Judge Scott McAfee's virtual Zoom hearing, Scott Graham Hall, left, stands with his attorney Jeff Weiner, right, in Superior Court of Fulton County before Judge McAfee, not pictured, in Courtroom 5A on Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Atlanta. Hall, a bail bondsman charged alongside former President Donald Trump and 17 others in the Georgia election interference case, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges on Friday, becoming the first defendant to accept a plea deal with prosecutors. (USA Today via AP, Pool)

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McCarthy’s last-ditch plan to keep the government open …

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., speaks to the media about efforts to pass appropriations bills and avert a looming government shutdown, at the Capitol in Washington, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)

Trump looks to set up a California primary victory with …

Former President Donald Trump speaks at the California Republican Party Convention Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Anaheim, Calif. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)

IRS contractor charged with leaking tax return information …

FILE - A sign outside the Internal Revenue Service building is seen on May 4, 2021, in Washington. A former contractor for the Internal Revenue Service has been charged with leaking tax information to news outlets about a government official and thousands of the country’s wealthiest people. The Justice Department said in a statement Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, that 38-year-old Charles Edward Littlejohn of Washington, D.C. is accused of stealing tax return information and giving it to two different news outlets between 2018 and 2020. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)

Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California, trailblazer and champion …

FILE - Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., smiles after announcing the introduction of a Senate bill to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act, on Capitol Hill in Washington, March 16, 2011. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has died. She was 90. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)

California Gov. Newsom will pick Feinstein’s replacement. …

FILE - Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing, Dec. 11, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has died. She was 90. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, File)

Judge sets hearing on gag order request in Trump election …

Former President Donald Trump speaks in Clinton Township, Mich., Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023. (AP Photo/Mike Mulholland)

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What Dianne Feinstein’s death means for control of …

FILE - Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., and a group of women senators gather at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, June 4,2014, to advocate for a bill by Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., the Bank on Students Emergency Loan Refinancing Act, that would allow people with outstanding student loan debt to refinance at the lower interest rates currently offered to new borrowers. From left are, Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., Feinstein, Sen. Tammy Baldwin, D-Wis., Sen. Barbara A. Mikulski, D-Md., Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii. Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California has died. She was 90. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Biden backs new offshore drilling in the Gulf of …

FILE - Sen. Joe Manchin, D-W.Va., chair of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, speaks during a committee hearing, May 2, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. The Biden administration on Friday proposed up to three oil and gas lease sales in the Gulf of Mexico over the next five years — and none in Alaska — as it tries to navigate between energy companies that have pressed for greater oil and gas production and environmental activists who have urged President Joe Biden to shut down new offshore drilling in the fight against climate change. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)

Gen. Milley delivers defense of democracy and swipes …

President Joe Biden, right, shakes hands with outgoing Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, during an Armed Forces Farewell Tribute in honor of Milley at Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall, Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in Fort Meyer, Va. Also held was an Armed Forces Hail in honor of Gen. CQ Brown, Jr., who the Senate confirmed as the next chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Navy will start randomly testing SEALs and special …

FILE - Enlisted sailors line up and wait to march on the field at Sun Life Stadium before the NFL football game in Miami, Nov. 13, 2011, between the Washington Redskins and Miami Dolphins. The Navy will begin randomly testing its special operations forces for steroids and other performance-enhancing drugs beginning in November, taking a groundbreaking step that military leaders have long resisted. Rear Adm. Keith Davids, commander of Naval Special Warfare Command, announced the new program Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, in a message to his force, calling it necessary to protect their health, safety and military readiness. (AP Photo/J Pat Carter, File)

FDA wants to regulate thousands of lab tests that …

FILE - A sign for the Food and Drug Administration is displayed outside their offices in Silver Spring, Md., on Dec. 10, 2020. On Friday, Sept. 29, 2023, the FDA laid out a proposal to begin regulating laboratory medical tests, a multibillion-dollar industry that it says poses a growing risk to patients because of potentially inaccurate results. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)

Traveling with Milley: A reporter recalls how America’s …

Associated Press reporter Tara Copp, second from left, stands with Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Mark Milley, third from left, and his wife Hollyanne, as they pause at the Normandy American Cemetery gravesite of Pfc. Terry Harris, Copp's great-uncle, in Colleville-sur-Mer, Normandy, France, June 6, 2023. Copp was covering Milley's last trip to Normandy as a U.S. soldier. Milley served in both airborne divisions who jumped into Normandy on June 6, 1944, and commanded the 506th Parachute Infantry Regiment, which was Harris' unit. (Oren Lieberman/CNN via AP)

Ex-Detroit police chief James Craig will join GOP …

FILE - James Craig, a former Detroit police chief, announces he is a Republican candidate for governor of Michigan, on Sept. 14, 2021, in Detroit. Craig is planning to announce a Republican bid for U.S. Senate in Michigan next week, according to two people familiar with the matter. Craig retired from his position as Detroit's police chief in 2021 to pursue a run for governor. He was a leading candidate until a signature fraud controversy knocked him and four others off the ballot. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)