Here's why the Fed's next big rate hike may be its last

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Political pressures divide, inflame response to Pelosi attack

The attack on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s (D-Calif.) husband Paul Pelosi has been met with finger-pointing over who’s to blame for political violence, fueling partisan tensions in the week before the midterm elections that will decide if the Speaker and her fellow Democrats keep or lose control of the House. The brutal assault has kindled the already fraught debate over crime, law enforcement and the repercussions of political speech — issues that were already front and center on the campaign trail this cycle, particularly in the wake of last year’s attack on the U.S. Capitol.

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Five midterm races that will hold big lessons for 2024 and beyond

There is exactly one week to go before Election Day, and most of the attention is focused on the tightest races in the fierce fight for the Senate. But some contests will be important for other reasons, providing crucial snapshots of where American politics stand right now, or offering clues toward 2024 and beyond. Here are some of the most significant match-ups. Nevada and the battle for Latino voters Nevada gives Republicans their best chance of taking a Senate seat away from Democrats.  Incumbent Sen. Catherine Corte

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Democrats relish chance to knock off Ron Johnson, but their odds look long

For the third time in roughly 12 years, Democrats are watching their chances of defeating Sen. Ron Johnson (R) slip away in Wisconsin, a state that otherwise has a strong track record of voting for Democrats.   Political handicappers are giving Democratic candidate Mandela Barnes, the state’s lieutenant governor, less chance of winning than challengers in the top-tier Senate races in Georgia, Nevada and Pennsylvania — an acknowledgement that Johnson, the stalwart conservative who was first elected to Congress as a Tea Party outsider, is likely to win again.   S

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Fox News's Laura Ingraham says GOP should follow Trump’s brand of populism

Fox News host Laura Ingraham says if the Republican Party remains focused on populist messaging put forth by former President Trump, it is likely to have success in future elections and will be in a strong position to take back the White House in 2024.   In an interview with The Hill, Ingraham, who is marking five years hosting a prime-time opinion show on Fox News, deflected a question about Trump and Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, the two Republicans seen as the front-runners for the GOP’s White House nomination, to say that no matter what happens in the primary, the Repub

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