Candidate for Ohio governor confirms campaign no longer airing ad that smeared rival and was defended by Trump

Vivek Ramaswamy, the Republican nominee for Ohio governor, confirmed on Thursday that his campaign is no longer airing an attack ad that features the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton.

The ad prompted a wave of revulsion since Acton’s mother, Donna Arthur, lost custody of her daughter in 1978, when her second husband, Cledith Arthur, was charged with raping her daughter between the ages of 10 and 12.

Trump and Melania greeted Trick-or-Treaters and put candy in their bags — instead of on their heads like the president did in previous years while hosting the White House Halloween event

Trump and Melania greeted Trick-or-Treaters and put candy in their bags — instead of on their heads like the president did in previous years while hosting the White House Halloween event

Trump and Melania greeted Trick-or-Treaters and put candy in their bags — instead of on their heads like the president did in previous years while hosting the White House Halloween event

The last time a sitting president faced approval ratings this low heading into a midterm election was Harry Truman in 1946

The last time a sitting president faced approval ratings this low heading into a midterm election was Harry Truman in 1946

The last time a sitting president faced approval ratings this low heading into a midterm election was Harry Truman in 1946

Middle East, Adm. Brad Cooper, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine all met at the White House with Trump

Middle East, Adm. Brad Cooper, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine all met at the White House with Trump

Middle East, Adm. Brad Cooper, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine all met at the White House with Trump

The Department of Homeland Security asked an Icelandic hosting company to take down data obtained through hack

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) asked ⁠an Icelandic hosting company on Thursday to take down or limit access to data related to thousands ⁠of agency personnel, saying ⁠the content ​put them at risk, according to the request posted online by hosting company FlokiNET.

The database “places more than ⁠40,000 identifiable individuals at risk of harassment, stalking and physical harm”, the request said.

Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign allegedly collaborated with party operatives to confuse voters in midterms

The US justice department on Thursday is reported to have issued subpoenas in response to a report that the Alaska Democrat Mary Peltola’s campaign collaborated with party operatives to get a challenger with the same name as the Republican senator Dan Sullivan on the midterm ballot.

ABC News and the Associated Press reported the subpoenas, citing sources familiar with the matter. The federal investigation comes a day after the New York Times found that the effort to recruit a second candidate named Dan Sullivan in the Senate race set to be decided on Tuesday was led by Peltola’s campaign, which had for months denied involvement.

US vice-president writes to top Iranian security official in sign Washington has not abandoned diplomacy

Hopes of averting a major new conflagration between Iran and the US soon after Tuesday’s midterm elections could rest on Iran’s response to a personal letter from the US vice-president, JD Vance, offering to restart diplomacy.

The letter, written after predominantly Qatari mediation, was sent to the secretary of Iran’s supreme national security council, Mohsen Rezaei on Sunday. It requires Tehran to agree to make commitments on its nuclear programme at the start of a process that would lead to the opening of the strait of Hormuz within seven days in return for US sanctions relief.

Voters across Idaho will face an advisory question on the ballot, asking them to choose between six firearms, including a semi-automatic pistol and a rifle dubbed the ‘gun that won the west’

Voters across Idaho will face an advisory question on the ballot, asking them to choose between six firearms, including a semi-automatic pistol and a rifle dubbed the ‘gun that won the west’

Voters across Idaho will face an advisory question on the ballot, asking them to choose between six firearms, including a semi-automatic pistol and a rifle dubbed the ‘gun that won the west’

Barack Obama got into a tit-for-tat campaign-trail battle where Trump managed to nuke his own administration’s response. Reports say the president is living in a precarious fantasy world. Holly Baxter writes about a chaotic time in MAGA, where it’s unclear whether anyone is talking to ordinary Americans

Barack Obama got into a tit-for-tat campaign-trail battle where Trump managed to nuke his own administration’s response. Reports say the president is living in a precarious fantasy world. Holly Baxter writes about a chaotic time in MAGA, where it’s unclear whether anyone is talking to ordinary Americans

Barack Obama got into a tit-for-tat campaign-trail battle where Trump managed to nuke his own administration’s response. Reports say the president is living in a precarious fantasy world. Holly Baxter writes about a chaotic time in MAGA, where it’s unclear whether anyone is talking to ordinary Americans

Government workforce has shrunk to smallest number of employees since 2013, with Black workers disproportionately impacted by job cuts, according to a new analysis