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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer was caught on a hot mic on Thursday giving President Biden a negative assessment of the upcoming midterm elections for his party, specifically in Georgia. "The state where we're going downhill is Georgia," Schumer said, without realizing the microphone was on, while in conversation with Biden, New York Governor Kathy Hochul and Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY). The politicians were gathered on a New York airfield when the incident occurred. "It's hard to believe that they will go for Herschel Walker,” Schumer was heard saying. .....

The U.S. military has obtained a new video showing the only known American soldier in captivity, whose health appears to be diminishing, a senior U.S. defense official tells Fox News. Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl disappeared June 30, 2009, while based in eastern Afghanistan. The Taliban claimed his capture in a video released in mid-July that year, which showed the young soldier appearing downcast and frightened. In the latest video received by the military, Bergdahl was speaking and appeared “gaunt,” the official told Fox News on Wednesday. At one point in the video, Bergdahl references Nelson Mandela's death. U.S. officials say the...

Senator Joseph Biden (D-DE) failed today to address rumors that Nevada Senator Harry Reid will step down next month as Senate Minority Leader. Reid has been stung by revelations that his political action committee (PAC) accepted more than $60,000 in contributions from Indian tribes linked to convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff. Appearing on CNN's Late Edition, Biden avoided discussing either the Reid situation or any upcoming changes in Senate Democratic leadership. Reid is no stranger to scandal, having been the subject of a 1979 Justice Department probe into allegations that Reid — then Nevada Gaming Commission chairman — had received bribes...

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating conditions at Maryland's juvenile detention facilities to determine whether the civil rights of young offenders have been violated, officials said. The Washington Post reported Friday that the state Department of Juvenile Justice received a letter this week notifying them of the probe into jails, medical, mental health and educational services for juveniles. The state agency is unaware of what prompted the investigation, spokesman Lee Towers said. Past problems include beatings of teenagers by guards in boot camps and violence by guards in the three largest detention facilities. The boot camps and one of...