Multimillionaire Republican businessman Eric Hovde is planning to launch a bid for U.S. Senate against Democratic incumbent Sen. Tammy Baldwin next week. Hovde’s campaign spokesperson Ben Voelkel said Thursday that Hovde, 59, will get into the race next week after months of preparation. Reelecting Baldwin to a third term is critical for Democratic hopes to maintain majority control of the Senate. Democrats are defending 23 seats in the...

The U.S. Capitol Police arrested numerous pro-Palestinian demonstrators Thursday who had staged a die-in alongside a banner with the message “ceasefire now” inside the rotunda of the Cannon House Office Building.  One officer could be heard giving more than a dozen of the protesters a “final warning” through a megaphone as they dropped roses onto the banner and laid on the floor of the building in Capitol Hill. ...