Republican Rep. Wesley Hunt of Texas announces Senate run, joining incumbent Sen. John Cornyn and Attorney General Ken Paxton in heated GOP primary battle.

Republican senators said the analyzed info included participants, dates and times for calls around Jan. 6, 2021, but that no content of those conversations was reviewed.

The government shutdown enters its sixth day as Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., demands a deal on expiring Obamacare tax credits before reopening. Johnson bristled when asked why he's not swearing in a newly-elected Congresswoman thought to be the swing vote on a House measure to release the Epstein Files.

Cooper touted $14 million in contributions on Monday in what is expected to be among the most competitive midterms elections.