David Beasley spent more than three decades as a Republican, serving as South Carolina’s governor before leading Nobel Peace Prize-winning efforts at the UN World Food Programme. to.pbs.org/3TRAr9z

An investigation by ProPublica found that more than 500 citizens have been caught up in the Trump administration’s immigration operations. to.pbs.org/4i7BPg3

Voters will weigh in on more than 140 ballot measures next month in 40 states. From abortion to voter ID to transgender rights, the measures touch nearly every corner of the political debate. to.pbs.org/4jtInIm

In deeply red Idaho, a citizen-led initiative faces an uphill battle to restore some abortion rights. Proponents hope frustration over the current law will be enough to sway conservative Idahoans. to.pbs.org/4yXpD8U

The campaign is in its final stretch and the attacks are getting increasingly personal. In Ohio, Republican gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy's campaign is behind an ad featuring the estranged mother of his Democratic opponent, Amy Acton. to.pbs.org/4Bhwmw0

Starlink has given Elon Musk enormous influence over the war in Ukraine, and also the U.S. military and other NATO militaries that use the technology. to.pbs.org/4zcRD8H

Russia released Stephen Hubbard, an American who had been imprisoned for the last four years. to.pbs.org/4BgNoul

A national polling organization revealed on Tuesday that the vast majority of its data had been fabricated, saying it was an "experimental project to demonstrate the vulnerabilities" of the modern political polling industry. to.pbs.org/4k8qT4q

"It's more than any president has ever spent, by far, on the midterms," said Corry Bliss, a GOP Senate and House campaign strategist who was the executive director of the Congressional Leadership Fund, House Republicans' super PAC in the 2018 campaign. to.pbs.org/4BkoYQC

The president is visiting South Carolina to boost Sen. Darline Graham, whose stumbles in her first campaign since replacing her late brother have Democratic voters hopeful — but not necessarily optimistic — that their candidate can break the GOP grip on the state. to.pbs.org/3UHOgrg

Pope Leo XIV needs no further treatment for lung cancer after follow-up tests confirmed the disease was localized, the Vatican said in a statement Wednesday. to.pbs.org/4erWhHx

Doctors for Pope Leo XIV said Wednesday that final tests show he needs no further treatment for lung cancer. The 71-year-old pontiff underwent surgery last week to remove the lower portion of his right lung after doctors discovered a cancerous growth. Leo returned to the Vatican over the weekend and resumed his public appearances Wednesday.

Russia freed an American imprisoned for the last four years. Stephen Hubbard was captured in Eastern Ukraine and convicted of fighting against Russia. The 74-year-old retired teacher was reportedly freed without a swap. U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff greeted Hubbard in St. Petersburg. He also met with the Russian president and praised Putin in unusually glowing terms. @nickschifrin reports.

Thousands of students and teachers held protests across Greece Wednesday, calling for education reform after similar demonstrations have gripped France for weeks.

David Beasley spent more than three decades as a Republican, serving as South Carolina’s governor. He recently announced that he’s walking away from his party as he laments a rise in toxic vitriol emanating from the GOP’s standard-bearer. "The vitriolic language, the demeaning, divisive, degrading that has taken place, is just completely out of control, and I don't want to be associated with that," he tells @RealAmnaNawaz.

New York congressional candidate Brad Lander says he was detained and later released by Israeli forces while helping Palestinian farmers harvest olives in the West Bank.

The U.S. State Department has ordered nonessential government employees and their families to leave Saudi Arabia, warning that hostilities between Houthi rebels and Saudi forces could "escalate rapidly."

The U.S. Supreme Court is blocking the Trump administration from enforcing new restrictions on gender-affirming care for transgender prisoners. The decision leaves a lower court's order in place, allowing as many as 1,000 transgender prisoners to continue receiving hormone therapy and other treatments, at least for now.

Voters will weigh in on more than 140 ballot measures next month in 40 states. From abortion to voter ID to debates over transgender rights, the measures touch nearly every corner of the political debate. @ElizLanders speaks to @PoliticsReid for more.

This November, voters in Virginia, Nevada, Missouri and Idaho will decide on the future of reproductive rights in their state. In deeply red Idaho, a citizen-led initiative faces an uphill battle to restore some abortion rights. @SarahVarney4 reports on whether the fallout from the overturning of Roe v. Wade and frustration over the current law will be enough to sway even conservative voters.