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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Vice President JD Vance defended an ad Wednesday by Vivek Ramaswamy that features the estranged mother of Dr. Amy Acton, his Democratic opponent for Ohio governor, and spotlights the abuse she experienced as a child, even as the Republican in a tight race to retain Vance's former seat in the Senate distanced himself from the ad.

Eliott Rodriguez has been campaigning to unseat U.S. Rep. María Elvira Salazar, who has represented Florida’s 27th Congressional District since Jan. 12, 2021.

PENDLETON, S.C. (AP) — President Donald Trump traveled to South Carolina on Wednesday to boost U.S. 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 Republicans' grip on the state.

Republicans and Democrats are demanding answers after Ukrainian officials said their access to Starlink internet and its military counterpart, Starshield, was deliberately slowed last week.

The state’s agency that oversees insurance licensing uncovered fraud and arrested five suspects on Wednesday morning in Miami-Dade County, records show.

Russia agreed Wednesday to resume three-way negotiations next month with Washington and Kyiv aimed at ending the war in Ukraine, a Kremlin official said, potentially setting up the first such talks since February.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico’s attorney general filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Jeffrey Epstein’s attorney and accountant, accusing them of concealing his sex trafficking operation at a sprawling Santa Fe-area ranch where the disgraced financier entertained guests.

NEW YORK (AP) — The U.S. stock market rose Wednesday following strong profit reports from SpaceX, Capital One Financial and other big companies.