AP Top Political News at 4:34 p.m. EDT

Blanche nomination at risk of delay as senator seeks assurances on Trump settlementFauci repeatedly invokes the Fifth Amendment in a contentious Senate committee hearingTakeaways from Anthony Fauci's COVID-era diaries'Pleading the Fifth' invokes a constitutional amendment that has a long history in US societyTrump and DOJ ask Supreme Court to toss $83 million defamation verdict in E. Jean Carroll caseTrump announces a $22.5 billion makeover of Dulles airport that will eliminate the 'people movers'Wisconsin judge says voters who have returned absentee ballot for state primary cannot get a new oneObama endorses Iowa Democrat Turek for the US Senate in a video of them playing basketballTrump's attacks on mail balloting and concerns over delays turn midterms spotlight on Postal ServiceA new me