PHOENIX, Ariz.—The final bell has rung, and the candidates are off. And U.S. Sen. Mark Kelly (D-Ariz.) and his Republican challenger Blake Masters are about neck and neck in the polls. In the final hours before the midterm election, both candidates are on the road scrambling for votes in last-minute rallies, with each carrying the…

A gun control advocacy group is seeking to make credit card companies flag “suspicious purchases” of firearms, suggesting that restricting such activities might end up saving lives. “The shooters in at least five mass shootings have stockpiled guns and ammo using credit cards and killed 145 people. @Visa, @Mastercard, @americanexpress have the power to flag…

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin is seeking damages in court against The New York Times for a libelous op-ed that falsely tied her political action committee to the Arizona mass shooting that wounded Rep. Gabby Giffords. This case will not just seek to revisit U.S. v. Sullivan and libel laws, but also publicly try the…