Candidates across America are heading into the final days of a political battle that will determine who controls the U.S. House and Senate.  

But, the big political story on Friday was an attack on the husband of U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Police say 82-year-old Paul Pelosi was violently assaulted at the couple’s San Francisco home in the early morning. The assailant allegedly struck Pelosi with a hammer. Police and the FBI are investigating the motive.     

To discuss:

• Eleanor Clift is a Political Columnist for The Daily Beast.
• Eric Bolling hosts “The Balance” on Newsmax TV.
• Rina Shah is a political strategist and commentator.
• Douglass Sloan is principal and senior political analyst at National Capitol Strategy Group.

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The man who allegedly attacked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi’s husband early Friday posted memes and conspiracy theories on Facebook about Covid vaccines, the 2020 election and the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol https://t.co/T7RwQQese9

— CNN (@CNN) October 28, 2022

An intruder attacked and severely beat Paul Pelosi, the husband of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, with a hammer in the couple’s San Francisco home early Friday while searching for the Democratic leader and shouting: “Where is Nancy, where is Nancy?” https://t.co/RxeDhlvNM1 pic.twitter.com/GahpgQdXPy

— The Associated Press (@AP) October 28, 2022

Nancy Pelosi's husband, Paul Pelosi, has been attacked with a hammer during a break-in in the couple's San Francisco home.

Read the full story: https://t.co/LZstYbsRyt pic.twitter.com/AfxeU3bFu7

— Sky News (@SkyNews) October 28, 2022