Oct 23 Turkish president says Saudi Arabia must identify who planned Khashoggi’s death By Christopher Torchia, Jon Gambrell, Associated Press President Recep Tayyip Erdogan delivered a sharp rebuttal of Saudi Arabia’s widely criticized account that the writer for The Washington Post died accidentally in a brawl, saying Saudi officials had planned the killing for days. Continue reading
Oct 23 U.S. to revoke visas of Saudis implicated in killing of writer Jamal Khashoggi By Associated Press The visa revocations are the first punitive measures taken by the Trump administration against the Saudis since Khashoggi disappeared after entering the consulate on Oct. 2. Continue reading
Oct 23 WATCH: Bolton says Russia hurt itself by meddling in U.S. vote National Security Adviser John Bolton will hold a news conference in Moscow at 1 p.m. EDT. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Oct 23 Sandra Day O’Connor announces likely Alzheimer’s diagnosis By Jessica Gresko, Associated Press O'Connor made the announcement in a letter Tuesday. She said that her diagnosis was made "some time ago" and that as her condition has progressed she is "no longer able to participate in public life."… Continue reading
Oct 23 AP fact check: Trump overreaches in bragging about judges By Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump overreached Monday night when he boasted that he's seated more federal judges than any president except George Washington. Here's a closer look at his claim. Continue reading
Oct 23 Supreme Court blocks questioning of Wilbur Ross in census lawsuit By Mark Sherman, Associated Press The Supreme Court is siding with the Trump administration to block the questioning of Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross about his decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census. Continue reading
Oct 23 Trump escalates immigration rhetoric at Texas rally for Ted Cruz By Catherine Lucey, Associated Press President Donald Trump escalated his immigration rhetoric at a midterm rally in Texas on Monday, falsely accusing Democrats of "encouraging millions of illegal aliens to break our laws, violate our borders and overwhelm our nation."… Continue reading
Oct 22 Watch 6:48 Why Democrats think they could flip a reliably red district in California By Yamiche Alcindor Orange County, California is ground zero for Democrats hoping to pick up the Republican seats they need to control the House of Representatives. All four of the county’s Republican House members represent districts where Hillary Clinton won in 2016. Yamiche… Continue watching
Oct 22 Watch 6:51 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on the president’s campaign focus on ‘Trump country’ President Trump is ramping up efforts to turn out his base for the midterm elections. That’s meant rallies in deep red districts as opposed to winning over suburban moderates. Will the strategy work? NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter from… Continue watching
Oct 22 Arkansas Democrat was left off one county’s ballot as early voting began By Andrew DeMillo, Associated Press A Democrat running for secretary of state in Arkansas was left off a county's ballot on Monday, prompting officials to temporarily shutter polling sites as they scrambled to fix the problem. Continue reading