Oct 01 Watch 8:56 Tamara Keith and Amy Walter on Brett Kavanaugh and midterm voter enthusiasm NPR’s Tamara Keith and Amy Walter from the Cook Political Report sit down with Lisa Desjardins to discuss how the Brett Kavanaugh confirmation fight may motivate voters to go to the polls in November, some robust midterm election fundraising by… Continue watching
Oct 01 Senate will vote this week on Kavanaugh, McConnell says By Associated Press The Kentucky Republican has used a Senate floor speech to accuse Democrats of constantly delaying and resisting Kavanaugh's nomination. He says, "The time for endless delay and obstruction has come to a close."… Continue reading
Oct 01 Obama endorses more than 200 Democrats ahead of midterms By Juana Summers, Associated Press Among the most prominent candidates to win Obama's support are Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, the Democratic congressional candidate who won an upset primary victory this summer in New York; Andrew Gillum, the Tallahassee mayor who is running for governor in Florida; and… Continue reading
Oct 01 WATCH: Trump awards Medal of Honor to Staff Sgt. Ronald Shurer By Deb Reichmann, Associated Press President Donald Trump awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor on Monday to retired medical Staff Sgt. Ronald Shurer for his actions in Afghanistan in 2008. Continue reading
Oct 01 WATCH: Trump says he wants ‘comprehensive’ but speedy FBI investigation of Kavanaugh At a White House Rose Garden event Monday, Trump also denied reports that the White House is limiting the scope of the probe, saying, "my White House is doing whatever the senators want."… Continue reading
Oct 01 WATCH: Trump says revised trade deal would return U.S. to ‘manufacturing powerhouse’ if approved by Congress By Rob Gillies, Paul Wiseman, Associated Press Trump embraced the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement during a Rose Garden ceremony, branding the pact the "USMCA." The president said the name has a "good ring to it," repeating U-S-M-C-A several times. Continue reading
Oct 01 Prosecutor Rachel Mitchell says she wouldn’t charge Kavanaugh By Associated Press The sex crimes prosecutor who questioned a California women accusing Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault is explaining why she would not bring criminal charges against the Supreme Court nominee. Continue reading
Oct 01 Yale classmate recalls Kavanaugh as frequent, heavy drinker By Darlene Superville, Michael Balsamo, Associated Press A Yale classmate of Kavanaugh's said he is "deeply troubled by what has been a blatant mischaracterization by Brett himself of his drinking at Yale."… Continue reading
Oct 01 Canada-U.S. agree on new trade deal to replace NAFTA By Paul Wiseman, Rob Gillies, Associated Press If signed, the new deal, called the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement, or USMCA, would replace the 24-year-old North American Free Trade Agreement. Continue reading
Sep 30 California’s tough net neutrality bill prompts U.S. lawsuit By Jonathan J. Cooper, Associated Press California Gov. Jerry Brown signed the nation's toughest net neutrality measure Sunday, prompting an immediate lawsuit by the Trump administration. Continue reading