Politics

How the next Supreme Court justice could affect your access to birth control

By Jason Kane and Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News

The politics of abortion and contraception are converging in the Trump era. Administration officials are exploring changes to the federal program that funds birth control for low-income, uninsured women. And contraception access could be impacted heavily by the next Supreme…

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Shields and Ponnuru on Brett Kavanaugh allegations, Russia probe declassification delay

Syndicated columnist Mark Shields and Ramesh Ponnuru of The National Review join Amna Nawaz to discuss the week’s news, including the controversy surrounding the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, the decision by President Trump to push back his…

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WATCH LIVE: Ted Cruz, Beto O’Rourke face off in Texas Senate debate

By Jessica Yarvin

Republican Sen. Ted Cruz has led Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke in the polls, but Cruz's lead has narrowed in the Texas Senate race in recent months.

Trump slams Kavanaugh accuser’s credibility

By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Catherine Lucey, Associated Press

Trump's change in tone — and apparent shift in tactics — came as Christine Blasey Ford's lawyers negotiated with the Senate Judiciary Committee on the terms for her possible testimony next week in a dramatic showdown over her accusation that…

Rosenstein denies that he proposed secretly taping Trump

By Michael Balsamo, Eric Tucker, Associated Press

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein is denying a report in The New York Times that he suggested last year he secretly record President Donald Trump in the White House to expose chaos in the administration.

McConnell says Senate will ‘plow right through’ to confirm Kavanaugh

By Associated Press

McConnell told the annual Values Voter conference Friday "in the very near future, Judge Kavanaugh will be on the United States Supreme Court."…

Is Trump undermining America’s most persuasive form of global power?

By Gretchen Frazee

Foreign policy experts say president Trump’s bombastic rhetoric and the “America First” agenda is eroding U.S.’ soft power, and, in turn, is damaging the interests of the very Americans Trump says he wants to help.

Early voting begins as midterm season enters final phase

By Steve Peoples, Steve Karnowski, Associated Press

While Election Day 2018 is technically Nov. 6, Minnesota law allows in-person voting to begin Friday — a full 46 days early — making it the first battleground state to begin casting actual votes in the broader fight for control…