Oct 31 Watch 10:32 National issues are dominating these three critical Senate races With midterm elections less than a week away, many eyes are on critical Senate races that can determine the balance of power in Washington. Brandon Smith of Indiana Public Broadcasting, Christopher Conover of Arizona Public Media and Chas Sisk of… Continue watching
Oct 31 Watch 3:23 Why this tight Michigan race for attorney general matters Many states will be selecting an attorney general on Election Day. From time to time, these officials, who represent their states in legal proceedings, have acted as a check on federal policies. Christy McDonald of Detroit Public Television shares a… Continue watching
Oct 31 NRA's election spending lower than previous campaigns By Lisa Marie Pane, Julie Pace, Associated Press The NRA has put $11 million into midterm races this year — less than half what it spent four years ago in a campaign that gave Republicans full control of Congress. Continue reading
Oct 31 This Florida county went big for Trump. Will it help the GOP win 2018? By Daniel Bush Trump won Pasco County by 21.3 points in 2016. Fast forward two years. Will Trump’s dominance in Pasco help Republicans in the 2018 midterms?… Continue reading
Oct 31 WATCH: Trump signals additional troop increase along U.S.-Mexico border President Donald Trump says the number of military troops deployed to the U.S.-Mexican border could go as high as 15,000. Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday that "we'll go up to anywhere between 10 and 15,000 military… Continue reading
Oct 31 WATCH: Trump to speak at 'Our Pledge to America's Workers Event' By Joshua Barajas Trump is scheduled to speak at 2:30 p.m. EDT. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Oct 31 Turkish prosecutor says Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi strangled, dismembered By Mehmet Guzel, Suzan Fraser, Associated Press Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi was strangled as soon as he entered the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul as part of a premeditated killing, and his body was dismembered before it was removed, a top Turkish prosecutor said Wednesday. Continue reading
Oct 31 U.S. states split on allowing citizen ballot initiatives By David Crary, Associated Press Every two years, citizens across the U.S. manage to place some eye-catching measures on state election ballots, posing questions to voters that can be divisive and sometimes historic. But more than half of states offer no such opportunity. Continue reading
Oct 31 U.S. steps up scrutiny of funds for people exposed to asbestos By Eric Tucker, Associated Press The actions take aim at a system that over decades has paid out billions of dollars to the sick and cancer-stricken, but that critics say is opaque and prone to fraud and manipulation by well-connected lawyers. Continue reading
Oct 31 AP fact check: Trump far off track on birthright citizenship By Mark Sherman, Calvin Woodward, Associated Press President Donald Trump has astonished legal scholars with his claim that he can end birthright citizenship with a swipe of his pen. No, they say, he can't. Continue reading