Oct 24 Poll: Most young Americans support government-run health insurance program By Juana Summers, Associated Press Sixty-nine percent of young Americans between the ages of 15 and 34 favor a national health plan, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV. Continue reading
Oct 24 Senate slipping away as Democrats fight to preserve blue wave By Steve Peoples, Thomas Beaumont, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press In the closing stretch of the 2018 campaign, the question is no longer the size of the Democratic wave. It's whether there will be a wave at all. Continue reading
Oct 24 Agents intercept possible explosive devices sent to Obama, Clinton By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press The official says investigators believe the explosive is linked to one found Monday at the compound of liberal billionaire George Soros. Continue reading
Oct 23 Watch 6:20 Fact checkers identify increasing rates of false claims by the president At a Monday rally, President Trump made comments about a caravan of Central American migrants that had fact-checkers on the alert. Since the president took office, they’ve identified 2,915 claims that cannot be verified by the truth. Daniel Dale, Washington… Continue watching
Oct 23 Watch 7:31 Sen. Sasse on the rise of 'anti-tribes' and a growing American tolerance for lies In his new book “Them: Why We Hate Each Other--and How to Heal,” Sen. Ben Sasse, R-Neb, reflects on a growing “rootlessness” in America as local communities erode and our dependence on isolating technology grows. Judy Woodruff sits down with… Continue watching
Oct 23 Missouri judge clarifies voter ID ruling ahead of key Senate contest By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press At issue is a new law that had directed voters to present a valid photo ID or sign a sworn statement and present some other form of identification in order to cast a regular ballot. Continue reading
Oct 23 Trump: Saudi operation that killed Khashoggi 'very bad' concept 'carried out poorly' By Associated Press Turkish officials say a 15-man team tortured, killed and dismembered the writer and say Saudi officials had planned the killing for days. Continue reading
Oct 23 WATCH: Stacey Abrams and Brian Kemp face off in Georgia gubernatorial debate By Ben Nadler, Associated Press The first debate between Democrat Stacey Abrams and Republican Brian Kemp in the race for Georgia governor was dominated by charges of voter suppression and counterclaims of encouraging illegal voting. Continue reading
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