Sep 21 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. Continue reading
Sep 21 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… Continue reading
Sep 21 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. Continue reading
Sep 21 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."… Continue reading
Sep 21 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. Continue reading
Sep 21 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… Continue reading
Sep 21 WATCH LIVE: Trump signs funding bill in Las Vegas By Joshua Barajas The president is scheduled to sign the bill at 1:45 p.m. ET. Watch his remarks here. Continue reading
Sep 21 Ex-Trump lawyer Michael Cohen boasts of aiding Mueller investigation By Michael Balsamo, Associated Press Trump's longtime fixer-turned-foe could be a vital witness for prosecutors as they investigate whether Trump's campaign coordinated with Russians. Continue reading
Sep 21 Kavanaugh's accuser says she would testify under right terms By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Christine Blasey Ford's preference is to testify next Thursday, and she doesn't want Kavanaugh in the same room, her attorney told Judiciary Committee staff in a 30-minute call that also touched on security concerns and others issues, according to a… Continue reading
Sep 20 Watch 6:25 Here's how the FBI could probe the Kavanaugh allegations Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who is accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault in high school, now says she might be willing to testify next week, but not on Monday as Senate Republicans want. Amna Nawaz reports,… Continue watching