Oct 04 WATCH: Vice President Pence accuses China of meddling in U.S. By Deb Reichmann, Zeke Miller, Associated Press Vice President Mike Pence charged Thursday that Russia's influence operations in America pale in comparison with the covert and overt activities China is taking to interfere in the U.S. midterm elections and counter President Donald Trump's tough trade policies against… Continue reading
Oct 04 Teachers running for office seek to shake up midterm elections By Carolyn Thompson, Associated Press Hundreds of current and former educators, most of them Democrats, are on general election ballots from school board to governor. Continue reading
Oct 04 Some senators may not see FBI report on Kavanaugh until Friday By Associated Press A Democratic senator says lawmakers are being told that time slots for reading the report are getting full. Continue reading
Oct 04 Senators start reading crucial new FBI file on Kavanaugh By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press Even before the FBI delivered the summaries of interviews on claims that Kavanaugh sexually abused women, Senate Majority leader Mitch McConnell set Friday as the first vote for his polarized chamber in an election-season battle over power and who to… Continue reading
Oct 03 McConnell sets Friday test vote on Kavanaugh nomination By Alan Fram, Lisa Mascaro, Associated Press McConnell announced that sometime during the evening, the FBI would deliver to an anxious Senate the potentially fateful document on claims that Kavanaugh sexually abused women. Continue reading
Oct 03 Watch 10:47 Kavanaugh battle may energize Republicans ahead of 2018 Three key Republican senators joined Democrats in condemning President Trump’s attacks on Christine Blasey Ford during a rally in Mississippi Tuesday night, placing Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation further in doubt. Yamiche Alcindor and Lisa Desjardins join Judy Woodruff to discuss the… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 7:27 News Wrap: Aid reaches Indonesian island as earthquake death toll rises In our news wrap Wednesday, the death toll from Indonesia’s powerful earthquake and tsunami has climbed to 1,407. More than 70,000 residents remain homeless, as humanitarian aid slowly trickles in. Also, the White House stepped up its denial that President… Continue watching
Oct 03 Watch 10:58 Putin urges American political elites to 'calm down' on Russian election meddling By Ryan Chilcote Russian President Vladimir Putin unleashed a pointed verbal attack on the U.S. while speaking with special correspondent Ryan Chilcote in Moscow Wednesday. He called concerns about Russian meddling in the upcoming 2018 elections “insanity” and he criticized some Trump administration… Continue watching
Oct 03 Officials were 'not fully prepared' to handle family separations at border, new report says By Joshua Barajas, Amna Nawaz A government watchdog report made public confirms what many media outlets, immigration lawyers and advocates have said for months after the Trump administration rolled out its "zero tolerance" policy earlier this spring: Officials were not prepared. Continue reading
Oct 03 McConnell nixes Democrats' request for FBI briefing on Kavanaugh probe By Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said in a letter Wednesday to Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer that he believes Democrats would only use such a briefing to delay Kavanaugh's confirmation. Continue reading