Oct 04 U.S. charges 7 Russian intel officers for cybercrimes By Gregory Katz, Raphael Satter, Lorne Cook, Associated Press The U.S. Justice Department on Thursday charged seven Russian intelligence officers with hacking anti-doping agencies and other organizations hours after Western officials leveled new accusations against Moscow's secretive GRU military spy agency. 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 Missouri is down to 1 abortion clinic amid legal battle on restrictions By Summer Ballentine, Associated Press The only other clinic in the state that performs the procedure failed to adhere to new state requirements and its license expired. 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
Oct 03 WATCH: Who’s to blame for rising gas prices? Putin tells Trump, ‘Look in the mirror’ By Larisa Epatko Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that President Donald Trump should “look in the mirror” to find the culprit behind rising oil prices. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: Putin says election meddling ‘nonsense’ risks poisoning U.S.-Russia relations By Larisa Epatko Russian President Vladimir Putin said Wednesday that “all this nonsense” -- that Moscow interfered in the 2016 U.S. election in order to make Donald Trump president -- must stop. Continue reading
Oct 03 WATCH: White House defends Trump’s ridicule of Kavanaugh accuser By Associated Press Sanders told reporters Wednesday at a rare White House briefing that: "The president was stating the facts" at a Mississippi rally Tuesday night. Continue reading