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October 12, 2018

GOP, home to Trump and tea party, decries Dems' 'mob rule'

President Donald Trump and Senate Republicans are forecasting nightmarish Democratic "mob rule" to amp up GOP voters for next ...

October 09, 2018

Ryan says 'big fight' coming over border wall after election

House Speaker Paul Ryan on Monday promised a "big fight" over border wall funding after midterm elections as part of a ...

October 08, 2018

Indigenous, transgender candidates among Brazil surprises

The near outright victory of far-right candidate Jair Bolsonaro in Brazil's presidential race shocked many observers who ...

October 05, 2018

The Latest: Grassley releases list of 10 interviewed by FBI

The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh (all times local): 1 a.m. The chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee ...

October 04, 2018

Russia claims US running secret bio weapons lab in Georgia

Russia's Defense Ministry said Thursday that the United States appeared to be running a clandestine biological weapons lab ...

October 04, 2018

McConnell sets Friday test vote on Kavanaugh nomination

The Senate braced for a crucial initial vote Friday on Brett Kavanaugh's tottering Supreme Court nomination after Majority ...

October 01, 2018

FBI interviews accuser; Yale friend remembers heavy drinker

FBI agents on Sunday interviewed one of the three women who have accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual ...

September 30, 2018

FBI contacts Kavanaugh Yale classmate in its investigation

The FBI has contacted Deborah Ramirez, who's accused Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct when he was a Yale student, as part ...

September 29, 2018

Trump bows to pressure, agrees to FBI probe of Kavanaugh

Reversing course, President Donald Trump bowed to Democrats' demands Friday for a deeper FBI investigation of Supreme Court ...

September 29, 2018

Trump agrees to FBI probe of Kavanaugh, bows to Flake, Dems

Reversing course, President Donald Trump bowed to Democrats' demands Friday for a deeper FBI investigation of Supreme Court ...

September 28, 2018

Kavanaugh hearing devolves into partisan fistfight

Partisan tensions are only getting worse after a hearing for Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh devolved into a partisan ...

September 28, 2018

Fiery Kavanaugh denies quiet accuser in Senate showdown

In a day like few others in Senate history, California psychology professor Christine Blasey Ford quietly recounted her "100 ...

September 28, 2018

Tears and raw fury: Kavanaugh hearing makes for riveting TV

The nation's political divide and the burgeoning #MeToo movement played out in a riveting daytime drama Thursday before ...

September 28, 2018

Voices: Americans grapple with emotional, momentous hearing

She was authentic. He was passionate. She wasn't remembering correctly. He wasn't truthful. Across the nation, Americans ...

September 27, 2018

Lessons from Thomas-Hill hearings likely to guide senators

Clarence Thomas saw it as a circus and national disgrace. Anita Hill complained that she was treated as though she were a ...

September 26, 2018

Arrested senator and Duterte critic: 'Democracy lost today'

President Rodrigo Duterte's fiercest critic in Congress was arrested Tuesday after the president revoked his 2011 amnesty for ...

September 24, 2018

The Latest: Committee to look into second woman's accusation

The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, who accuses him of sexually assaulting her ...

September 24, 2018

As Senate hearing set for Kavanaugh, new accuser emerges

Just as negotiators reached agreement on an extraordinary hearing for Brett Kavanaugh and his accuser, a second allegation ...

September 21, 2018

The Latest: Trump says Kavanaugh delay has gone on too long

The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and a woman who accuses him of sexually assaulting her decades ago (all ...