Key senators criticize Trump for mocking Kavanaugh accuser
Two moderate Republicans who could be pivotal in determining whether the Senate confirms U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh criticized President Donald Trump on Wednesday for mocking a woman who has accused the judge of sexual assault.
What’s in a name? One-third of U.S. voters don’t know candidates: Reuters/Ipsos poll
Less than five weeks before elections that will determine control of the U.S. Congress for the next two years, about a third of registered voters do not know the name of their party’s candidate for office, a Reuters/Ipsos opinion poll found.
House banking panel staff director, spouse of Trump counsel, to leave
(This Oct. 2 story corrects headline and first paragraph to show Don McGahn has not yet left the White House)
In North Dakota, Kavanaugh debate tests Democratic wave – and #MeToo
Heidi Heitkamp has faced seemingly unwinnable odds before. In the 1990s, as a state attorney general, she stared down the tobacco industry, leading efforts to broker a multi-billion dollar settlement. In the 2000s, she beat back breast cancer.
Some witnesses say they called FBI in vain as end of Kavanaugh probe looms
Several people with information related to allegations of sexual misconduct against U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh say they have tried in vain to speak with the FBI, which is expected to wrap up its investigation this week.
Trump on Twitter (Oct 2): USMCA, Ronald Shurer II
The following statements were posted to the verified personal Twitter account of U.S. President Donald Trump (@realDonaldTrump)
New York Times says Trump helped parents shield millions from taxes
U.S. President Donald Trump engaged in tax schemes that included cases of fraud in which he and his siblings helped their parents dodge millions of dollars in taxes, the New York Times reported on Tuesday.
Amid Kavanaugh fight, Trump says it is a ‘scary time’ for young men
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that allegations of sexual misconduct against his U.S. Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, showed that “it’s a very scary time for young men in America” who now may be presumed guilty even when innocent.
Bloomberg donating $20 million to Democratic Senate candidates
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, is donating $20 million to help Democratic candidates running for the U.S. Senate, a spokesman said on Tuesday.
U.S. will not grant diplomatic visas to same-sex partners: officials
The United States will no longer grant diplomatic visas to the same-sex domestic partners of foreign diplomats, requiring that they be legally married to obtain them, in a reversal of Obama-era guidelines, senior U.S. officials said on Tuesday.
