Republican Senator Kennedy wants FBI Kavanaugh findings made public
U.S. Republican Senator John Kennedy said on Wednesday the Senate majority leader should either make the FBI’s report on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh public or release an independent synopsis of its findings.
Trump plans travel push to stave off ‘blue wave’ in House races
U.S. President Donald Trump plans to visit six states over the next 10 days to energize his supporters to turn out for Republicans in tight races for the House of Representatives in upcoming congressional elections, according to a White House memo.
Peggy Sue, namesake of Buddy Holly rock classic, dies in Texas
Peggy Sue Gerron, whose name has echoed in the annals of rock ‘n’ roll for six decades as the crush in the Buddy Holly classic song “Peggy Sue,” has died at the age of 78 in Lubbock, Texas, where she and Holly went to high school, officials said.
U.S. court to reconsider shielding airport screeners from abuse claims
A federal appeals court decided to revisit its recent decision that made it difficult for travelers to sue U.S. airport screeners over claims of abuse at security checkpoints.
U.S. nearly rules out terrorism after false ricin alert at Pentagon
U.S. investigators have nearly ruled out terrorism after envelopes sent to a Pentagon mail sorting facility were falsely flagged for the possible presence of the deadly poison ricin, U.S. officials said on Wednesday.
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.
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.
Four Californian men charged with inciting violence at 2017 Charlottesville rally
Four Californian men described by prosecutors as members of a militant white supremacist group were arrested on Tuesday on charges of instigating violence during a white nationalist rally that turned deadly in Charlottesville, Virginia, last year.
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.
