Turnout fears mount for Dems  —  The Democratic Party's worst fears about the midterm election look to be coming true.  —  Polling in recent weeks suggests turnout on Election Day could be very low, even by the standards of recent midterms.  That's bad news for Democrats because core groups …

Gov. Scott Walker defends voter ID law in first debate  —  Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker defended his voter ID law Friday night during the first gubernatorial debate with Democratic challenger Mary Burke.  —  Walker said that the voter ID law, which the U.S. Supreme Court just blocked from being enforced …

U.S.-led air war in Syria is off to a difficult start, with moderate rebels disenchanted  —  REYHANLI, Turkey — The U.S.-led air war in Syria has gotten off to a rocky start, with even the Syrian rebel groups closest to the United States turning against it, U.S. ally Turkey refusing to contribute …

Hackers Access At Least 100,000 Snapchat Photos And Prepare To Leak Them, Including Underage Nude Pictures  —  A giant database of intercepted Snapchat photos and videos has been released by hackers who have been collecting the files for years.  Shocked users of the notorious chat forum 4chan …

Officials Admit a ‘Defeat’ by Ebola in Sierra Leone  —  FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Acknowledging a major “defeat” in the fight against Ebola, international health officials battling the epidemic in Sierra Leone approved plans on Friday to help families tend to patients at home …

Wheelchair ad roils Texas gov. race  —  Texas state Sen. Wendy Davis' latest television ad directly references gubernatorial rival Greg Abbott's partial paralysis — including the image of an empty wheelchair — to charge the Republican with hypocrisy.  —  The spot says Abbott filed …

Please Tell Me More About How It Was Obama Who Failed To Close Gitmo  —  Senator Pat Roberts proves what I've said all along: Congress failed, not Obama.  —  For six years I've listened to people on all sides of the debate complain because 'Obama failed to shut down Guantanamo" and for six years I've said it was Congress, not Obama.

NRSC hikes TV ad buys in 6 states  —  The National Republican Senatorial Committee's independent expenditure arm is in the process of increasing its television reservations by at least $7.4 million for the final three weeks before Election Day, a source familiar with the group's plans told POLITICO Friday night.

Detroit Sgt. Suspended After Found To Be Wearing Murder Victim's Expensive Watch  —  A Detroit police homicide sergeant was found to be wearing a murder victim's expensive watch.  Now, Sgt. Alex Vinson has been suspended.  —  Detroit Police Chief James Craig confirmed that several months ago …

Despite ObamaCare, US Health System Still a Complete Mess  —  Having a baby is stressful enough, but add in the byzantine labyrinth of American medical insurers and you have a nightmare scenario straight out of Kafka.  —  I am a pretty healthy person and, until recently …

Why So Many Pakistanis Hate Their Nobel Peace Prize Winner  —  While official reaction was overwhelmingly positive, on Facebook and especially Twitter, Pakistan's middle class dredges up old conspiracy theories.  —  After Pakistani Malala Yousufzai and Indian child advocate Kailash Satyarthi jointly won …

Burke ad features woman once charged with domestic abuse  —  Why would Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mary Burke choose someone once charged with domestic abuse to star in her latest campaign ad?  —  Featured in Burke's 15-second abortion spot is Erin Forrest, a Democrat active in the party.

Warner discussed job for Puckett's daughter  —  RICHMOND — The son of a former Virginia state senator has told federal investigators that U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner discussed the possibility of several jobs, including a federal judgeship, for the senator's daughter in an effort to dissuade …