Dianne Feinstein Withholding Brett Kavanaugh Document From Fellow Judiciary Committee Democrats  —  Democrats on the Senate Judiciary Committee have privately requested to view a Brett Kavanaugh-related document in possession of the panel's top Democrat, Dianne Feinstein …

2018 Senate Forecast  —  FiveThirtyEight's predictions for the 2018 Senate elections

LEAKED VIDEO: Google Leadership's Dismayed Reaction to Trump Election  —  A video recorded by Google shortly after the 2016 presidential election reveals an atmosphere of panic and dismay amongst the tech giant's leadership, coupled with a determination to thwart both the Trump agenda …

Detention of Migrant Children Has Skyrocketed to Highest Levels Ever … Household incomes increased in 2017, the Census Bureau said, returning to roughly the levels before the recession.  —  President Trump is planning to pay Mexico $20 million to deport unauthorized immigrants there.

Threats and Deception: Why CBS's Board Turned Against Leslie Moonves  —  Why CBS's Board Turned Against Leslie Moonves … Top CBS News Producer Is Ousted After Misconduct Allegations … CRACKDOWN ON VAPING  —  Youth E-Cigarette Use Reaches ‘Epidemic Proportion,’ F.D.A. Finds

Meet the ‘new’ Texas Democrats fueling Beto O'Rourke's race  —  FORT WORTH  —  Beto O'Rourke is awakening a grassroots movement in Texas — one that's led by gray-haired, once-loyal Democrats who are aggressively working to end decades of their own political dormancy in Texas.

‘Never give an inch’: Trump keeps touting perceived failures as successes  —  An estimated 3,000 people died after the devastating Hurricane Maria ravaged Puerto Rico last year.  Large swaths of the island were without power for months.  FEMA was short thousands of workers and underestimated …

Scott Pruitt, Former E.P.A. Chief, Is in Talks for His Next Job: Coal Consultant  —  WASHINGTON — Scott Pruitt, the former head of the Environmental Protection Agency, is in discussions to work as a consultant to the Kentucky coal mining tycoon Joseph W. Craft III, according to two industry executives familiar with the plans.

GOP senators: No Sessions replacement could get confirmed  —  The possible axing of Jeff Sessions is giving Republican senators a migraine.  —  Senate Republicans are in a jam when it comes to Jeff Sessions.  —  While resigned to President Donald Trump firing the attorney general …

Fired “60 Minutes” boss warned CBS News reporter: “There are people who've lost their jobs trying to harm me”  —  NEW YORK — Jeff Fager, the longtime executive producer of “60 Minutes” who was fired on Wednesday, sent a text message to CBS News correspondent Jericka Duncan with a warning …

The Weekly Standard's Kavanaugh Fact Check Was Correct  —  Can journalists on the right honestly fact-check journalists on the left?  That question erupted this week in a fight over Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court confirmation hearings.  The fight, as promised, has exposed media bias.

‘First it was his vision, then his speech, and then his legs’ Pussy Riot member Pyotr Verzilov is hospitalized in critical condition and friends fear he was poisoned  —  Pyotr Verzilov, a member of Pussy Riot and one of the publishers of the independent news website Mediazona, was hospitalized in critical condition late on September 11.

Why I Changed the Way I Write about Police Shootings  —  Here's the truth: Most cops are good, and too many bad cops go free.  —  Yesterday I wrote a piece that's gone viral — an extended denunciation of a terrible police shooting in Texas.  A white officer went to black man's apartment, apparently thinking it was her own.

Mailer linking Nixon to anti-Semitism was approved by top Cuomo aides … The slimy mailer that sought to link Cynthia Nixon to anti-Semitism was drafted and approved by Gov. Andrew Cuomo's closest advisors, including former top aide Larry Schwartz, sources told The Post Wednesday.

Hurricane Florence grows larger as it bears down on Carolinas with ‘life-threatening’ fury  —  Decreasing in strength but expanding in size, Category 2 Hurricane Florence is within 36 hours of making landfall on the Southeast coast with potentially catastrophic impacts, from damaging winds to flash flooding to widespread power outages.

U.S. Plans to Pay Mexico to Deport Unauthorized Immigrants There  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump has promised for years that Mexico would pay for a vast border wall, a demand that country has steadfastly refused.  Now, in the Trump administration's campaign to stop illegal immigration, the United States plans instead to pay Mexico.

Mueller circles Roger Stone  —  Special counsel Robert Mueller appears to be zeroing in on Roger Stone, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump who briefly served on Trump's presidential campaign.  So far, prosecutors have secured testimony from at least nine Stone associates, including some who were subpoenaed.

Republicans Line Up Tax Cut Messaging Bill While Abandoning Tax Cut Message  —  Just 12 percent of GOP TV ads have mentioned the tax cut bill.  —  WASHINGTON While Republicans on the campaign trail have largely dropped the tax cut bill from their midterm messaging, GOP leadership is gearing …

Norm MacDonald, #MeToo, and the Fatal Flaw in the New Morality  —  Jon Gabriel, Ed.  —  Twitter is a cesspool.  As if we needed more evidence, legendary comedian and acclaimed author Norm MacDonald was targeted for saying words to a reporter that a microscopic minority of humorless scolds didn't care for.

Damning New Strzok Text to Page: “The Times is Angry With Us About the WP Scoop”  —  Strzok's latest text message seems to contradict what his attorney said earlier this week  —  A series of text messages released Wednesday reveal that former FBI Special Agent Peter Strzok was in contact …

Betsy DeVos Loses Student Loan Lawsuit Brought by 19 States  — Judge says department's postponment of rule was improper  — Hearing on remedies in case scheduled for Friday in Washington  —  U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos lost a lawsuit brought by 19 states and the District of Columbia …

Manafort seeking plea deal with special counsel that would avoid cooperation ahead of second trial: Sources  —  Sources familiar with negotiations tell ABC News former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort has been in ongoing negotiations with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office over a potential plea agreement.

GOP senator offers law to require presidential candidates release tax returns - CNN Video  —  Republican Senator Ben Sasse discusses an ethics reform package he plans to introduce Thursday.

Poll: Gillum leads DeSantis by 4 points in Florida governor race  —  Democrat Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum is leading Rep. Ron DeSantis (R-Fla.) by 4 points in Florida's gubernatorial race, according to a new Florida Chamber of Commerce poll released Wednesday.

Rhode Island Primary Election Results  —  What to watch: Gov. Gina Raimondo faces a challenge in the Democratic primary from Matt Brown, a former Rhode Island secretary of state who has positioned himself to her left.  Mr. Brown has collected support from an eclectic mix of activist groups …

Six dead — five victims and suspect — in southeast Bakersfield shooting  —  One of five Bakersfield shooting victims lies behind barrier tape between Bear Mountain Sports and A-1 Battery at Weedpatch Highway and Di Miller Drive, just south of Highway 58.  Three were shot at this location …

It's not just FEMA: ICE quietly got an extra $200 million  —  A rare look inside immigration detention  —  Washington (CNN)As a potentially catastrophic hurricane bears down on the East Coast of the US, the shifting of $10 million from FEMA's operating budget to fund immigration detention …