Lisa Murkowski Delivers Message: Take Kavanaugh Accusations Seriously  —  WASHINGTON — Republican Party leaders may be insisting that they will install Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh on the Supreme Court, but Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska is offering a blunt warning of her own …

Trump says he has ‘no plans’ to meet with Iranian leader at the U.N.  —  NEW YORK — President Trump said Tuesday that he has “no plans” to meet with Iranian President Hassan Rouhani while both leaders are attending the annual U.N. General Assembly this week.

Poll: Democrats have narrow lead in top Florida contests  —  In the Senate race, Bill Nelson gets support from 48 percent of likely voters, while Republican Rick Scott, the state's current governor, gets 45 percent.  —  Democrats are ahead in the competitive Senate and gubernatorial races in Florida …

Newly released memo reveals secretary of homeland security signed off on family separation policy  —  Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen previously denied existence of policy  —  Open the Government and the Project On Government Oversight have obtained documents through a Freedom of Information Act …

Bill Cosby sentenced to 3 to 10 years in state prison with no bail during appeals  —  Bill Cosby was sentenced Tuesday to three to 10 years in state prison by a Pennsylvania judge who had designated the comedian a “sexually violent predator.”  —  Judge Steven O'Neill sentenced Cosby in a Norristown …

Star Tribune sues to unseal Ellison's divorce records  —  Ellison, Democratic candidate for attorney general accused by ex-girlfriend of abuse, was divorced in 2012.  —  TEXT SIZE  —  The Star Tribune has joined a legal effort to unseal the divorce records of U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison, the Democratic candidate for attorney general.

Tight Race in CD07  —  Dem running strong against Tea Party incumbent  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Democrat Abigail Spanberger holds a narrow lead over incumbent Republican Dave Brat in the race for Virginia's 7th Congressional District, according to the Monmouth University Poll.

Twitter Releases New Policy on ‘Dehumanizing Speech’  —  Twitter on Tuesday announced a new policy addressing “dehumanizing speech,” which will take effect later this year, and for the first time the public will be able to formally provide the company with feedback on the proposed rule.

Senate GOP Effort to Rebuke Trump on Trade Has Died a Quiet Death  —  Sen. Bob Corker appears resigned to the fact that the Senate won't be acting to rebut President Donald Trump on trade policy before voters go to the polls in November.  —  The Tennessee Republican had previously talked …

Facebook Has Removed More Than A Dozen Big Conservative And Liberal Political Pages  —  Facebook has removed over a dozen American hyperpartisan liberal and conservative pages with more than 30 million combined fans after discovering they were administered by the same fake account …

Tom Steyer to Spend Millions Backing Andrew Gillum in Florida  —  Tom Steyer, the billionaire investor and Democratic activist, has directed his political operation to spend more than $5 million aiding Andrew Gillum's campaign for governor of Florida, an enormous investment that will test whether fired …

Millennials Are Causing the U.S. Divorce Rate to Plummet  —  (Bloomberg) — Americans under the age of 45 have found a novel way to rebel against their elders: They're staying married.  —  New data show younger couples are approaching relationships very differently from baby boomers, who married young, divorced, remarried and so on.

U.S. Military Contractor In Afghanistan Fired For Wearing Neo-Nazi Flag  —  An employee of MAG Aerospace, an aviation consulting company hired by the military, was spotted in a video wearing a “Kekistan” flag patch.  —  A civilian contractor working with the U.S. armed forces in Afghanistan …