Mutual friend of Ramirez and Kavanaugh anxious to come forward with evidence  —  A former classmate of the Supreme Court nominee has reached out to the FBI but hasn't received a response.  —  WASHINGTON — In the days leading up to a public allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh …

Trump Directed Legal Action to Enforce Stormy Daniels's Hush Agreement  —  President in February instructed Michael Cohen to seek restraining order against adult-film actress, people familiar with the effort say  —  President Trump personally directed an effort in February to stop Stormy Daniels …

WATCH: Kavanaugh Accuser Julie Swetnick Backtracks on Some Claims in Extensive NBC News Interview  —  Julie Swetnick, the woman who accused Brett Kavanaugh of drugging women and participating in gang rapes in the 1980s, spoke out at length about her allegations in an interview that aired on MSNBC Monday.

Trump Administration to Deny Visas to Same-Sex Partners of Diplomats, U.N. Officials  —  The new policy will insist they be married—even if they're from countries that criminalize gay marriage.  —  The Trump administration on Monday began denying visas to same-sex domestic partners …

Dem Maintains Lead in CD10  —  Incumbent improves standing, but does not erase deficit  —  West Long Branch, NJ - Democrat Jennifer Wexton continues to lead Republican Barbara Comstock in the race for Virginia's 10th Congressional District, according to the Monmouth University Poll.

A Journalist Has Been Deported From Nicaragua After Being Doxxed By An Online Mob  —  UK website The Canary ran an article attacking Carl David Goette-Luciak as a “novice reporter linked to the US regime-change machine” just days before he was arrested.  —  The Committee to Protect Journalists …

NRA's spending is way down in the 2018 midterms.  Does it have ‘a popularity problem?’  —  The National Rifle Association's political spending is sharply down heading into the 2018 midterm elections, a shift that could reflect declining fundraising in the wake of a string of mass shootings …

Americans to receive cell phone alert from Trump in first national test  —  It's the alert that - if it's real - you won't want to get again.  For the first time ever on Wednesday, Americans nationwide will receive an alert on their cell phones from President Trump.

Alex Trebek moderated a gubernatorial debate in Pennsylvania.  It didn't go well.  —  It was a surreal moment in the middle of a surreal news cycle.  Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf (D) and his Republican challenger, Scott Wagner, sat on stage, their faces frozen and their hands clasped.

Trump's ‘historic’ trade deal doesn't look so historic after all  —  Well, that was unnecessarily painful.  —  After spending a year and a half alienating our friends, punishing our farmers and manufacturers with devastating tariffs and counter-tariffs, and fracturing the hard-won alliance …

US considered ban on student visas for Chinese nationals  —  White House hawks earlier this year encouraged President Donald Trump to stop providing student visas to Chinese nationals, but the proposal was shelved over concerns about its economic and diplomatic impact.

Democrat Jared Polis leads Republican Walker Stapleton in first fall poll for Colorado governor  —  Polis' lead is especially strong with the state's unaffiliated voters, women and those who make less than $75,000 a year … Democratic U.S. Rep. Jared Polis leads Republican state Treasurer Walker Stapleton …

Experts question GOP prosecutor's memo on Christine Blasey Ford  —  The prosecutor hired by Republican senators to question Christine Blasey Ford has declared that Ford's allegations of sexual assault against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh are so weak that no “reasonable prosecutor” would pursue the case.

Rape charges against 4 California dentists dismissed after video contradicts woman's story  —  From left to right, Ali Badkoobehi, Sina Edalat, Saman Edalat and Poria Edalat were accused of sexually assaulting a woman at a Las Vegas Strip resort in late July.

White House Edits Trump Insult to Reporter Out of Official Transcript  —  After President Trump was caught on-camera telling a reporter she “never” thinks during a Monday afternoon press conference, the White House moved to retroactively fix the president's blunder by changing a word in the official transcript.

‘I am ashamed’: Beto apologizes for ‘demeaning comments about women’  —  Texas Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke is apologizing for once criticizing a Broadway musical with actresses “whose only qualifications seem to be their phenomenally large breasts and tight buttocks.”

In El Chapo's Trial, Extraordinary Steps to Keep Witnesses Alive  —  International drug lords sometimes kill people who plan to take the witness stand against them.  It has happened so often in Mexico, for example, that some have described the country's witness protection program as a witness detection program, or a hit list.

Election ahead, Trump's advisers try to get him to hold back  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Please, Mr. President, just wait.  —  Donald Trump's advisers have been sounding that nervous refrain in the lead-up to the midterm elections, hoping the president will hold off on a series of actions he's …