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 …

How Trump Is Trying—And Failing—To Get Rich Off His Presidency  —  When Donald Trump opened Trump Tower in 1983, it marked a seminal moment in American retail, as six stories of glitzy shops like Harry Winston and Cartier beckoned luxury buyers who strode past a live pianist and a 60-foot indoor waterfall.

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 …

White House corrects Trump's insult in press conference transcript  —  The White House on Tuesday corrected its official transcript of President Donald Trump's Monday press conference in which he insulted an ABC reporter.  —  At Monday's Rose Garden press conference, held to mark …

Ricin Detected in Mail Sent to Pentagon Facility  —  Poison flagged in two pieces addressed to an individual, defense officials say  —  WASHINGTON—Two pieces of mail that arrived at a Pentagon distribution center have tested positive for the poison ricin, defense officials said Tuesday.

Dear dads: Your daughters told me about their assaults.  This is why they never told you.  —  A man emailed recently in response to something I'd written about street harassment.  He was so glad, he said, that his college-age daughter never experienced anything like that.  Less than a day later, he wrote again.

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.

APNewsBreak: EPA says a little radiation may be healthy  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration is quietly moving to weaken U.S. radiation regulations, turning to scientific outliers who argue that a bit of radiation damage is actually good for you — like a little bit of sunlight.

Truck smashes into group of protesters that included Gretchen Whitmer  —  Gallery: Eight hospitalized after truck smashes into Flint protest  —  FLINT, MI - Eight people were hospitalized when a truck crashed into a large group of people protesting early Tuesday.

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.

U.S. would destroy banned Russian warheads if necessary: NATO envoy  —  BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Russia must halt its covert development of a banned cruise missile system or the United States will seek to destroy it before it becomes operational, Washington's envoy to NATO said on Tuesday.

Amazon Raises Minimum Wage to $15 for All U.S. Employees  —  New $15 minimum wage is effective beginning this November 1  —  New $15 minimum wage includes associates employed by temp agencies  —  More than 250,000 Amazon employees, as well as more than 100,000 seasonal holiday employees …

Married Women May Be Moving Away From The GOP  —  Christine Garcia, a 37-year-old stay-at-home mom, doesn't consider herself a particularly political person.  But like a lot of women, she has strong opinions about President Trump.  —  “Maybe on the business side ... the money is better as far as I understand,” said Garcia.

He's a Rhodes Scholar.  The G.O.P. Keeps Calling Him a ‘Big-City Rapper.’  —  PORT EWEN, N.Y. — It has taken 12 years, but Antonio Delgado has finally received recognition for his brief career as a rap artist.  —  All it took was for him to run for Congress in New York.

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 …

Climate Change Is Forcing the Insurance Industry to Recalculate … Produced by Jess Kuronen and Tyler Paige  —  When a wildfire engulfed the Canadian oil-sands boomtown of Fort McMurray two years ago, it hit insurance company Aviva PLC out of nowhere.  —  The British firm had been active in Canada since 1835.

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 …

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.

Will the Democrats Wake Up Before 2020?  —  They have no unifying leader and no clear message — yet.  A definitive inquiry into the state of the party.  —  The Iowa State Fair is an obligatory stop on the road to the White House, a cultural and culinary festival of heartland sensibilities …

Feds Make Several Arrests In Connection With Charlottesville Unite The Right Weekend  —  Federal charges came more than a year after violence surrounding the August 2017 rally.  —  WASHINGTON Federal authorities in Virginia have arrested several individuals in connection with the violence …

GOP operative who sued Trump says FBI referred hacking of her email to Mueller  —  Cheri Jacobus says she was subjected to a campaign of online harassment and sabotage after a public fight with the president and one of his top advisers.  —  Federal law enforcement officials have referred …