I Am an Independent, Impartial Judge  —  Yes, I was emotional last Thursday.  I hope everyone can understand I was there as a son, husband and dad.  —  I was deeply honored to stand at the White House July 9 with my wife, Ashley, and my daughters, Margaret and Liza, to accept President Trump's nomination …

A Complete National Disgrace  —  The Kavanaugh hearings as American nadir.  —  Over the past few years, hundreds of organizations and thousands of people (myself included) have mobilized to reduce political polarization, encourage civil dialogue and heal national divisions.

Why is Lindsey Graham acting like this?  —  Lindsey Graham learned the benefits of acting audaciously at a young age.  —  As a boy, no older than 6, he hung around his mom and dad's bar in Central, S.C., dressing up as a cowboy and yukking it up with drunks for laughs.

Bloomberg Terminal Demo Request  —  The headlines alone are dizzying.  Since the New York Times reported allegations of serial predation by movie mogul Harvey Weinstein a year ago, at least 425 prominent people across industries have been publicly accused of sexual misconduct …

I watched a rape.  For five decades, I did nothing.  —  Many men have stories to tell and confessions to make.  This is mine.  —  Don Palmerine is a former reporter and columnist living in Pittsburgh.  —  I was both an observer and a participant in a teenage rape.

Interpol president reported missing during trip to China  —  PARIS (AP) — The president of Interpol, a former senior Chinese security official, has been reported missing after he traveled to his native country at the end of September, a French judicial official said Friday.

The Suffocation of Democracy  —  As a historian specializing in the Holocaust, Nazi Germany, and Europe in the era of the world wars, I have been repeatedly asked about the degree to which the current situation in the United States resembles the interwar period and the rise of fascism in Europe.

The Kremlin's For Kavanaugh: Russian State Media Back Trump's Supreme Court Nominee  —  Putin's media minions are echoing Trump to defend his Supreme Court nominee from the evils of #MeToo.  Or maybe he's echoing them.  Some minds think alike.  —  The Kremlin's support of Donald Trump's objectives …

The War That Never Ends  —  The vote on Brett Kavanaugh is likely to be taken this weekend.  But, the impact of the battle over his confirmation is likely to have short and long-term consequences.  —  As for the short term, the consensus seems to be building among both Democratic …

Governors: Rating Changes Four States  —  If political geography is helping Senate Republicans, it isn't doing much for the party's quest to hold their losses in gubernatorial contests to a minimum.  There are a handful of races in very red states that have inched from the Likely …

Job growth slumps in September, but the unemployment rate hits the lowest level since 1969  — The unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percentage point to 3.7 percent, the lowest level since December 1969 and one-tenth of a percentage point below expectations.