Kavanaugh's confirmation gives the GOP its most power since the Great Depression  —  Republicans face a difficult 2018 midterm election in about one month's time.  But on its eve, the GOP just secured its greatest amount of political power and leverage since at least the Great Depression.

Turkey concludes Saudi journalist Khashoggi killed by ‘murder’ team, sources say  —  ISTANBUL — Turkey has concluded that Jamal Khashoggi, a prominent journalist from Saudi Arabia, was killed in the Saudi consulate in Istanbul earlier this week by a Saudi team sent “specifically for the murder …

GOP Operative Secretly Raised at Least $100,000 in Search for Clinton Emails  —  Opposition researcher's efforts are of intense interest to investigators probing Russian election interference  —  WASHINGTON—A veteran Republican operative and opposition researcher solicited and raised …

For the good of the 22nd District and the nation, the choice is clear: Andrew Janz  —  Today The Fresno Bee takes a step it has not made since before 2002: It is recommending a candidate for the 22nd congressional district who is not Devin Nunes.  —  Instead, The Bee recommends Andrew Janz …

Among the Thousands of FBI Tips, a Statement From an Aggrieved Truck Owner  —  As senators were mulling their position on the Supreme Court nomination of Brett Kavanaugh, many headed to the Senate basement to view the FBI reports on the roughly 10 interviews they conducted in regard …

White Women, Come Get Your People  —  They will defend their privilege to the death.  —  Ms. Grenell has written on gender and politics for The New York Daily News, The Washington Post and other outlets.  —  After a confirmation process where women all but slit their wrists …

Fresh off Kavanaugh vote, Sen. Cory Booker tests presidential waters in Iowa with words of resilience  —  Sen. Cory Booker descended on Iowa Saturday night with ideal timing to strike a chord with Iowan Democrats.  —  The senator from New Jersey, a long-rumored 2020 presidential candidate …

D.C. Circuit sent complaints about Kavanaugh's testimony to Chief Justice Roberts  —  Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. has received more than a dozen judicial misconduct complaints against Supreme Court nominee Brett M. Kavanaugh in recent weeks but has chosen for the time being not to refer them to a judicial panel for investigation.

Portrait of a female GOP voter who could hand the House majority to the Democrats  —  LAKELAND, Tenn. — If Democrats capture at least the House, they'll owe the good fortune to Republican voters like Anna Smith.  —  The 40-year-old, college-educated mother of two young children is married …

America, the radicalized  —  It's going to get worse.  Virtually every major American institution is being radicalized — or being reshaped by the radicalization of our public lives.  —  You see this most vividly in politics, where the White House and Congress are often the cause and effect of the radicalization.