Saudis are said to have lain in wait for Jamal Khashoggi  —  ISTANBUL — As Jamal Khashoggi prepared to enter the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, a squad of men from Saudi Arabia who investigators suspect played a role in his disappearance was ready and in place.

Donald Trump: Democrats ‘Medicare for All’ plan will demolish promises to seniors  —  The Democrats want to outlaw private health care plans, taking away freedom to choose plans while letting anyone cross our border.  We must win this.  —  CONNECT  —  Throughout the year …

Kavanaugh Yale classmate: The FBI investigation was a joke.  I tried to help and was ignored. … Sen. Mitch McConnell said the vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. Supreme Court showed the Republican Party standing up for the presumption of innocence, and he doesn't see the fight hurting his party, in fact he says it may help.

Poll: Kavanaugh confirmation energizes Democrats more than GOP  —  A total of 46 percent say the Senate ‘made the wrong decision.’  —  Republicans are touting the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh as rocket fuel for the GOP grass roots in next month's midterm elections …

Dina Powell tops White House list for U.N.  —  NEW YORK — Dina Powell, the Goldman Sachs executive and former senior White House official, is the top candidate to replace outgoing U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley, two people familiar with the matter said Tuesday.

Abrupt release of hundreds of migrants in Phoenix is ‘start of dam breaking’  —  “You'll start to see this all across the southern border soon,” a senior DHS official told NBC News.  —  WASHINGTON — Hundreds of migrant families seeking asylum in the U.S. were released from detention …

Trump's Patron-in-Chief  —  Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has never been more powerful.  The Trump administration has advanced his ideological and financial interests, including an assist in his quest to build a casino in Japan.  —  LATE ON A THURSDAY evening in February 2017 …

Quam's mic grab creates a commotion  —  Legislative forums sponsored by the League of Women Voters Rochester are typically earnest, decorous and orderly affairs.  —  But an exception to that rule occurred Monday during a forum between incumbent GOP state Rep. Duane Quam and DFL challenger Jamie Mahlberg at Rochester Public Library.

Administration mum on climate change report as Trump says: ‘I want to look at who drew it’  —  The day after an international panel of scientists issued a stark warning about the short window in which world leaders can act to avoid catastrophic climate change, the president of the United States …

EPA Chief Andrew Wheeler Engaged With Racist, Conspiratorial Posts On Social Media  —  Exclusive: The agency head brushed off his interactions with a Pizzagater and said he doesn't remember liking a racist picture of the Obamas.  —  Andrew Wheeler, the acting administrator …

Soldiers in Facebook's War on Fake News Are Feeling Overrun  —  MANILA — The fictional news stories pop up on Facebook faster than Paterno Esmaquel II and his co-workers can stamp them out.  —  Rodrigo Duterte, the president of the Philippines, debated a Catholic bishop over using violence to stop illegal drugs — and won.

Russian Whistleblower Assassinated After Uncovering $200 Billion Dirty Money Scandal  —  Andrei Kozlov was gunned down in 2006, weeks after trying to shutter the world's biggest money-laundering scam—one reportedly used by Putin's family and the FSB.  —  LONDON—A crusading Russian official traveled …

Five Teenage ‘Mean Girls’ Falsely Accused A Boy Of Sexual Assault.  They Weren't Punished.  —  Several high school girls - dubbed “mean girls” - claimed a male student sexually assaulted them because they “just don't like him.”  Now the school district and district attorney are facing heat …

Supreme Court Makes It Harder for Tribal North Dakotans to Vote  —  The order could hurt the reelection chances of Heidi Heitkamp, the most vulnerable Democratic senator. … The Supreme Court on Tuesday upheld a lower-court order requiring voters in North Dakota to present certain forms …

The Constitution's Anti-Majoritarian Bias … The battle over the Constitution has been joined.  Writing in the New York Post, National Review editor Rich Lowery has taken it upon himself to counter many of the arguments that liberals have lodged in the wake of the Kavanaugh confirmation that the Constitution is anti-majoritarian.

Trump's midterm pitch: Vote for me  —  The president is not on the ballot until 2020 — but he's asking supporters to imagine his future is at stake this November.  —  President Donald Trump, who as a candidate warned that he alone could fix the nation's ills, is making the midterms …

Ford announces plan to lay off workers after tariffs cost them $1B  —  The economy remains strong, but are we starting to see the first signs of stalling?  Stephanie Ruhle is joined by Politico's Ben White to discuss Ford's plan to lay off workers after they say President Trump's tariffs have cost them a billion dollars.

Beto O'Rourke May Benefit From an Unlikely Support Group: White Evangelical Women  —  In the Texas race, any small shift among evangelical voters could be a significant loss for Senator Ted Cruz — and a signal to Democrats.  —  October 9, 2018  —  Nikki Haley to Resign as Trump's Ambassador to the U.N.

Rand Paul on political climate: ‘I really worry that someone is going to be killed’  —  Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) on Tuesday said lawmakers should tamp down their political rhetoric, warning that otherwise it could lead to violence.  —  Paul, during an interview with a Kentucky radio station …

Judge calls Missouri voter photo ID advertising ‘misleading’  —  • A Cole County judge ruled Tuesday that Missouri election officials can no longer tell voters that a photo ID is required to cast a ballot.  —  With the Nov. 6 election less than a month away, Senior Judge Richard Callahan …