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 …

Nervous Democrats ask: Could Election Day disaster strike again?  —  It was this week two years ago that Hillary Clinton's victory looked assured, when the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape of Donald Trump bragging about sexual assault appeared all but certain to end his campaign.

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 …

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 …

Nikki Haley may have timed her exit perfectly  —  Washington (CNN)Nikki Haley is getting out of the Trump administration with her stature elevated and political prospects brightened — not something that could be said for most top political power players who leave the President's reputation-crushing fold.

Poll: Martha McSally gaining in Senate race against Kyrsten Sinema  —  abc15.com staff , Danielle Lerner  —  PHOENIX - A new poll of Arizona's contested Senate race shows frontrunner Republican Martha McSally increasing her lead over Democrat Kyrsten Sinema.

Jamie Lee Curtis wields firearms in new ‘Halloween’ movie despite advocating for gun control  —  Jamie's got a gun in the latest “Halloween” reboot.  —  In the 11th installment of the horror film series, Jamie Lee Curtis's character, Laurie Strode, is seen wielding firearms in her quest …

Michael, a Category 4, could become the strongest hurricane on record to strike the Florida Panhandle  —  Hurricane Michael rapidly gained strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday night and continued to intensify Wednesday morning, threatening to become the most intense hurricane …

Ex-MI6 spy's veiled swipe at Donald Trump revealed  —  Christopher Steele, the former MI6 officer behind the Russia dossier on Donald Trump, has broken 18 months of silence with a veiled swipe at the US president.  —  He has written about the importance of speaking “truths to power” …

Why Is Israel Scared of This Young American?  —  Societies that bar their critics aren't protecting themselves.  They are advertising their weakness.  —  In March, the writer Andrew Sullivan described each of us as a “Zionist fanatic of near-unhinged proportions.”  It was a cheap shot.

Supreme Court Temporarily Halts Ross Questioning in Census Suit  —  (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court late on Tuesday temporarily blocked an order forcing Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to be questioned this week by lawyers for states suing over his decision to ask respondents to the 2020 census whether they are citizens.

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 …

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 …

The Trump Campaign Says Exploiting Hacked Emails Is Free Speech  —  In a motion to dismiss a new lawsuit accusing President Donald Trump's campaign team of illegally conspiring with Russian agents to disseminate stolen emails during the election, Trump campaign lawyers have tried out a new defense: free speech.

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.

Democrats Widen Generic Ballot Advantage One Month Out From Midterms  —  Democratic candidate preferred by 10-point margin over Republican candidate  —  A woman dressed as a suffragette casts her ballot for the midterm elections at the Polk County Election Office on Oct. 8, 2018, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Russian Novichok Suspects Shadowed Skripal In Prague, Report Says  —  The two Russian men suspected by British intelligence of poisoning Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in England in March shadowed the former double agent in Prague in 2014, Czech Radio (CR) has cited sources as saying.

Georgia Governor's Race Is Epic Showdown Over Voting Rights  —  In early 2014, Georgia House Minority Leader Stacey Abrams (D) undertook an ambitious effort to make Georgia's voter rolls look more like its population.  —  The New Georgia Project aimed to register 800,000 new minority …

Of Course Trump's First Veto Threat Would Gut Pre-existing Conditions Protections-He's Been Attacking Health Care Since Day One  —  Washington, DC - Upon President Trump's first-ever veto threat of Senator Tammy Baldwin (D-WI)'s resolution to block insurers from selling short-term …