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 …

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.

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” …

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.

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 …

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 …

FBI director defends Kavanaugh background investigation  —  FBI Director Chris Wray on Wednesday defended his agency's supplemental background investigation of Brett Kavanaugh as decades-old allegations of sexual assault threatened to derail his nomination to the Supreme Court.

A Trio of Wealthy Russians Made an Enemy of Putin.  Now They're All Dead.  —  Nikolai Glushkov, a close associate of the late oligarch Boris Berezovsky, was preparing to testify that Aeroflot was a corrupt instrument of Russian intelligence  —  LONDON—Nikolai Glushkov, a Russian émigré …

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.

McConnell to AP: 'Nobody's going to beat' Murkowski  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Wednesday that “nobody's going to beat” Republican Sen. Lisa Murkowski of Alaska despite her opposition to Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination.

A Man Charged In Connection With Mueller's Russian Troll Farm Case Was Sentenced To Six Months In Prison  —  Richard Pinedo pleaded guilty to one count of identity fraud.  Prosecutors say there was no evidence he knew he was aiding Russians trying to influence the 2016 election, however.

Florida Panhandle Bracing for Category 4 Hit from Michael  —  Above: Infrared satellite image of Hurricane Michael at 0212Z Wednesday, October 10, 2018 (11:23 pm EDT Tuesday).  Image credit: NASA/MSFC Earth Science Branch.  —  Just hours away from an expected Wednesday afternoon landfall …

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.

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 …

A Proposed New Rule Would Penalize Green Card Applicants For Using Food Stamps  —  SAN FRANCISCO — Immigrants who use or are likely to use public benefits, such as food stamps and housing vouchers, could be denied green cards or entry into the United States under a new proposal released by the Trump administration late Saturday.

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.

Climate bill would move D.C. to 100% renewable energy by 2032  —  The District would adopt one of the nation's most aggressive plans to cut carbon emissions, aiming to use entirely renewable sources of energy for the city's power grid just 14 years from now, under new legislation proposed by five D.C. Council members.

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 …

Dan Bongino Devotes His Life to ‘Owning the Libs.’ Trump Hangs on His Every Word.  —  Inside the remarkable, insane rise of a thrice-failed congressional candidate to Trump whisperer.  —  During a guest appearances on Fox News earlier this year, Dan Bongino, the bombastic NRATV host …