Audio Contains Gruesome Details of Khashoggi Killing, Turkish Official Says  —  ISTANBUL — His killers were waiting when Jamal Khashoggi walked into the Saudi consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago.  They severed his fingers during an interrogation and later beheaded and dismembered him …

Mueller Ready to Deliver Key Findings in His Trump Probe, Sources Say  — Rosenstein is pressing Mueller to wrap it up, official says  — Next steps expected to occur after November midterm elections  —  Special Counsel Robert Mueller is expected to issue findings on core aspects …

Elizabeth Warren defends decision to release DNA test  —  Senator Elizabeth Warren defended the timing of her decision to release the results of a DNA test just ahead of the midterm elections, telling the Globe Tuesday that she went public as soon as possible to begin deflecting the constant taunting …

McConnell says Senate Republicans might revisit Obamacare repeal  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Republicans could try again to repeal Obamacare if they win enough seats in U.S. elections next month, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday, calling a failed 2017 push to repeal the healthcare law a “disappointment.”

Senior Fincen Employee Arrested And Charged With Unlawfully Disclosing Sars  —  Natalie Mayflower Sours Edwards Illegally Photographed SARs and Other Sensitive Government Information and Transmitted Them To Reporter In Connection With Approximately 12 News Articles Over 1-Year Period

Forecasting the races for governor  —  Our forecast for every race for governor  —  What share of the national population Democrats and Republicans are expected to govern, based on the most likely winner in each of the 36 gubernatorial elections taking place in 2018 and who controls the 14 seats not up for election.

Ryan Zinke Has Fired the DOI Inspector General … At last count, Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke was the subject of 14 separate government investigations.  (A new record!)  But that number could soon be zero.  That's because Zinke just fired the Department of the Interior's acting inspector general.

Michael Cohen meets with prosecutors investigating Trump's family business, charity  —  (CNN)Michael Cohen and his attorney met Wednesday with a group of state and federal law enforcement officials investigating various aspects of President Donald Trump's family business and charitable organization …

Two GOP Candidates Assaulted in Minnesota  —  Attacks come as state Democrats suspend staffer for beheading post  —  The Minnesota Democratic Party has suspended a spokesman for calling for violence against Republicans even as two GOP candidates have been assaulted in suspected politically motivated attacks.

Pump and Trump  —  Donald Trump claims he only licensed his name for real estate projects developed by others.  But an investigation of a dozen Trump deals shows deep family involvement in projects that often involved deceptive practices.  —  SINCE DONALD TRUMP'S FORTUNES came surging …

FBI looking at Manhattan district attorney's office over potential undue influence in handling of cases: sources  —  FBI agents are probing the Manhattan district attorney's office over its handling of high-profile cases that were dropped once lawyers for the well-connected subjects made donations, the Daily News has learned.

Judge orders Manafort to court in prison clothing  —  A federal judge on Wednesday rejected Paul Manafort's request to wear a professional suit during a hearing later this week about his sentence, noting the former Trump campaign chairman is now a convicted felon who has lost the right …

Cobb voters energized by governor's race wait 3 hours for early voting  —  Democracy was built to be a slow, deliberative process.  But that sentiment probably doesn't mean much to Cobb County residents getting into a three-hour line to vote.  —  Janine Eveler, head of elections in Cobb …

To Avoid Conflicts, Rick Scott Created a Trust Blind in Name Only  —  TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Rick Scott had been governor of Florida for barely three months when questions first mounted about conflicts of interest.  Fabulously wealthy but a newcomer to politics, Mr. Scott mandated random drug testing …

Record number of families crossing U.S. border, as Trump threatens new crackdown  —  The number of migrant parents entering the United States with children has surged to record levels in the three months since President Trump ended family separations at the border, dealing the administration …

Witness to the killing  —  In many homicides, police believe they know the killer's identity but can't get a witness to cooperate  —  As his wife began taking the groceries into their apartment, Kenneth Moore stayed planted in the driver's seat of his car, turned up the music and lit a blunt.

White nationalist leader is plotting to ‘take over the GOP’  —  Identity Evropa is pushing its members to stealthily infiltrate Republican politics to move the party towards its agenda of banning non-white immigration.  —  Patrick Casey blended in easily with the buttoned-up crowd …

‘The Conners’ Debut Ratings Steady With ‘Roseanne’ Finale; Falls From Opener  —  Nearly six months after Roseanne ended its initial revival run and the volatile Roseanne Barr crashed the now cancelled show, The Conners premiered last night in a hope to turn tragedy into triumph or at least a solid success.

Halloween Candy, Ranked  —  I don't mean to frighten you, but I recently came across a terrible Halloween candy.  It was hanging in the Halloween candy aisle of a local Walgreens and it was called Sour Patch Kids Candy Corn.  Until the moment I put a piece into my mouth …

Francis Fukuyama interview: “Socialism ought to come back”  —  The End of History author on what Karl Marx got right, the rivals to liberal democracy and why he fears a US-China war.  —  History is having its revenge on Francis Fukuyama.  In 1992, at the height of post-Cold War liberal exuberance …

Newly published files confirm plan to move Assange to Russia  —  LONDON (AP) — Julian Assange: Hacker.  Journalist.  Diplomat?  —  Newly released Ecuadorean government documents have laid bare an unorthodox attempt to extricate the WikiLeaks founder from his embassy hideaway in London …

In unsealed divorce filings, Rep. Keith Ellison says ex-wife abused him  —  Keith Ellison's divorce records unsealed Wednesday contain no allegations the Minnesota congressman physically abused his ex-wife, but he said in a 2015 filing that Kim Ellison repeatedly hit him throughout their 25-year marriage.

In Virginia House Race, Anonymous Attack Ads Pop Up on Facebook  —  A competitive race in Virginia's 10th Congressional District has an alarming new element: anonymous attack ads on Facebook.  —  The ads, which appeared on a Facebook page called “Wacky Wexton Not,” were purchased by a critic …

Trump Opens New Front in His Battle With China: International Shipping  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump plans to withdraw from a 144-year-old postal treaty that has allowed Chinese companies to ship small packages to the United States at a steeply discounted rate, undercutting American competitors …