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At center, debate moderator Mark Hyman shows 1st Congressional District candidates, Democratic challenger Marty Olsen, left, and Republican incumbent Phil Roe, right, the timer screens at the back of the Monarch Auditorium inside the Bristol Regional Medical Center. Incumbent Republican 1st District U.S. Rep. Phil Roe, of Johnson City, takes the podium at a debate in Bristol Thursday.
President Donald Trump took a victory lap in Ohio on Friday, touting a "really historic week for America" that began with the installation of his second Supreme Court justice and concluded with the release of an American detained in Turkey. Jocular and boastful, Trump barnstormed - in what was a barn on a rural fairgrounds - for Ohio's gubernatorial and congressional candidates, but, as he often does, spent much of the hour-plus speech touting his own track record.
The Obama White House plan, according to interviews with [Ben] Rhodes and Jen Psaki, Obama's communications director, called for congressional Republicans, former presidents, and former Cabinet-level officials including Colin Powell and Condoleezza Rice, to try and forestall a political crisis by validating the election result . In the event that Trump tried to dispute a Clinton victory, they would affirm the result as well as the conclusions reached by the U.S. intelligence community that Russian interference in the election sought to favor Trump, and not Clinton.
Three influential Republican U.S. senators has asked Google to explain why it delayed disclosing vulnerabilities with its Google+ social network. Google said this week it would shut down the consumer version of Google+ and tighten its data sharing policies after revealing that the private profile data of at least 500,000 users may have been exposed to hundreds of external developers.
As Hurricane Michael pounded the Southeast on Wednesday, Trump took shelter at the campaign rally in Penn... . President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Erie Insurance Arena, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018, in Erie, Pa.
Senate Democrats briefly turned the chamber... . Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer of N.Y., speaks after the Democratic policy luncheon on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 10, 2018 in Washington.
Hurricane Michael all but erased the tiny community of Mexico Beach on Florida's Gulf Coast, reducing some homes to mere concrete slabs and leaving others in shreds. Rescuers and residents struggled Thursday to get into town to assess the damage and search for the missing after it was slammed by 155 mph winds and a 9-foot storm surge.
Hurricane Michael devastated the Florida Panhandle, and today Florida Commissioner of Agriculture Adam H. Putnam briefed Vice President Mike Pence and Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue on the initial agricultural damage assessment. "Hurricane Michael devastated the Florida Panhandle, and the safety of all Floridians is our top priority.
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that he saw no reason to cut off arms sales to Saudi Arabia because of the disappearance of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi, possibly setting up a clash with the U.S. Congress. Trump also said the United States may be closer to finding out what happened to Khashoggi, a prominent critic of Saudi policies who was last seen entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2. Turkish sources have said they believe Khashoggi was killed inside the building and his body removed, allegations that Riyadh dismisses as baseless.
Mishelle McPherson looks for her friend in the rubble of her home, since she knows she stayed behind in the home during Hurricane Michael, in Mexico Beach, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018. Mishelle McPherson looks for her friend in the rubble of her home, since she knows she stayed behind in the home during Hurricane Michael, in Mexico Beach, Fla., Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018.
A new ad from Republican U.S. Rep. Erik Paulsen accuses Democratic challenger Dean Phillips of doing nothing about a sexual harassment case brought by seven female nurses against Allina Health clinic in 2007, when Phillips served on the Allina board. The commercial , which debuted on Twin Cities television Wednesday evening, cites a February 2007 lawsuit by the nurses, who alleged they were sexually harassed by a doctor at an Allina clinic in Richfield.
Sen. Rand Paul states: "The Saudis will keep killing civilians and journalists as long as we keep arming and assisting them. The President should immediately halt arms sales and military support to Saudi Arabia."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday that he is increasingly optimistic Republicans will maintain control of the Senate, calling a GOP defeat in November a "scary prospect" for voters who want to see more conservative judges on the nation's courts. In an interview with NPR's Kelsey Snell , McConnell said he generally refrains from making predictions but that he's pleased with how the midterm elections are shaping up for Senate Republicans.
Hurricane Michael formed off the coast of Cuba carrying major Category 4 landfall in the Florida Panhandle. Surge in the Big Bend area, along with catastrophic winds at 155mph.
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- UN Ambassador Nikki Haley announced in The Oval Office that she is resigning...and that Jared Kushner is really a "hidden genius." Haley's resignation, effective at the end of the year, immediately sparked speculation over the reason for her departure, the timing of it and her future political plans.
The report finds the practice of rewarding select officers with extra time off began in the early 1990s under former police chief Louie Craig, expanded "without authorization" by... The maker of a state-of-the-art system that measures the cleanliness of laboratory exhaust air won the state's Product of the Year Award from the New Hampshire Tech ... (more)
As I write this, the despicable Democratic Party, along with their best friends in the media, continue their character assassination on Brett Kavanaugh. This debacle has become a disingenuous attempt by the left to shame, slander and destroy a good man and even his family through unsubstantiated claims and "I don't remembers" by his liberal Democratic accuser, Christine Ford.
Tallahassee Mayor and Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, speaks during a briefing on Hurricane Michael in Tallahassee, Fla., Wednesday Oct. 10, 2018. In the days before Hurricane Michael made landfall, Gillum blanketed the national airwaves, sounding much like the man he wants to replace, Gov. Rick Scott, who constantly urged residents to seek shelter and take the massive storm seriously.
The Latest on the U.S. and the missing Saudi writer Turkish authorities say was slain inside his country's consulate in Istanbul : The Washington Post reports that U.S. intelligence intercepts outlined a Saudi plan to detain a prominent journalist and critic who disappeared a week ago. The Post, citing anonymous U.S. officials familiar with the intelligence, says Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman ordered an operation to lure Jamal Khashoggi from his home in Virginia to Saudi Arabia and then detain him.
Republican U.S. Rep. Marsha Blackburn repeatedly attempted to tie her Democratic opponent Phil Bredesen to national Democrats in their second and final debate. Meanwhile, the former Tennessee governor deflected the attacks by once again promising to improve bipartisanship in Congress.