The Latest: Trump vows to sue all of his accusers

Donald Trump is threatening to sue all of the women who have come forward in recent days accusing him of groping and sexual assault. Trump says in a speech intended to make his closing argument to voters that the women are "liars" attempting to undermine his campaign.

The Latest: Kaine taps a transition director

Democratic vice presidential candidate Tim Kaine has hired a transition director to help him prepare to take office should he and running mate Hillary Clinton win the election. Turnage was Kaine's chief of staff when Kaine was governor of Virginia.

Sunday with the Senators: Saturday Edition

We're 17 days out from the election, and while the main event seems like a foregone conclusion, the Senate is pretty much a nail-biter. Matt will have the Senate race rankings up tonight and we'll see the specifics, but first, a little context, and a race that no one is looking at, which may actually delay knowing who controls the Senate until 10 December.

Show-Me National Right To Life Backing Missouri Senator Blunt Against Kander

The silly season persists with this screed that voters might want to fact check but still offers a broader view of the election and the very real competition faced by Kansas City's hometown hero Missouri SecState Jason Kander. Take a look: Missouri Senate: Vote for Roy Blunt

Why it Matters: LGBT

In this June 26, 2015, file photo, a supporter of same-sex marriage runs with an "equality" flag under a larger "equality" drape outside of the Supreme Court in Washington, before the court declared that same-sex couples have a right to marry anywhere in the U.S. Same-sex marriage is now the law of the land, but there are other battlegrounds related to civil rights and non-discrimination protections for lesbians, gays, bisexuals and transgender people.

Pence continues to massage Trump’s controversial remarks

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump sa... A judge's decision not to order prison time for a Montana man who raped his 12-year-old daughter has sparked outrage from afar and calls closer to home to toughen the state's law, which allows such lenience... A judge's decision not to order prison time for a Montana man who raped his 12-year-old daughter has sparked outrage from afar and calls closer to home to toughen the state's law, which allows such lenience in... Two Minneapolis police officers followed proper procedure in a confrontation that led to the fatal shooting of Jamar Clark in November, and won't face discipline, the city's police chief announced.

Letter: Plenty of hypocrisy in politics

The letter titled “Trump is no angel but neither is Clinton,” sent in to the Aiken Standard Oct. 12 by Gregory J. Topliff, missed the mark a little. It seems the writer wanted to say we learned to curse when we were kids, probably from our parents, kids at school or others and we've been cursing ever since and now Donald Trump does it, we came down on him.

Idaho Democrat accused of stealing GOP campaign material

A Republican Idaho Senate candidate said Friday that he has filed a police report accusing Democratic Rep. John McCrostie of stealing campaign literature left off at homes in Garden City and lying about doing so while being recorded. First-time GOP challenger Ryan McDonald told The Associated Press in an interview that he was campaigning last week when he saw McCrostie also going door-to-door and decided to approach McCrostie after seeing that he was carrying the same kind of campaign material plastic bags McDonald had just dropped off at homes.

McCarthy to Hold U.S. Service Academy Forum

Congressman Kevin McCarthy will hold a forum in Bakersfield for students in the 23rd Congressional District interested in attending one of the U.S. Service Academies on Oct. 29, 2016. "Our nation's Service Academies provide our students with the opportunity to obtain an excellent education and also equip our young people with the skills to become great leaders," said Congressman McCarthy.

Democrats offer their own welcome for Pence

Nearly 150 Democrats endured the pains of being stood up Wednesday as Republican vice president nominee Mike Pence pulled a last-minute detour, avoiding the warm x201cDemocrat welcomex201d that awaited him in Durango.x201cIx2019m out here to support the Democratic Party and give Pence a Democrat welcome to town,x201d said...

The Latest: Clinton to meet with Black Lives Matter leaders

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, second from right, and his wife Melania Trump, right, watch as Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, second from left, is helped into her chair by Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, left, after speaking at the 71st annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a charity gala organized by the Archdiocese of New York, Thursday at the Waldorf Astoria hotel in New York. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, right, reacts as Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump speaks during the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation dinner, Thursday in New York.

Volunteers put final touches on Rose City Rotor Fest

Helicopters from around Texas will be on display, but it's a replica Vietnam wall that organizers say will be the featured part of a salute to veterans and first responders. A wall to remember Vietnam veterans will stand next to a first responders display area as well as law enforcement, medical, military, and transport helicopters.

No intelligence will be shared with Cuba’s dictatorship vows…

The chairman of the Senate Intelligence Committee said it's dangerous for the United States to considering sharing intelligence with a country that is so closely tied with Russia and Iran. Sen. Richard Burr, R-N.C, criticized a White House directive that instructs the U.S. director of national intelligence to cooperate with Cuban intelligence counterparts.

Hot-button issues reign on TV

All you have to do is turn on your TV and watch the political commercials featuring such sexually-laden issues as rape, sexual offenders and men going into girls' locker rooms. The ads have mainly been run by Republican incumbents Sen. Richard Burr and Gov. Pat McCrory or their allies, who are fending off difficult Democratic challenges.