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On the heels of President Trump sending Secretary of State Mike Pompeo this morning to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, after talking with the Saudi King who denied any knowledge of the disappearance of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, the Saudi government is prepared to admit that Khashoggi was murdered. The Saudis are preparing a report that will acknowledge the death of Jamal Khashoggi - the Saudi journalist who went missing two weeks ago - was the result of an interrogation that went wrong, two sources say.
Two congresswomen will face off in the sole Arizona Senate debate Monday evening, capping a contest that could determine which party controls the U.S. Senate. Martha McSally is a former fighter pilot who represented a Tucson district that voted for Hillary Clinton and was a Trump critic during 2016.
A hazardous materials team was called Monday to investigate a suspicious letter sent to the home of Republican Sen. Susan Collins, officials said. Police and fire vehicles were parked outside her home, and several people in hazmat suits were seen entering the home.
US President Donald Trump has been shown roofless homes and uprooted trees as he toured Florida Panhandle communities ravaged by the force of Hurricane Michael. Mr Trump toured devastated coastal communities by air, land and foot before he and the first lady helped hand out bottled water at a Federal Emergency Management Agency aid distribution centre.
The Trump administration is considering using West Coast military installations or other federal properties to open the way for more U.S. fossil fuel exports to Asia in the name of national security and despite opposition from coastal states. "I respect the state of Washington and Oregon and California," Zinke said in an interview with AP.
While Republicans were in Southbury Saturday , Connecticut Democrats descended on Sherman Avenue to remind local politicos that the fate of November's general election - and whether or not the state turns red - may rest on whether they can turn out the New Haven vote. On Saturday afternoon around 20 local, state, and national Connecticut Democratic politicians joined a few dozen supporters to send that message and celebrate the opening of the New Haven Democratic headquarters at 180 Sherman Ave. Rallying just 24 days before Nov. 6's general election, most of the party's slate of statewide candidates visited the Elm City to make a pitch for why 2018 represents a critical year for American democracy.
The Latest on the Trump administration considering the use of military bases or other federal facilities to export fossil fuels : Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden says the Trump administration is "trampling" on the rights of West Coast communities as it considers using military bases or other federal facilities for fossil fuel exports. The Democratic Wyden said in statement Monday that the federal government should invest in renewable fuels and not try to prop up dirty energy sources such as coal.
Polling shows Republican Nevada Sen. Dean Heller is pulling ahead of his Democratic rival, Jacky Rosen, indicating a sharp turnaround for the incumbent Republican. A new Emerson College Survey released Monday shows Heller with a commanding seven-point lead over Rosen, a liberal congresswoman vying for his seat, 48 percent to 41 percent.
President Donald Trump said Monday he had spoken with Saudi Arabia's king, who "denies any knowledge" of what happened to the Saudi journalist who disappeared after entering the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago. Trump said he had dispatched Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the region.
President Donald Trump suggested Monday that "rogue killers" could be responsible for a Saudi journalist's disappearance after a personal phone call in which Trump said Saudi Arabia's King Salman strongly denied any knowledge of what happened to Jamal Khashoggi.
Rep. Lou Barletta, Pennsylvania's Republican candidate for Senate, criticized Democratic challenger Sen. Bob Casey on Sunday for running a "hurtful" and "insensitive" attack ad using sick children while Barletta's own grandchild is undergoing chemotherapy. "Bob Casey just released an insensitive and personal attack ad accusing Lou Barletta of wanting to rip away health care from twin children with cancer, after Lou personally told Casey of his 18-month-old twin grandson currently undergoing chemo for cancer," Barletta tweeted, with a video response included.
The Trump administration is considering using West Coast military bases or other federal properties as transit points for shipments of U.S. coal and natural gas to Asia, as officials seek to bolster the domestic energy industry and circumvent environmental opposition to fossil fuel exports. It would advance the administration's agenda of establishing American "energy dominance" on the world stage and underscores a willingness to intervene in markets to make that happen.
New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bob Menendez is being called out as a "hypocrite" in an ad released by his Republican opponent Bob Hugin for believing Justice Brett Kavanaugh's sexual assault accuser even though Menendez faced allegations of sexual relations with minors. The ad comes as Menendez was one of the first senators to publicly say he believed Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who accused Kavanaugh of high school-era sexual assault.
The Florida Supreme Court Judicial Nominating Commission will interview more than four-dozen candidates who have applied to replace three justices whose retirements coincide with the end of Gov. Rick Scott's term in January.
AS GLOBAL tensions escalate over missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi, Turkish diplomats have demanded an investigative search of the Saudi Arabian Consulate to find answers. Republican U.S. Senator Marco Rubio said the United States must confront Saudi Arabia or risk losing credibility on human rights, if allegations are proven true that the Saudi government orchestrated the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi.
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren has released a DNA test that shows "strong evidence" she has Native-American heritage, rebutting President Donald Trump's ridicule of her as "fake Pocahontas" while she signals a possible 2020 presidential run. FILE PHOTO: U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren delivers a major policy speech on "Ending corruption in Washington" at the National Press Club, Washington, U.S., August 21, 2018.
Good Monday Morning, Fellow Seekers. With three weeks to go until Election Day, Pennsylvania's United States Senate race has taken a turn for the very personal.
Sen. Elizabeth Warren made public the results of a DNA test on Monday, which an expert said shows "strong evidence'' that she has a Native American ancestor. Warren provided the test results to The Boston Globe on Sunday, the newspaper said, "in an effort to defuse questions about her ancestry that have persisted for years."
BOSTON Responding to years of derision by President Donald Trump and other critics, Sen. Elizabeth Warren on Monday released a report on a DNA analysis that provides strong evidence she does, in fact, have Native American heritage.
It's not been a good week for Arizona Democrat Kyrsten Sinema. Sinema, a Democratic congresswoman, is running in the Senate race against Republican Rep. Martha McSally.