Little-known lawmaker spends heavily on Indiana Senate bid

In this March 24, 2015, photo, State Rep. Mike Braun, R-Jasper, right, shows Marvin and Vicky Eisenhut, of Haysville, Ind., and their grandson Cooper Uebelhor of Ferdinand, 12, his office at the Indiana Statehouse in Indianapolis. The little-known but independently wealthy Indiana state lawmaker is plunging roughly $800,000 into his GOP Senate primary bid.

Trump weighs ‘decertifying’ Iran nuclear deal

US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump is greeted upon arrival on the USS Kearsarge, off Puerto Rico on October 3, 2017.Nearly two weeks after Hurricane Maria thrashed through the US territory, much of the islands remains short of food and without access to power or drinking water. Photo: AFP President Donald Trump has railed against a deal to curb Iran's nuclear program, but officials say that far from scrapping it, he is considering kicking the decision to Congress.

Donnelly Receives Award for Efforts to Address Opioid Epidemic

Tuesday, U.S. Senator Joe Donnelly received the 'Legislator of the Year' award from the National Council for Behavioral Health for his efforts to address the opioid and substance use disorder epidemics in Indiana and across the country. The National Council for Behavioral Health specifically highlighted Donnelly's bipartisan Strengthening the Addiction treatment and Workforce Act , introduced in June with Senator Lisa Murkowski , which would provide incentives for providers to practice at substance use disorder treatment facilities in underserved areas.

Senators expected to largely endorse intel report on Russian…

U.S. Sens. Richard Burr, R-N.C., left, and Mark Warner, D-Va., enter a meeting of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Sept. 7, 2017, in Washington, D.C. U.S. Sens. Richard Burr, R-N.C., left, and Mark Warner, D-Va., enter a meeting of the Senate Intelligence Committee on Sept.

New York bill would ban anonymous political ads on Facebook

New York would require political ads on Facebook or other social media platforms to contain the names of the people or groups paying for them under legislation proposed Tuesday amid growing scrutiny of the influence such ads had on the 2016 presidential election. Democratic state Sen. Todd Kaminsky, of Long Island, said his proposal would discourage false or misleading ads while informing citizens about those trying to influence their votes.

Minnesota, North Dakota governors plan meeting on diversion

The governors of Minnesota and North Dakota have scheduled a meeting to discuss the future of a flood control project in the Fargo-Moorhead area. A federal judge last month stopped construction of the $2.2 billion Red River diversion project, over complaints that the Fargo-Moorhead Diversion Authority and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers did not obtain the necessary permits from Minnesota.

GOP Congressman Met in Moscow With Kremlin-Linked Lawyer at Center of Russia Investigation

Rep. Dana Rohrabacher met with the Russian lawyer Natalia Veselnitskaya during a 2016 trip to Moscow, a previously undisclosed tAate-A -tAate that sheds additional light on the extent to which Moscow-based political operatives sought to influence American officials in the run-up to last year's presidential election. with a pro-Russian Crimean news service, Veselnitskaya said she met with Rohrabacher - a California Republican and arguably the most prominent advocate in Congress for closer relations between Washington and Moscow - in April 2016 to discuss issues surrounding the Magnitsky Act, the punitive American sanctions measure responding to Russian human rights abuses that she has lobbied against.

The Latest: New Equifax CEO could get $3 million payday

Former chairman and CEO of Equifax Richard F. Smith, scratches his head as he testifies before the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee of the House Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017. AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster) less Former chairman and CEO of Equifax Richard F. Smith, scratches his head as he testifies before the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee of the House Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill in ... more Former chairman and CEO of Equifax Richard F. Smith pauses as he testifies before the Digital Commerce and Consumer Protection Subcommittee of the House Commerce Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 3, 2017.

Kansas Supreme Court: Legislature school finance formula is…

The Kansas Supreme Court issued a highly anticipated ruling Monday instructing Kansas lawmakers to adopt a more reasonable strategy for increased funding of K-12 public school districts and to prove its plan complies with the state constitution. The Supreme Court declared lawmakers' current funding plan unconstitutional and gave the Kansas Legislature until next year to once and for all solve persistent problems with allocation of state aid to public education.

The Banality of Information Warfare

Russian operatives set up an array of misleading Web sites and social media pages to identify American voters susceptible to propaganda, then used a powerful Facebook tool to repeatedly send them messages designed to influence their political behavior, say people familiar with the investigation into foreign meddling in the U.S. election. The tactic resembles what American businesses and political campaigns have been doing in recent years to deliver messages to potentially interested people online.

Bodyguard gives harrowing account of Benghazi attack

This June 28, 2014, file courtroom sketch, United States Magistrate, Judge John Facciola, swearing in the defendant, Libyan militant Ahmed Abu Khattala, wearing a headphone, as his attorney Michelle Peterson watches during a hearing at the federal U.S. District Court in Washington. The trial of Khattala, the Libyan militant accused of being the mastermind of the 2012 Benghazi attacks is scheduled to begin on Oct. 2, 2017.