Vukmir, Baldwin clash in sometimes combative first debate

Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, left, and Republican challenger Leah Vukmir, right, stand onstage before the start of the U.S. Senate debate at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, in Milwaukee. Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin, left, and Republican challenger Leah Vukmir, right, stand onstage before the start of the U.S. Senate debate at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee campus Monday, Oct. 8, 2018, in Milwaukee.

The Latest: Wisconsin US Senate debate tense, combative

The first debate between U.S. Senate candidates Tammy Baldwin and Leah Vukmir turned tense and combative as they clashed over abortion, immigration, health care and a host of other issues. The Republican Vukmir is down in the polls to the Democratic incumbent Baldwin.

Don Jr met Israeli firm which offered Trump campaign plan to create …

Donald Trump Jr reportedly met with an Israeli intelligence firm that offered the Trump campaign a plan to gather intelligence on Hillary Clinton Donald Trump Jr reportedly met with an Israeli intelligence firm that offered the Trump campaign a plan to create fake social media profiles and gather 'intelligence dossiers' on Hillary Clinton . The meeting allegedly took place in August 2016 after Donald Trump's top campaign aide, Rick Gates, requested proposals from Psy-Group to help defeat Republican primary opponents and Clinton with online manipulation.

Tight Nevada elections drive record voter registrations

In this May 31, 2016 file photo, a sign with an Elvis impersonator reminds people to vote at an early primary election polling site in Las Vegas. Tight races for governor and U.S. Senate have pushed a record number of people to register to vote in Nevada, and any stragglers have a little more than one week to sign up in time to participate in the 2018 midterms.

Anthony Weiner on track for May 2019 release three months earlier then scheduled

Grieving bride in her wedding dress breaks down in tears at her fiancA 's grave on the day they were to marry, after the firefighter was 'killed by a drink-driving colleague' as he helped at a crash 'Their cars are junk... he didn't want to drive that day!' Stepson reveals limo driver's safety fears hours before he was one of 20 killed in horror crash, as grieving family and friends hold candlelit vigil for the dead REVEALED: Well-behaved Weiner on track for May 2019 release three months earlier then scheduled, as jail bosses are impressed with their model prisoner Don Jr 'met with Israeli psy-ops firm' which offered the Trump campaign a plan to create fake social media profiles and gather 'intelligence dossiers' on Hillary Clinton whom it nicknamed 'Forest' Ford is planning to lay off '24,000 staff' globally after it was revealed Trump's tariffs cost the U.S. car giant almost ... (more)

Guest column: Congress must oppose single payer health care

During the first U.S. Senate debate between Republican Congressman Marsha Blackburn and former Democrat Gov. Phil Bredesen, I was encouraged to hear Marsha push back against single payer health care. Single payer, also known as "Medicare for All," is the brainchild of liberal socialists like Vermont Sen. Bernie Sanders and self-proclaimed socialist Democrat congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez in New York.

Kavanaugh vote reshapes Maine senator’s political future

Interest in the Maine Republican senator's 2020 re-election has exploded in the days since she cast the deciding vote to confirm President Donald Trump's Supreme Court pick - a vote that helped transform the balance of power on the nation's high court for a generation and suddenly complicates Collins' path to a fifth term.

Special playground equipment coming to Lakefront Park

Soon, new playground equipment, specifically for children with disabilities, will be available for use at Lakemore's James B. Dodds Lakefront Park on Lakeside Drive. At the Oct. 1 meeting, Council entered into a service agreement with the Summit County Combined General Health District for the installation of three new pieces of equipment at the park.

McCaskill says she would never consider impeaching Kavanaugh

Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill opposed Brett Kavanaugh's confirmation to the U.S. Supreme Court, but she says she would "never consider" impeaching him. Some liberal groups and some Democratic members of Congress have floated the idea of impeaching Kavanaugh, who was confirmed after a bitter partisan fight over accusations of sexual misconduct three decades ago.

National20 Dead In New York Limo Crash Called The ‘Most Deadly Accident’ In Years

Twenty people died on Saturday after a limousine crashed in upstate New York, in what safety officials are calling the nation's worst road accident in nearly a decade. The crash occurred when a 2001 Ford Excursion limousine, carrying people through the historic town of Schoharie, about 45 minutes west of Albany, failed to stop at an intersection with State Route 30, said Christopher Fiore, first deputy superintendent of the New York State Police.

Apple tells Congress it was never hacked by Chinese spy chips – CNET

The letter comes in response to a story Bloomberg Businessweek published Thursday. The story cited anonymous sources who said Apple and Amazon were targeted by Chinese spies who implanted surveillance microchips into their data center equipment during the manufacturing process.

Dem ad accuses Heller of ‘lying’ about record on pre-existing conditions

Jacklyn Sheryl Rosen Heller slams Dems for 'political games and smears' on Kavanaugh Planned Parenthood targets Dean Heller on Kavanaugh comments in ad The Hill's Morning Report - Kavanaugh ordeal thrusts FBI into new political jam MORE , who is seeking to unseat Heller in a close Senate race, features people with pre-existing conditions, one of whom says, "Dean Heller is lying about helping us." The ad shows a clip of Heller at a press conference last year promising he would not support legislation that would take away health insurance from "hundreds of thousands of Nevadans."

Apple to U.S. lawmakers: China did not hack us, as reported – Mon, 08 Oct 2018 PST

Apple's top security officer told lawmakers the company has found no evidence of claims made in a report published last week. His response comes after the Department of Homeland Security and Britain's national cybersecurity agency both said that they believe denials by Apple, Amazon and others of the Bloomberg report that the Chinese government planted surveillance microchips in servers used by U.S. tech giants.