2 female Arizona Senate candidates on a Kavanaugh tightrope

Democratic Rep. Kyrsten Sinema, who is running against Republican Rep. Martha McSally for the open Arizona Senate seat Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., is vacating, talks to campaign volunteers, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, in Tempe, Ariz. Arizona's Senate race pits Sinema, a careful politician running as a centrist in a Republican-leaning state, against McSally, a onetime Trump critic turned fan.

Trump slams Democrats for ‘rage-fueled resistance’

Stan Thom, of Big Lake, Minn., drove 120 miles Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, to see President Trump speak at 6:30 p.m. in Rochester, Minn. Demonstrator's hold "Baby Trump" balloons as Anti-Trump protestors began to gather at Soldier's Field Veterans Memorial in Rochester, Minn., Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018.

Trump blasts Democrats for “rage-fueled resistance” to Kavanaugh nomination

President Trump used a "Make America Great Again" rally in Rochester, Minnesota, Thursday evening, to accuse Democrats of a "rage-fueled resistance" in the battle over his Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanauagh and motivate his base to vote in the midterms. This is Mr. Trump's third campaign rally so far this week.

Brett Kavanaugh, on eve of vote, says he regrets ‘sharp,’ ’emotional’ tone during hearing

Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh says he was "sharp" and said "a few things I should not have" during a Senate hearing over sexual assault allegations last week. Kavanaugh, writing in an opinion piece for the Wall Street Journal , said he regretted his tone at times during last week's Senate Judiciary Committee hearing that included Christine Blasey Ford, who has accused Kavanaugh of sexually assaulted her when they were both teens.

Kavanaugh bump? GOP fights for new energy as vote nears

President Donald Trump makes his second visit to Minnesota, with a rally on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, in Rochester, Minn. President Donald Trump says Democrats are facing a political backlash over Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, citing recent polls indicating that the fight in the Senate is also energizing Republicans.

At Rochester rally, Trump makes a case for Minnesota Republicans in November

In a wide-ranging speech in front of a capacity crowd at Mayo Civic Center, President Donald Trump touted his achievement along with Minnesota GOP hopefuls. The rally also drew a large group of protesters.

Congress OKs opioid legislation in show of bipartisanship

In this Aug. 25, 2018, file photo, Rep. Andy Barr, R-Ky., speaks at the Republican Party's Lincoln Dinner in Lexington, Ky. Republicans and Democrats in Congress have approved bipartisan legislation aimed at curbing the country's devastating opioid addiction.

Freshman’s Test: How to Keep This Moderate Philly Suburb Red

Pennsylvania's newly drawn 1st Congressional District, just north of Philadelphia, is nearly evenly split between Democratic and Republican voters. It's the kind of place where a moderate congressman like Republican Rep. Brian Fitzpatrick has, in the past, appealed to centrist voters of both parties.

Sources describe FBI’s probe on Kavanaugh

The FBI's supplemental investigation into the sexual assault allegations against Judge Brett Kavanaugh was limited in scope from the beginning. There was never a directive to the FBI to investigate a third assault allegation against Kavanaugh, or to probe his drinking habits and whether he lied about them to the Senate Judiciary Committee, according to a source briefed on the investigation.