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

Clinton campaign ponders ‘what if’ Trump doesn’t concede

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton points to the crowd while speaking at a rally at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton points to the crowd while speaking at a rally at Cuyahoga Community College in Cleveland, Friday, Oct. 21, 2016.

Why it Matters: Student Debt

In this May 15, 2016 file photo, students embrace as they arrive for the Rutgers graduation ceremonies in Piscataway, N.J. More Americans are getting buried by student debt, causing delays in home ownership, limiting how much people can save and leaving taxpayers at risk as many loans go unpaid. less FILE - In this May 15, 2016 file photo, students embrace as they arrive for the Rutgers graduation ceremonies in Piscataway, N.J. More Americans are getting buried by student debt, causing delays in home ... more WASHINGTON - THE ISSUE: More Americans are getting buried by student debt - causing delays in home ownership, limiting how much people can save and leaving taxpayers at risk as many loans go unpaid.

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.

A bit of geniality amid all the hostility

Both showed a glimmer of willingness to see beyond their bitter election battle, said the Catholic cardinal who sat between them at a fundraiser Thursday night. Cardinal Timothy Dolan, archbishop of New York, summed up their chemistry as "awkward" at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a traditionally genial event that turned harsh at times.

McGinty picks up New York Times endorsement

Citing her working-class upbringing, her work for the Clinton White House and her efforts to bring clean energy to Pennsylvania, the New York Times on Friday endorsed Democrat Katie McGinty for Pennsylvania's U.S. Senate seat. It was a rarity for the newspaper, which doesn't typically weigh in on down-ticket races outside the New York region.

Doyle seeks Real Id progress

Pennsylvania may be able to avoid REAL ID problems for residents if it revokes a law banning compliance with the federal regulation and shows progress in meeting the requirements, U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle said Friday. Mr. Doyle, D-Forest Hills, said he expects Gov. Tom Wolf and legislative leaders in Harrisburg to begin taking steps soon to repeal the 2011 REAL ID Nonparticipation Act, which prohibits the state from meeting federal ID requirements passed in 2005.

Clinton camp preparing for possibility Trump won’t concede

Hillary Clinton's campaign is increasingly preparing for the possibility that Donald Trump may never concede the presidential election should she win, a development that could enormously complicate the crucial early weeks of her preparations to take office. Aiming to undermine any argument the Republican nominee may make about a "rigged" election, she hopes to roll up a large electoral vote margin in next month's election.

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.

Emails show machinations behind Clinton’s shift on pipeline

Hacked emails show Hillary Clinton's campaign wrestled with how to announce her opposition to construction of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline without losing the support of labor unions that supported to project. Emails published this week by WikiLeaks show debate and confusion within the Clinton camp as it faced down the unexpectedly strong primary challenge by liberal Sen. Bernie Sanders, who opposed the pipeline.

After Awkward Night Of Roasting, Hillary Clinton Takes One Final Crack At Donald Trump

Hillary Clinton sent one more zinger toward Donald Trump on Friday, the day after the nominees delivered jokes at a charity dinner in New York. Things got a little awkward between the two presidential nominees at Thursday night's Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York.

2 women with baby shoplift from Walmart

Lawyers for 24-year-old Karri Benoir say troopers did not properly inform her of her right to remain silent before conducting a bedside interview in the hospital. Lawyers for 24-year-old Karri Benoir say troopers did not properly inform her of her right to remain silent before conducting a bedside interview in the hospital.

Votersa strong message: Wea ll accept the election results

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton, second from left, and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, right, greet guests at the end of the 71st annual Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner, a charity gala organized by the Archdiocese of New York, Thursday. Both candidates tweeted that they won Wednesday's final presidential debate.

The Power of “Rigged”

Crew members aboard the Danish merchant marine training ship, the Danmark, stand high above the deck on the rigging to unfurl the sails as the ship prepares to sail up the Chesapeake Bay. Donald Trump has leaned on the word "rigged" to describe the media, the debate schedule, and most of the rest of this election season.