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One 18-year-old killed and 10 injured after 70 properties EXPLODE in flames across three Boston suburbs in unexplained gas main meltdown - with thousands still evacuated from their homes Monster Florence's symbolic arrival: Hurricane winds rip American flag to shreds on the North Carolina coast, as 156,000 lose power and chilling videos show the beginning of a terrifying 11-foot surge - even as the storm downgrades to Category 1 Jimmy Buffett leads the scores of people ignoring 'life-threatening' storm surges by riding the waves off the Carolinas - while others ignore evacuation orders for the 'adrenaline rush' and PARTY instead 'Interview the bird!': CNN speaks to Hurricane Florence shopper - but ignores the colorful parrot called Maximus perched on his shoulder Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh says he had no idea the man he snubbed in Senate hearing room was father of a Parkland ... (more)
The 3,300 word note Mark Zuckerberg published Thursday about Facebook's approach to election interference contained some surprisingly frank insight into why Facebook has made some of the business decisions that it has. For example, Zuckerberg shared that he considered banning political ads all together .
Democrats across New York are choosing their candidates for governor, attorney general and the state Legislature in the nation's last primary election of 2018.
As a potentially catastrophic hurricane takes aim at the Carolinas, Congress is trying to head off a legislative disaster that could lead to a partial government shutdown weeks before the November elections. The House planned to vote Thursday afternoon on a $147 billion package to fund the Energy Department, veterans' programs and the legislative branch.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, said Thursday she has notified federal investigators about information she received - and won't disclose publicly - concerning Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.
Cordray, the former federal consumer watchdog, faces Republican state Attorney General Mike DeWine in one of the season's most anticipated governor's races. President Trump visited Ohio in August to campaign speak at a rally for DeWine.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein has sent a letter regarding sexual misconduct allegations against Brett Kavanaugh - President Trump 's contentious Supreme Court nominee - to federal investigators, according to a report from the New York Times . Feinstein, who is the senior Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee - which is responsible for upholding or rejecting Kavanaugh's nomination - sent the letter on Thursday, after informing her fellow Democrats on the Judiciary Committee about its contents the previous day, the newspaper reported.
Moving to head off a government shutdown that neither party wants, Congress has overwhelmingly approved a compromise spending bill and pledged agreement on a short-term bill to fund the government through early December. The House on Thursday approved a $147 billion package to fund the Energy Department, veterans' programs and the legislative branch.
Today they visited the National Museum of the Marine Corps, the World War II, and met with Texas Senator Ted Cruz. Sen. Ted Cruz meets with the Veterans from the Texas Panhandle Honor Flight.
The deal includes both long-term funding for Defense and other departments along with a short-term measure to keep remaining agencies funded through Dec. 7. Lawmakers reach deal to avoid government shutdown The deal includes both long-term funding for Defense and other departments along with a short-term measure to keep remaining agencies funded through Dec. 7. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2xfzpWq WASHINGTON - House and Senate negotiators reached a deal to avoid a government shutdown Thursday that would spare them a nasty fight before November's midterm elections.
WASHINGTON President Donald Trump on Thursday questioned a report putting the death toll from last year's catastrophic hurricane in Puerto Rico at nearly 3,000. He also called the new estimate an effort by Democrats to discredit him.
Juli Briskman gestures with her middle finger as a motorcade with US President Donald Trump departs Trump National Golf Course October 28, 2017 in Sterling, Virginia. Juli Briskman gestures with her middle finger as a motorcade with US President Donald Trump departs Trump National Golf Course October 28, 2017 in Sterling, Virginia.
Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., holds up her hand to speak as she shares a note with Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., right, during a Senate Judiciary Committee markup meeting on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, in Washington.
Senator Dianne Feinstein, a Democrat from California, speaks during a Senate Judiciary Committee confirmation hearing for Brett Kavanaugh, U.S. Supreme Court associate justice nominee for U.S. President Donald Trump, not pictured, in Washington, D.C., U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018.
Was Jared Kushner behind the anonymous New York Times op-ed? Ann Coulter thinks so Right-wing provocateur Ann Coulter is no fan of White House adviser, and presidential son-in-law, Jared Kushner. Check out this story on USATODAY.com: https://usat.ly/2xeCea7 It's a true whodunit case to find the author of the critical op-ed piece in the New York Times regarding the Trump White House.
"Senate Democrats on the Judiciary Committee have referred a letter concerning Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh to the FBI," BuzzFeed News reports. "The contents of the letter have been closely guarded by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, as well as California Rep. Anna Eshoo, who originally received the letter and shared it with Feinstein, according to sources familiar with the matter.
Sen. Dianne Feinstein says she's notified federal investigators about information she received concerning Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh. Feinstein isn't saying who that person is or describing the information in any way.
Having a "one-punch" option to choose every candidate from a political party alters election results, changes politicians' behavior, and reinforces the advantage of the locally dominant party. Can an elected secretary of state unilaterally change the ballot in a way that benefits her political party, contradicts previous legislation and blunts the campaign of the most serious third-party candidate running for U.S. Senate in 40 years? That's what the New Mexico Supreme Court unanimously rejected yesterday .
Thirty years ago this summer, James Hansen, then at NASA, provided landmark testimony to Congress about the links between fossil fuels and climate change. The U.S. was suffering one of its worst droughts ever and Yellowstone National Park was burning.
George Papadopoulos, the former Trump campaign adviser who triggered the Russia investigation, is willing to testify before the Senate intelligence committee, said his lawyer, Thomas Breen. Papadopoulos was sentenced to 14 days in prison last Friday for lying to the FBI about his contacts with Russian intermediaries.