Sonomans predict more meddling from Moscow

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Kavanaugh accuser gives terms for Senate testimony, including him not being in the room

Brett Kavanaugh's accuser Dr. Christine Blasey Ford laid out her terms before testifying, including him not being in the room. Kavanaugh accuser gives terms for Senate testimony, including him not being in the room Brett Kavanaugh's accuser Dr. Christine Blasey Ford laid out her terms before testifying, including him not being in the room.

Indicted Congressman Reverses Course, Says He Will Campaign For Re-Election

An indicted New York congressman who had announced he was withdrawing from his race has reversed course and now says he will continue to campaign for re-election and plans to serve again if he wins this November. In a campaign statement announcing the decision Wednesday, U.S. Rep. Chris Collins, R-N.Y. said, "The stakes are too high to allow the radical left to take control of this seat in Congress."

Lawmaker: US Senate staff targeted by state-backed hackers

Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, said in a Wednesday letter to Senate leaders that his office discovered that "at least one major technology company" has warned an unspecified number of senators and aides that their personal accounts were "targeted by foreign government hackers." Foreign government hackers continue to target the personal accounts of U.S. senators and their aides - and the Senate's security office has refused to defend them, a lawmaker says.

GOP says time running out for Kavanaugh accuser to talk

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President Donald Trump on Wednesday bluntly questioned the allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a fellow high school student over 30 years ago, and Republicans warned the accuser the window was closing to tell her story before a confirmation vote. Trump's skepticism, the most explicit challenge top Republicans have so far mounted to Christine Blasey Ford's credibility, came as GOP Senate leaders tried to firm up support for Kavanaugh.

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President Donald Trump's biggest super PAC plans to pump another $1 million into a Dallas congressional race where it has already announced spending $1.5 million. America First Action said Wednesday that it would use the funding to help longtime Republican Rep. Pete Sessions in his race against former NFL linebacker Colin Allred.

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Ohio's major-party governor candidates have kicked off their first debate with pointed attacks involving the state's opioid crisis. Democrat Richard Cordray, the former federal consumer watchdog, says rival Republican Mike DeWine has failed to adequately tackle the deadly painkiller epidemic during two terms as the state's attorney general.

Lawmaker: US Senate, staff targeted by state-backed hackers

Foreign government hackers continue to target the personal email accounts of U.S. senators and their aides - and the Senate's security office has refused to defend them, a lawmaker says. Sen. Ron Wyden, an Oregon Democrat, said in a Wednesday letter to Senate leaders that his office discovered that "at least one major technology company" has warned an unspecified number of senators and aides that their personal email accounts were "targeted by foreign government hackers."

Brett Kavanaugh: Sexual assault accuser ‘needs more time’

The lawyer for a woman who accuses US Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault has said the Senate's "rush" to a hearing is "unnecessary". Lisa Banks says her client, Christine Blasey Ford, is willing to co-operate but wants a "full non-partisan investigation" ahead of her testimony.

The GOP wants to know why Feinstein didn’t come forward sooner with Kavanaugh allegation

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Willie Nelson says – I don’t care’ if fans upset about Austin concert for Beto O’Rourke

Country music icon Willie Nelson has his own opinion about politics in Texas, and he doesn't care if his fans have the same one as him. The 85-year-old musician announced he's headlining a fundraising event for Democratic Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke , who's running against incumbent Republican Ted Cruz for the November Texas mid-term election.

Trump says it’s ‘hard to imagine’ Kavanaugh assault; Grassley makes new offer to accuser

President Donald Trump on Wednesday bluntly questioned the allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted a fellow high school student over 30 years ago, and Republicans warned the accuser the window was closing to tell her story before a confirmation vote. Trump's skepticism, the most explicit challenge top Republicans have so far mounted to Christine Blasey Ford's credibility, came as GOP Senate leaders tried to firm up support for Kavanaugh.