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In a wider discussion about the mid-term elections, Rep. Eric Swalwell let slip to CNN's Wolf Blitzer on Monday that he's visited Iowa a few times this year and is considering making a run for the presidency in 2020. Asked by Wolf what he thought of the advanced age of Democratic front runners Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders , Swalwell said voters' choices "may break down generationally."
Photo illustration by David Sleight/ProPublica; Photos: U.S. flag by Michelle Adkins/EyeEm via Getty Images, Hand with money by Pogonici/Getty Images The U.S. federal government closed the 2018 fiscal year $779 billion in the red as tax cuts hit revenues and the government paid more to service a growing national debt, according to Treasury Department data released on Monday. The data also showed a $119 billion budget surplus in September, which was larger than expected and a record for the month.
US President Donald Trump has been shown roofless homes and uprooted trees as he toured Florida Panhandle communities ravaged by the force of Hurricane Michael. Mr Trump toured devastated coastal communities by air, land and foot before he and the first lady helped hand out bottled water at a Federal Emergency Management Agency aid distribution centre.
The Trump administration is considering using West Coast military installations or other federal properties to open the way for more U.S. fossil fuel exports to Asia in the name of national security and despite opposition from coastal states. "I respect the state of Washington and Oregon and California," Zinke said in an interview with AP.
In this Aug. 22, 2017, photo, Bert Cambron, left, and Mark Wilson, employees of Dayton National Cemetery, move the vandalized Civil War Confederate soldier statue that stood in Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery in Columbus, Ohio. Two days later, the VA contracted with the Westmoreland Protection Agency, based in Sunrise, Fla., to provide unarmed security guards at Camp Chase and two other cemeteries.
Have you ever wanted to dry your own fruits, vegetables, jerky, or potpourri? The Nesco Snackmaster Food Dehydrator can dry foods in just hours. It features an adjustable thermostat, so you can set it to the proper temperature for the food you're drying.
While Republicans were in Southbury Saturday , Connecticut Democrats descended on Sherman Avenue to remind local politicos that the fate of November's general election - and whether or not the state turns red - may rest on whether they can turn out the New Haven vote. On Saturday afternoon around 20 local, state, and national Connecticut Democratic politicians joined a few dozen supporters to send that message and celebrate the opening of the New Haven Democratic headquarters at 180 Sherman Ave. Rallying just 24 days before Nov. 6's general election, most of the party's slate of statewide candidates visited the Elm City to make a pitch for why 2018 represents a critical year for American democracy.
The Latest on the Trump administration considering the use of military bases or other federal facilities to export fossil fuels : Oregon Sen. Ron Wyden says the Trump administration is "trampling" on the rights of West Coast communities as it considers using military bases or other federal facilities for fossil fuel exports. The Democratic Wyden said in statement Monday that the federal government should invest in renewable fuels and not try to prop up dirty energy sources such as coal.
Polling shows Republican Nevada Sen. Dean Heller is pulling ahead of his Democratic rival, Jacky Rosen, indicating a sharp turnaround for the incumbent Republican. A new Emerson College Survey released Monday shows Heller with a commanding seven-point lead over Rosen, a liberal congresswoman vying for his seat, 48 percent to 41 percent.
An estimated 130,000 Houstonians affected by Harvey were overlooked in the city's original housing needs assessment, according to the Houston Housing and Community Development Department. To fix the previously neglected damage, the city needs an extra $2 billion in federal resources, the agency said in an Oct. 5 report.
An "abortion doula" who says she has witnessed more than 2,000 life-ending procedures described giving emotional support to women aborting their unborn babies, saying she'll be "looking into that person's eyes, ready for whatever they need, while the doctor is doing the procedure." "Witnessing is a big part of what doulas do," abortion doula Vicki Bloom told BBC News .
When Hurricane Michael slammed into the Florida Panhandle, Tyndall Air Force Base took a direct hit. Initial reports feared a worst-case scenario, but top Air Force officials now say those fears may have been overhyped.
Antifa members vandalized the Metropolitan Republican Club in New York ahead of Gavin McInnes's Friday appearance at the club, prompting an outbreak of violence that Democratic New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo blamed on President Donald Trump. Cuomo failed to condemn Antifa's violence and blamed the president after the vandals attacked a group of Proud Boys exiting the club after McInnes spoke about "Deep State Socialists" and "Western Values" Friday evening.
Former presidential hopeful Hillary Clinton went on CBS' "Sunday Morning" and said something that's upsetting most females in America. She said her husband, ex-President Bill Clinton , did not abuse his power by having an affair with White House intern Monica Lewinsky .
President Donald Trump said Monday he had spoken with Saudi Arabia's king, who "denies any knowledge" of what happened to the Saudi journalist who disappeared after entering the kingdom's consulate in Istanbul two weeks ago. Trump said he had dispatched Secretary of State Mike Pompeo to the region.
President Donald Trump suggested Monday that "rogue killers" could be responsible for a Saudi journalist's disappearance after a personal phone call in which Trump said Saudi Arabia's King Salman strongly denied any knowledge of what happened to Jamal Khashoggi.
During a "60 Minutes Overtime" segment, Stahl called Trump "completely different" than when she interviewed him just after the 2016 election. She said he seemed "so much more confident," and that he is "truly president."
A Chinese livestreaming star has apologized after being detained for the way she sang the Chinese national anthem on a live broadcast on Oct. 7, according to BBC. Yang Kaili, 20, known as Li Ge, was followed by over 44 million people on her Huya account - a Chinese version of Twitch.tv - before she was taken into custody for flailing her arms to the national anthem in a manner authorities saw as disrespectful.
Rep. Lou Barletta, Pennsylvania's Republican candidate for Senate, criticized Democratic challenger Sen. Bob Casey on Sunday for running a "hurtful" and "insensitive" attack ad using sick children while Barletta's own grandchild is undergoing chemotherapy. "Bob Casey just released an insensitive and personal attack ad accusing Lou Barletta of wanting to rip away health care from twin children with cancer, after Lou personally told Casey of his 18-month-old twin grandson currently undergoing chemo for cancer," Barletta tweeted, with a video response included.
President Donald Trump flew above the Florida Panhandle on Monday to see the wreckage left behind after Hurricane Michael slammed its coastal communities and he immediately praised Gov. Rick Scott for an "incredible" response to a storm that flattened homes and left thousands without electricity. "The job they've done in Florida has been incredible," Trump told reporters.