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White House limits scope of the FBI's investigation into the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh - The FBI has not been permitted to investigate the claims of Julie Swetnick, a White House official confirmed to NBC News. - WASHINGTON - The White House is limiting the scope Trump: No limits on FBI's investigation into allegations against Brett Kavanaugh - The FBI has not been permitted to investigate the claims of Julie Swetnick, a White House official confirmed to NBC News.
A car exploded on a city street, killing at least one person and leading to a shelter-in-place order for nearby residents, and federal authorities are helping local officials in the investigation. Resident Carlos Perodin told The Morning Call of Allentown that he was watching a movie with his wife when he heard a thunderous explosion and went to the scene.
White House limits scope of the FBI's investigation into the allegations against Brett Kavanaugh - The FBI has not been permitted to investigate the claims of Julie Swetnick, a White House official confirmed to NBC News.
Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies during the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on his nomination to the Supreme Court of the United States, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 27, 2018.
SNL tackles Kavanaugh with a furious Matt Damon as a bitter, beer guzzling SCOTUS pick and 'a keg half-full kind of guy' while Kate McKinnon steals the show as an unhinged Lindsey Graham Chuck Grassley refers a Kavanaugh accuser to the FBI for a criminal investigation after man from Rhode Island recanted claim Supreme Court nominee raped his female friend on a boat in 1985 Are YOU a genius? Quiz creator claims you need an IQ of 150 to score full marks on this general knowledge test 'It's time for women to go to Washington to fix our broken government': Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she'll take a 'hard look at running for president' 'He wrote me beautiful letters': Donald Trump says he and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un 'fell in love' while negotiating over nuclear disarmament Bride-to-be is furious with her mother-in-law for buying a gown styled like a wedding dress to wear on the big day ... (more)
AFP / Angela Weiss Fast-rising US rapper Cardi B performed at the Global Citizen festival and urged young voters to turn out for November midterm elections The music and political worlds joined together Saturday to press for development aid, gender equality and voter participation, with a festival in New York's Central Park marred by a security scare. An unofficial closing event following a week of hectic diplomacy at the UN General Assembly, the Global Citizen festival hands out free tickets to fans who pledge to take actions such as petitioning their governments to support efforts to end the most extreme global poverty.
Returning to form by opening its season 44 premiere with political humor, "Saturday Night Live" took advantage of the interest in Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's Thursday Senate hearing. In a 13-minute cold open, Matt Damon guest-starred as an angry Kavanaugh, aping the judge through a parodic "bro" interpretation.
Congress has failed to pass any legislation to secure U.S. voting systems in the two years since Russia interfered in the 2016 election, a troubling setback with the midterms less than six weeks away. Lawmakers have repeatedly demanded agencies step up their efforts to prevent election meddling but in the end struggled to act themselves, raising questions about whether the U.S. has done enough to protect future elections.
Republicans need a candidate who can bring dignity and respect back to the White House, and who can competently lead our country both home and abroad. Republicans need Nikki Haley.
A long-serving Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee says the woman accusing Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a sexual assault when they were teenagers is "attractive" and "pleasing." Utah's Orrin Hatch made the comments as the committee broke for lunch after hearing several hours of testimony from Christine Blasey Ford.
How well I remember when I was in first grade...we always went outside for "recess". A mean little boy, I think his name was Tommy Jones, ran up behind me, raised up my skirt, while chanting, "...I see London, I see France, I can see your underpants!" Well, I was so humiliated that I have been afraid to wear a skirt ever since.
Supreme Court nominee judge Brett Kavanaugh arrives with Judiciary Committee Chairman Sen. Chuck Grassley for the second day of his confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington, U.S., September 5, 2018. What in the world is wrong with self-identified Republicans in the United States.
Talk about cliff-hangers. Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake suddenly extended the national drama - or is it trauma? - over Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court for a week.
In what's shaping up to be the most closely watched election in recent memory, the majority of campaign spending likely won't come from the candidates seeking office or their political parties, but from outside special-interests groups. There are dozens of these organizations out there working to sway who becomes Minnesota's next governor and attorney general, who goes to Congress and which party controls the state Legislature.
Scooping out the cold, slimy guts of a jack-o'-lantern is one of those odd tasks that can be both satisfying and unpleasant at the same time. And since the ultimate goal is to hollow out the pumpkin for carving, the seeds and pulp are often seen as nothing more than a mess to be cleaned up and dumped in the compost pile.
With no opponent in the Republican primary, Rick Green spent close to a year running for the 3rd Congressional District out of the spotlight, keeping his presence known but having to wait until the 10-way Democratic primary settled to know his opponent would be Lori Trahan. Now that the race is clearly defined, Green said his campaign has not changed beyond bringing on additional staff and volunteers.
U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren says she'll take a "hard look at running for president" after the November elections. Warren, a frequent critic of President Donald Trump, is running for re-election in November against GOP state Rep. Geoff Diehl, who was co-chairman of Trump's 2016 Massachusetts campaign.