Recall: 132,000 pounds of ground beef may be tainted with E. coli

Cargill Meat Solutions is recalling about 132,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced Wednesday. The beef products were identified after an investigation into an E. coli outbreak, which had resulted in 17 illnesses and one death since Aug. 16, the USDA's Food Safety and Inspection Service said in a statement .

Rosenstein Suggested Secretly Recording Trump, FBI Memos Claim

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein in spring 2017 suggested secretly recording President Trump and recruiting cabinet members to remove him from office, former FBI Acting Director Andrew McCabe wrote in memos at the time, assertions that Mr. Rosenstein disputed on Friday. One person in the room when Mr. Rosenstein mentioned secret recordings said that he was clearly sarcastic and didn't seriously consider it, according to an email from the person provided by the Justice Department on Friday.

2 Democrats seek documents on White House efforts to hire banker

Two Democratic congressmen have sent a letter to the White House requesting documents relating to efforts by senior White House officials -- including senior adviser Jared Kushner -- to secure a high-level position for a Chicago banker who lent $16 million to Paul Manafort, the former chairman of Donald Trump's presidential campaign. Rep. Elijah Cummings of Maryland, the ranking member of the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, and Rep. Stephen Lynch of Massachusetts, the ranking member of the National Security Subcommittee, are asking for information related to Stephen Calk, the chief executive officer of the Federal Savings Bank.

Trump blasts Democrats

President Donald Trump urged Republicans to vote in the November midterm elections, saying the "Democrat Party" stands for crime and high taxes. "They are not just extreme, they are frankly dangerous, and they are crazy," Trump told a crowd of about 12,000 on Friday night at JQH Arena at Missouri State University.

Beto O’Rourke denies fleeing scene of 1998 DUI crash, contradicting police report

Democratic Congressman Beto O'Rourke has parlayed positive press into a $10 million fundraising advantage over Sen. Ted Cruz; Peter Doocy reports from Houston, Texas. U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, the Texas Democrat vying to replace U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, contradicted police reports Friday by denying he tried to flee the scene of a 1998 drunken car crash.

O’Rourke and Cruz clash in heated first debate as climate flies under the radar

SEPTEMBER 21: Rep. Beto O'Rourke makes a point as Sen. Ted Cruz waits his turn during a debate at McFarlin Auditorium at SMU on September 21, 2018 in Dallas, Texas. AUSTIN, TEXAS - Locals jammed into a packed bar in East Austin wasted no time in their reactions during the first senate debate between Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke on Friday night.

Iran fears plot by US and its Gulf allies as pressure grows

On Saturday, Sept. 22, 2018, Arab separat... . In this photo released by official website of the office of the Iranian Presidency, President Hassan Rouhani, center, leaves for New York to attend the United Nations General Assembly, at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, ... .

Immigrant advocates vow to fight Trump plan to deny green cards to…

Pro-immigration groups nationwide are girding for a major battle to stop or alter a new Trump administration proposal unveiled over the weekend and only weeks before November's midterm elections that would strictly enforce rules for millions of future immigrants applying for green cards or visas by scrutinizing their use of food stamps, welfare, housing vouchers or Medicaid. Department of Homeland Security officials, who announced the proposal late Saturday, claim their plan would save federal taxpayers $2.7 billion annually by deterring immigrants from applying for benefits they would otherwise be qualified for.

Bill Nelson’s campaign to donate rest of donations it received from Al Franken PAC

Update: After this story was published, Nelson's campaign said it would donate all the money it had received from Franken's PAC during the past two cycles. Sen. Bill Nelson's re-election campaign said it will donate the remaining half of the money it received from former Sen. Al Franken's political action committee, a review of federal elections records reveals.

What happened between Rosenstein and McCabe before Mueller was appointed?

The staggering revelations of memos documenting Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein's discussions of surreptitiously recording President Donald Trump and of the 25th Amendment raised fresh questions Friday about the eight-day stretch between the time former FBI Director James Comey was fired last year and Robert Mueller was appointed as special counsel to lead the Russia investigation. A vastly complex and somewhat divergent picture of key moments during that time has emerged based on what sources familiar with the events tell CNN.

Trump says there’s a “lingering stench” at Justice Dept., FBI

President Trump called his embattled Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh a "fantastic man" from "central casting," and exhorted supporters at a Springfield, Missouri, rally "to fight for him, not worry about the other side." He added, "Women are for him more than anyone would understand."

Stockton man among three arrested on weapons charges after massive sweep

Authorities arrested three men on weapons charges Thursday following a four-month investigation that involved the execution of 10 search warrants, eight of them in Stockton, according to a criminal complaint that was unsealed by federal officials Friday. One suspect, identified in documents as 30-year-old Somphong Xai Vongsuwan, was arrested by agents from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives at his home in Stockton.

GOP to Kavanaugh accuser: Reach deal or panel votes Monday The Senate …

The Senate Judiciary Chairman on Friday rejected key conditions that Brett Kavanaugh's accuser wants if she is to testify about her claim of sexual assault, and said his panel would vote Monday on Kavanaugh's S GOP to Kavanaugh accuser: Reach deal or panel votes Monday The Senate Judiciary Chairman on Friday rejected key conditions that Brett Kavanaugh's accuser wants if she is to testify about her claim of sexual assault, and said his panel would vote Monday on Kavanaugh's S Check out this story on yorkdispatch.com: Demonstrators hold signs outside Saint Anselm College, Friday, Sept.

Kavanaugh accuser given more time to make decision about testifying

Senate Judiciary Committee chairman Chuck Grassley said late Friday that Christine Blasey Ford will have one more day to decide if she will testify before the Committee. An attorney for Ford, who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of sexual assault, requested the extra day in a letter sent shortly Grassley's 10 p.m. deadline.

Rep. Paul Gosar’s siblings: Don’t vote for our brother

Six siblings of Republican Rep. Paul Gosar delivered a stark message in a new television advertisement: Vote for their brother's opponent. The Democrat challenging Gosar in Arizona's 4th District unveiled a new ad Friday that features Grace, David, Jennifer, Tim, Joan, and Gaston lambasting Gosar over Social Security, health care, water policy and more.

DHS: FEMA chief used vehicles without authorizition, but won’t be fired

The head of the federal disaster response agency used government vehicles without proper authorization, but will not lose his job over it, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen said Friday. Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator William "Brock" Long had been under investigation by the Homeland Security Department's watchdog over possibly misusing government vehicles to travel to his home in Hickory, North Carolina.