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'Potential explosive devices' sent to Obama, Clinton homes; CNN building evacuated over suspicious package

The Secret Service has “initiated a full scope criminal investigation” to “determine the source of the packages and identify those responsible.”

October 24, 2018

A mailbox stands in front of the Bedford, N.Y., residence of billionaire George Soros on Tuesday. (Photo: Spencer Platt/Getty Images)

Judge: Michael Avenatti must pay $4.85M in ex-lawyer's suit

October 22, 2018

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Companies Once Owned by Michael Avenatti Owe Millions in Unpaid Taxes and Judgments (Report)

October 22, 2018

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October 15, 2018

2020 Democratic Primary Elizabeth Warren’s DNA Test Is Just the Beginning

The glossy campaign-style rollout shows she’s serious about 2020. But Warren will have more to prove than just her Native American ancestry.

October 15, 2018

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) speaks at a canvas kick-off event in support of the campaign to re-elect U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) at a field office in North Philadelphia, PA, on September 23, 2018. (Photo by Bastiaan Slabbers

October 15, 2018

Elizabeth Warren Releases DNA Results on Native American Ancestry

It features footage from a rally Mr. Trump held earlier this year in which he vowed to contribute $1 million to Ms. Warren’s favorite charity if she took a DNA test and it showed she had Native American roots.

October 15, 2018

Senator Elizabeth Warren released the results of a DNA test that indicate she has Native American pedigree “6-10 generations ago.”CreditCreditJoseph Prezioso/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images

October 09, 2018

Shock as top Team Trump member quits

NIKKI Haley, one of Donald Trump’s strongest Cabinet members as the US Ambassador to the United Nations, has shocked many by resigning her post.

October 09, 2018

President Donald Trump talks to Nikki Haley, the US ambassador to the United Nations. Picture: APSource:AP

October 08, 2018

Trump apologizes to Kavanaugh on 'behalf of our nation,' says judge 'proven innocent'

he president's unusual remarks came at the White House ceremonial swearing-in ceremony for the new Supreme Court justice on Monday night.

October 08, 2018

Kavanaugh, who was officially sworn in to the Supreme Court on Saturday, was accompanied by his wife and two daughters at the ceremonial White House event.Jim Watson / AFP - Getty Images

October 08, 2018

Dems wage war on Kavanaugh, court: New battles over legitimacy, impeachment, recusal

Some Democrats even called for considering the impeachment of Justice Clarence Thomas, over sexual harassment allegations he fought off during his 1991 confirmation

October 08, 2018

What to expect now that Kavanaugh is on the Supreme Court Constitutional law professor Jonathan Turley explains and makes the case for more justices on the court.

October 08, 2018

Cory Booker says Kavanaugh impeachment shouldn't be off the table

The perjury allegations against Kavanaugh come from three things: his denials of all the sexual assault accusations levied against him, his claims about his youthful drinking and evidence that he lied under oath during prior confirmation hearings.

October 08, 2018

Sen. Cory Booker speaks during the Iowa Democratic Party’s annual Fall Gala on Saturday in Des Moines, Iowa. (Photo: Charlie Neibergall/AP)

October 07, 2018

With Kavanaugh confirmed, a bloc of conservative justices may set the Supreme Court's agenda

President Bush nominated Kavanaugh for a seat on the D.C. Circuit in 2003, but Democratic senators who accused him of being too partisan stalled his confirmation for three years.

October 07, 2018

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October 06, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh confirmation: Victory for Trump in Supreme Court battle

President Donald Trump's controversial nominee for the Supreme Court, Brett Kavanaugh, has been sworn in following weeks of rancorous debate.

October 06, 2018

US SUPREME COURT / Brett Kavanaugh, surrounded by his family, was administered the judicial oath by outgoing justice Anthony

October 03, 2018

A letter written by a young Brett Kavanaugh has shed new light on the judge’s university drinking habits

AN OLD letter written by a young Brett Kavanaugh has shed new light on his university days — and it doesn’t make him look good.

October 03, 2018

An old letter written by a young Brett Kavanaugh has shed new light on his university days — and it doesn’t exactly make him look good.Source:AFP

October 01, 2018

Republicans' prosecutor says Brett Kavanaugh's accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, has a weak case

The prosecutor said Ford has offered inconsistent accounts and has "struggled to recall important recent events relating to her allegations," which "raises further questions about her memory."

October 01, 2018

September 28, 2018

Senate panel advances Brett Kavanaugh's nomination, but FBI probe may come before final Senate vote

Earlier in the day, Flake had announced his support for Kavanaugh and was confronted in an elevator by a sexual assault survivor.

September 28, 2018

September 28, 2018

Senate Judiciary Committee votes along party lines to advance Kavanaugh

Sen. Jeff Flake is arguing for a one week delay on the floor vote.

September 28, 2018

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September 28, 2018

Supreme Court drama exposes an uncomfortable truth

A DRAMATIC day in America’s Supreme Court controversy has exposed a disturbing and infuriating double standard.

September 28, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh. Not a happy camper. Pic: AFPSource:AFP

September 28, 2018

Kavanaugh gains key GOP senator ahead of crucial vote

One Democrat not on the committee, Sen. Bill Nelson of Florida, added his name to the opposition.

September 28, 2018

A woman who said she is a survivor of a sexual assault confronts Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., in an elevator in the Russell Senate Office Building in Washington, D.C,, on Friday. (Photo by Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock)

September 27, 2018

Brett Kavanaugh denies Christine Blasey Ford sex assault claim

The man nominated for a vacant post on the US Supreme Court by Donald Trump emphatically denied allegations of sexual assault on Thursday.

September 27, 2018

GETTY IMAGES / Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford both gave evidence on Thursday

September 27, 2018

Kavanaugh denies allegations, says confirmation process is a ‘national disgrace’ in testimony

Ford and Kavanaugh: Who they are, what they’ve said so far

September 27, 2018

U.S. Senate committee hears from Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford, who accuses him of sexual assault 0:00

September 27, 2018

Video Christine Blasey Ford describes alleged assault by Brett Kavanaugh

Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who claims she was sexually assaulted by the Supreme Court pick when they were teenagers, has told a Senate hearing what she remembers happening to her at a house party.

September 27, 2018

Video Christine Blasey Ford describes alleged assault by Brett Kavanaugh