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Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky) heads to the Senate floor for a vote, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Oct. 3, 2018. If he fails to secure Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s ascent to the Supreme Court, McConnell may bear the brunt of the blame from both President Donald Trump and those conservatives who have always viewed him with suspicion.

With a transformed judiciary in sight, McConnell “Will not be intimidated” in seating Brett Kavanaugh on court

October 3, 2018 at 9:58 p.m.

Mitch McConnell took the procedural steps later Wednesday to set up a key test vote on Brett Kavanaugh鈥檚 Supreme Court confirmation for Friday.

A serial cat killer is on the loose in Washington state as death toll reaches 13

August 30, 2018 at 10:36 p.m.

All across part of Washington state, cats are turning up dead.

Obama backs dozens of Democrats, including Colorado attorney general candidate Phil Weiser

August 3, 2018 at 8:00 a.m.

Former President Barack Obama took a public step back into the electoral arena on Wednesday, issuing a slate of 81 endorsements for Democrats running in the 2018 elections and giving...

President Donald Trump walks with FEMA administrator Brock Long, second from right, and Lt. Gen. Jeff Buchanan, right as he tours an area affected by Hurricane Maria in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico, in 2017.

FEMA cites 鈥楲apses鈥� by ex-official accused of 鈥渄eeply disturbing鈥� sexual misconduct

July 30, 2018 at 11:45 p.m.

FEMA Cites Misconduct and ‘Lapses’ by Ex-Official

Georgia Secretary of State Brian Kemp gives a thumbs up after casting his ballot while voting with his wife Marty at the Winterville Train Depot in the runoff primary election on Tuesday, July 24, 2018, in Winterville, Ga.

Trump-backed Brian Kemp wins Georgia Republican runoff for governor

July 24, 2018 at 7:55 p.m.

Brian Kemp Wins Georgia GOP Runoff for Governor to Face Stacey Abrams

FILE — Children at a United States Border Patrol facility in Tucson, Ariz., June 28, 2018. Facing a court-imposed deadline, federal attorneys notified a judge that they will need more time to reunite migrant children separated from their families at the U.S. border. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

U.S. prepares family reunions for 54 migrants under age 5

July 9, 2018 at 9:50 p.m.

The Trump administration on Monday lost a bid to persuade a federal court to allow long-term detention of migrant families, a significant legal setback to the president抖阴ap immigration agenda.

Trump administration says it needs more time to reunite migrant families

July 6, 2018 at 7:13 p.m.

Trump Administration Says It Needs More Time to Reunite Migrant Families

Trump Orders Strikes on Syria Over Suspected Chemical Weapons Attack

April 13, 2018 at 7:58 p.m.

Trump Orders Strikes on Syria Over Suspected Chemical Weapons Attack

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