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  • Sanders pushes health-centric message as voters sound off on potential 2020 bid

    Sanders was campaigning for Democratic congressional candidate J.D. Scholten.

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• Oct 20

  • ABC News' Paula Faris interviews Texas Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke

    ABC News' Paula Faris sat down separately with Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke, who are competing for Cruz' U.S. Senate seat in Texas, to discuss the...

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  • ABC News' Paula Faris interviews Texas Senate candidate Ted Cruz

    ABC News' Paula Faris sat down separately with Ted Cruz and Beto O'Rourke, who are competing for Cruz' U.S. Senate seat in Texas, to discuss the...

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• Oct 20

  • Republicans disavow 'mob' for confrontation of Nancy Pelosi

    Pelosi was confronted by protesters outside of a Florida event last week.

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  • Texas Senate showdown: Cruz and O'Rourke talk presidential ambitions, border politics

    The candidates in the GOP Texas race for U.S. Senate sat down with Paula Farris.

    Oct 20

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  • F-16 accidentally blown up by Belgian Air Force mechanic

    A mechanic accidentally triggered an F-16's cannon, destroying another F-16.

    Oct 20

• Oct 20

  • Official resigns after Interior says Ben Carson sent 'false information'

    Democrats raised concerns a political appointee would take over a watchdog job.

    Oct 20

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  • In traditional New Jersey GOP district, Republican tax bill has voters unhappy

    Will the GOP's tax bill hurt or help in an affluent New Jersey district?

    Oct 20

• Oct 20

  • Trump blames Democrats for migrant caravan

    President Trump attacked Democrats on immigration and blamed them for the current caravan of Honduran migrants making its way north to Mexico at a...

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• Oct 20

  • President Trump blames Democrats for migrant group heading north

    A group of Honduran migrants is currently at the Mexican border.

    Oct 20

• Oct 19

  • Trump wades into California water wars

    Trump wants the administration to move faster on water projects in the West.

    Oct 19

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  • New details of top US general's close call in Afghanistan insider attack

    The attack killed Gen. Abdul Raziq, the well-known police chief in Kandahar.

    Oct 19

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  • Fact Check Friday: Trump on Saudi ties, pre-existing conditions, tax cut impact

    The president's claim of no financial ties to Saudi Arabia doesn't stand up.

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• Oct 19

  • Sunday on 'This Week': Rep. Schiff and Rep. King; Sen. Cruz and Rep. O'Rourke

    This is a listing for "This Week" on Sunday, Oct. 21.

    Oct 19

• Oct 19

  • Trump: No regrets for praising congressman who body-slammed reporter: 'He is my type'

    Trump was in Montana to stump for Gianforte and Matt Rosendale.

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• Oct 19

  • The Briefing Room: Migrant caravan reaches Guatemala-Mexico border

    President Trump ramps up his rhetoric as thousands of migrants reach the Mexico-Guatemala border, and he praises Rep. Greg Gianforte, who body-slammed...

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• Oct 19

  • Trump comments perceived by some as encouraging violence

    "The president does not support violence against anyone or anything," White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders has said.

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• Oct 19

  • Russian woman charged with alleged 'information warfare' against US midterms

    The Justice Department announced the charges on Friday.

    Oct 19

• Oct 19

  • President Trump and Secretary Pompeo deny ABC report on Khashoggi tape

    Khashoggi was last seen entering the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on October 2.

    Oct 19

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  • Senate candidates in Arizona vie for military and veteran support

    The personal connections to the military is a prominent issue in the race.

    Oct 19

• Oct 19

  • 'We have to be the example we don't have': 'The View' talks Trump praising Gianforte

    The hosts discussed Trump's praising Gianforte and the outrage over Khashoggi.

    Oct 19

• Oct 19

  • North Dakota Native Americans fight to protect their right to vote after court ruling

    Thousands could be disenfranchised by the state's voter ID law, critics say.

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• Oct 19

  • Feds charge man with threatening 2 senators for supporting Kavanaugh

    The New York man left more than a dozen messages for senators, officials said.

    Oct 19

• Oct 19

  • Paul Manafort arrives at court hearing about sentencing date in a wheelchair

    He will be sentenced for financial crimes on February 8, 2019.

    Oct 19

• Oct 19

  • US and South Korea suspend more military exercises

    This would be the second joint exercise put off following the Singapore summit.

    Oct 19

• Oct 19

  • This day in history: Oct. 23, 1973

    Richard Nixon agrees to turn over White House tape recordings to Judge Sirica.

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• Oct 19

  • Senator's sister comes forward with adoption story in new campaign ad

    "I was 19 and I was pregnant," Melanie Heitkamp shares in the ad.

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• Oct 19

  • A look back at Trump comments perceived by some as encouraging violence

    This comes after he praised a congressman who assaulted a reporter.

    Oct 19

• Oct 19

  • What happened when a Republican congressional candidate body-slammed a reporter

    The incident happened when Gianforte was running for Congress.

    Oct 19

• Oct 19

  • A tech investor has brought cell phone voting to West Virginia

    West Virginians serving in the military or living overseas will be eligible.

    Oct 19

• Oct 19

  • Outgoing UN Ambassador Haley pokes fun at Trump

    Nikki Haley poked fun at President Donald Trump, his longtime rival Sen. Elizabeth Warren and other high-profile politicians in a lighthearted speech...

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• Oct 19

  • Trump praises candidate who body-slammed reporter

    Donald Trump's praise for Congressman Greg Gianforte's physical assault on a reporter stole the show at a rally in Montana on Thursday night.

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• Oct 19

  • Candidates in crucial North Dakota Senate race spar over supporting Trump

    Heitkamp and Cramer are locked in an important midterm race.

    Oct 19

• Oct 19

  • The Note: Trump showing midterm worries

    President Trump is acting like it’s 2016 in hopes that it can be 2020 already.

    Oct 19

• Oct 19

  • Trump on whether Jamal Khashoggi is dead: 'Certainly looks that way'

    Vice President Mike Pence vowed: "The world deserves answers."

    Oct 19

• Oct 18

  • Man says he was falsely accused of sexual harassment, denied due process at school

    Joseph Roberts said he was denied due process on his college campus.

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Watchdog: Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke violated travel policies

    The decisions were approved by department officials.

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• Oct 18

  • Let's pause to think about votes for leaders who pause to think about leading: COLUMN

    Both voters and leaders need to reflect on the current political environment.

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• Oct 18

  • Everything you need to know about the 2018 midterm elections

    When to register, the races to watch, and what it all means, explained.

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Congress wants to hold Saudi Arabia accountable if Trump doesn't

    Some lawmakers want the White House to stop accepting the word of the Saudis.

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• Oct 18

  • Trump had conflicts in deciding fate of FBI headquarters, Democrats suggest

    The GSA is the landlord of the Trump International Hotel in Washington.

    Oct 18

• Oct 18

  • Sports legends endorse Sen. Manchin in new ad

    Well known coaches and athletes release new ad in support of Sen. Joe Manchin.

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• Oct 18

  • President Trump goes on a media blitz

    Trump takes on 37 media engagements in 11 days; White House press secretary Sarah Sanders held her last press briefing Oct. 3.

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  • The real problem with Elizabeth Warren's DNA test: Geneticists

    Defining Native American heritage with DNA tests misses the point, experts said.

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• Oct 18

  • Former GOP congressman calls Native American statue 'Elizabeth Warren'

    Some Republicans are echoing Trump calling Sen. Warren "Pocahontas".

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