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Obama looks to dial up Dem enthusiasm ahead of Tuesday’s elections

Former President Obama is hitting the campaign trail this weekend to try to boost his party in off-year elections. Getting Obama, the party’s biggest star, on the road is an effort to ensure voters get to the polls, though there are questions about whether the former president still has the kind of standing to make...

North Carolina Democrat lawmaker resigns after being hit with child sex charges

North Carolina Democrat lawmaker Cecil Brockman resigned after facing felony charges for alleged sexual conduct with a minor, ending calls for his removal.

Food stamp benefits for 42 million Americans in jeopardy today amid shutdown

President Donald Trump could use $5 billion emergency fund for SNAP benefits during shutdown, Democrats argue, while Republicans demand government reopening first.

Dem candidates lean on Obama in final stretch of campaign as Obamacare premiums prepare to spike

Former President Barack Obama is hitting the campaign trail this weekend in an attempt to shore up support for Democrats, while the government shutdown over his Affordable Care Act marches on.

Acquittal of man who urged violence against Trump puts First Amendment in spotlight

A jury acquitted Peter Stinson of soliciting violence after he made assassination threats against President Donald Trump on social media platforms.

Boasberg’s role in ‘Arctic Frost’ probe sparks fury from GOP senators, despite local rules

The 'Arctic Frost' subpoenas and gag orders sparked fury from some Republican senators, and criticism of the federal judge who signed them.

Trump’s call for end to filibuster faces GOP headwinds

President Trump's fresh push for Republicans to abandon the Senate filibuster is showing little sign of success, even as lawmakers struggle to find a way out of the ongoing government shutdown. Trump’s call for Senate Republicans to use the “nuclear option” underscores his growing frustration with the government shutdown as it enters its second month. But...

Bipartisan senators call on Hegseth to release strike orders on alleged drug boats in Caribbean

A bipartisan pair of senators demand Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth provide military orders for the Caribbean boat strikes targeting alleged narco-terrorists.

WATCH: Dems dodge on whether Obamacare is worth shutting down government: ‘Ask a Republican’

As the shutdown enters its second month, Democrats dodged questions on whether their hardline stance on extending Obamacare subsidies is worth keeping federal workers without pay.

Wicker, Reed demand Hegseth share Caribbean strike orders

Sens. Jack Reed (D-R.I.) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) on Friday called on Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to give them copies of the orders issued to strike boats in the Caribbean that the Trump administration says were trafficking drugs. They released two letters addressed to Hegseth. The first was sent on Sept. 23, establishing the legal...

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