Saudis are said to have lain in wait for Jamal Khashoggi  —  ISTANBUL — As Jamal Khashoggi prepared to enter the Saudi consulate in Istanbul on Oct. 2, a squad of men from Saudi Arabia who investigators suspect played a role in his disappearance was ready and in place.

Donald Trump: Democrats ‘Medicare for All’ plan will demolish promises to seniors  —  The Democrats want to outlaw private health care plans, taking away freedom to choose plans while letting anyone cross our border.  We must win this.  —  CONNECT  —  Throughout the year …

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell joins AP Washington bureau chief Julie Pace and chief congressional correspondent Lisa Mascaro for a live conversation about the contentious confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh, the upcoming midterm elections and President Donald Trump.

Ex-MI6 spy's veiled swipe at Donald Trump revealed  —  Christopher Steele, the former MI6 officer behind the Russia dossier on Donald Trump, has broken 18 months of silence with a veiled swipe at the US president.  —  He has written about the importance of speaking “truths to power” …

Trump's Patron-in-Chief  —  Casino magnate Sheldon Adelson has never been more powerful.  The Trump administration has advanced his ideological and financial interests, including an assist in his quest to build a casino in Japan.  —  LATE ON A THURSDAY evening in February 2017 …

Poll: Kavanaugh confirmation energizes Democrats more than GOP  —  A total of 46 percent say the Senate ‘made the wrong decision.’  —  Republicans are touting the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh as rocket fuel for the GOP grass roots in next month's midterm elections …

Nikki Haley may have timed her exit perfectly  —  Washington (CNN)Nikki Haley is getting out of the Trump administration with her stature elevated and political prospects brightened — not something that could be said for most top political power players who leave the President's reputation-crushing fold.

Poll: Martha McSally gaining in Senate race against Kyrsten Sinema  —  abc15.com staff , Danielle Lerner  —  PHOENIX - A new poll of Arizona's contested Senate race shows frontrunner Republican Martha McSally increasing her lead over Democrat Kyrsten Sinema.

A Trio of Wealthy Russians Made an Enemy of Putin.  Now They're All Dead.  —  Nikolai Glushkov, a close associate of the late oligarch Boris Berezovsky, was preparing to testify that Aeroflot was a corrupt instrument of Russian intelligence  —  LONDON—Nikolai Glushkov, a Russian émigré …

Jamie Lee Curtis wields firearms in new ‘Halloween’ movie despite advocating for gun control  —  Jamie's got a gun in the latest “Halloween” reboot.  —  In the 11th installment of the horror film series, Jamie Lee Curtis's character, Laurie Strode, is seen wielding firearms in her quest …

Michael, a Category 4, could become the strongest hurricane on record to strike the Florida Panhandle  —  Hurricane Michael rapidly gained strength in the warm waters of the Gulf of Mexico Tuesday night and continued to intensify Wednesday morning, threatening to become the most intense hurricane …

Why Is Israel Scared of This Young American?  —  Societies that bar their critics aren't protecting themselves.  They are advertising their weakness.  —  In March, the writer Andrew Sullivan described each of us as a “Zionist fanatic of near-unhinged proportions.”  It was a cheap shot.

A Man Charged In Connection With Mueller's Russian Troll Farm Case Was Sentenced To Six Months In Prison  —  Richard Pinedo pleaded guilty to one count of identity fraud.  Prosecutors say there was no evidence he knew he was aiding Russians trying to influence the 2016 election, however.

Nervous Democrats ask: Could Election Day disaster strike again?  —  It was this week two years ago that Hillary Clinton's victory looked assured, when the infamous “Access Hollywood” tape of Donald Trump bragging about sexual assault appeared all but certain to end his campaign.

Russian Whistleblower Assassinated After Uncovering $200 Billion Dirty-Money Scandal  —  Andrei Kozlov was gunned down in 2006, weeks after trying to shutter the world's biggest money-laundering scam—one reportedly used by Putin's family and the FSB.  —  LONDON—A crusading Russian official traveled …

Administration mum on climate change report as Trump says: ‘I want to look at who drew it’  —  The day after an international panel of scientists issued a stark warning about the short window in which world leaders can act to avoid catastrophic climate change, the president of the United States …

Federal election officials question Rep. Duncan Hunter campaign's identification of donors  —  Congressman Duncan Hunter is met with protesters outside a recent San Diego federal court hearing.  (Nelvin C. Cepeda / San Diego Union-Tribune)  —  This past March, James H. Hunter of Eagle …

Quam's mic grab creates a commotion  —  Legislative forums sponsored by the League of Women Voters Rochester are typically earnest, decorous and orderly affairs.  —  But an exception to that rule occurred Monday during a forum between incumbent GOP state Rep. Duane Quam and DFL challenger Jamie Mahlberg at Rochester Public Library.

Russian Novichok Suspects Shadowed Skripal In Prague, Report Says  —  The two Russian men suspected by British intelligence of poisoning Sergei Skripal and his daughter Yulia in England in March shadowed the former double agent in Prague in 2014, Czech Radio (CR) has cited sources as saying.

Melania Trump Says #MeToo Accusers Must Show ‘Really Hard Evidence’  —  Washington (AP) — First lady Melania Trump says women who make accusations of sexual abuse “need to be heard” and supported, but so do men.  —  She says when there are accusations there needs to be “really hard evidence” and accusers should “show the evidence.”

Wave watch: Inside the Democratic primary turnout surge  —  Data: Ballotpedia; Chart: Chris Canipe and Neal Rothschild/Axios  —  Democratic voter turnout in this year's House primaries increased in each of the 19 competitive, comparable House districts compared to 2014, and doubled in more than two thirds of them.