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What it's like to close in on Mosul

10 years ago
Through the haze and smoke, the brown and gray outline of Gogjali is just about visible. It's an industrial suburb on the eastern outskirts of Mosul, just two kilometers (1.24 miles) from front line positions of the Iraqi Counter Terrorism Force (CTF), and it's their next target.

At-risk Republicans revel in FBI's announcement

10 years ago
Vulnerable down-ballot Republican candidates seized on the news Friday that the FBI was reviewing new emails tied to the investigation of Hillary Clinton's use of a private server, arguing the GOP must remain in charge of Congress so they can keep check on a potential Clinton presidency.

What are poll watchers and what are they allowed to do?

10 years ago
With early voting underway in a growing number of states and Donald Trump talking about a "rigged" election and warning about what he says will be voter fraud, there have been significant discussions about "poll watchers," and concerns that certain individuals may try to intimidate their fellow voters.

Carl Bernstein: Clinton email controversy is not Watergate

10 years ago
Watergate journalist Carl Bernstein Friday night seemingly contradicted a talking point repeated by Republican nominee Donald Trump, saying that newly discovered emails related to Hillary Clinton's private server did not rise to the occasion of Watergate, the scandal that brought down President Nixon in 1974.

Trump reinvigorated by FBI Clinton probe

10 years ago
Donald Trump pounced on the news that the FBI is reopening its investigation into Hillary Clinton's use of a private email server while she was secretary of state, saying Friday the Democratic presidential nominee displays corruption "on a scale we have never seen before."

US intercepted Iranian weapons going to Yemen

10 years ago
American warships have intercepted five shipments of weaponry to the Houthis in Yemen from Iran in the past year and a half, according to US Vice Admiral Kevin Donegan, who is in charge of American naval operations in the Middle East.

Tim Kaine's Supreme Court prediction

10 years ago
Democratic vice presidential nominee Tim Kaine is predicting that Senate Democrats will "change the Senate rules" to confirm a ninth Supreme Court justice if Republicans continue to block confirmation of any new appointments.

Mitch McConnell: Obamacare has failed

10 years ago
Rising health care costs have become the hallmark of a partisan Obamacare law that was sold with promises to lower them. The Obama White House just announced that health care premiums will rise again this year for millions of Americans by an almost unbelievable 25% under Obamacare. And that's just a national average. Many Pennsylvanians face hikes in their health premiums as high as 55%; Oklahomans up to 69%, and Arizonans as much as 116%.
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