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• Migrant Caravan Swells to 5,000, Resumes Advance Toward US
  
  A growing throng of Central American migrants resumed their advance toward the U.S. border in southern Mexico on Sunday, overwhelming Mexican government attempts to stop them at the border.Their numbers swelled to about 5,000 overnight and at first light they set out...
• Wisconsin's Walker Confronts Dire Political Outlook
  
  Standing in front of a beer pasteurizing tank at a Milwaukee manufacturing company, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker watched as former Gov. Tommy Thompson exhorted a friendly Republican crowd to help Walker prevail in his surprisingly precarious race for a third term."I know the...
• Jordan Cancels Part of Peace Agreement with Israel
  
  Jordan's King Abdullah II on Sunday said he has decided not to renew parts of his country's landmark peace treaty with Israel.Abdullah released a statement that he intends to pull out of two annexes from the 1994 peace agreement that allowed Israel to lease two small areas,...
• Who Follows Speaker Ryan? Battle for Power Looms in GOP
  
  Win or lose in the race for the majority, House Republicans are at risk of plunging into a messy leadership battle after the November election, with the party lacking a clear heir apparent to take the place of House Speaker Paul Ryan.President Donald Trump has signaled he'd...
• NBC/WSJ Poll: Dems Up 9 Points on Generic Ballot
  
  Despite President Donald Trump scoring his highest job approval to date and Republicans with its largest lead on the economy in history, 50 percent of likely voters prefer Democratic control of Congress over Republicans, which netted 41 percent in the latest NBC News/The...
• Trump Says US to Exit Nuclear Treaty with Russia
  
  President Donald Trump said on Saturday the United States will exit the Cold-War era treaty that eliminated a class of nuclear weapons due to Russian violations, a move an official in Moscow called a dangerous attempt at blackmail. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces...
• Cherokees' Rejection of Elizabeth Warren Highlights How Tribes Decide Membership
  
  Jon Rios traces his ancestry to the Pima people of Arizona, but he has no tribal enrollment card and lives hundreds of miles away in Colorado.He has no interest in meeting any federally imposed requirements to prove his connection to a tribe. If anyone asks, he says he's...
• Vice President Pence, Morrisey Urge West Virginians to Vote
  
  Vice President Mike Pence made his second stop in West Virginia in the past three months to rally for Republican U.S. Senate nominee Patrick Morrisey on Saturday night.This time, Pence urged residents to get out and vote in the Nov. 6 election in a state where President...
• No Winner Picked, Mega Millions Jackpot Hits $1.6B
  
  The U.S. Mega Millions jackpot grew to $1.6 billion, a world record for a lottery, after Friday's drawing produced no winner of the grand prize, officials said. The next Mega Millions draw will be on Tuesday, after no one hit all of the numbers of 15, 23, 53, 65, 70 and the...
• China's Growth Slows as Officials Try to Reassure Investors
  
• Trump Hopes to Pick UN Ambassador from 5 Candidates
  
  President Donald Trump says he hopes to select a U.N. ambassador to replace Nikki Haley very soon and is interviewing 5 candidates for the job.Trump said Saturday after a campaign rally in Nevada: "We'll have somebody great ... we're going to pick somebody very...
• Trump, Biden Campaign on Opposite Sides of Nev. Senate Race
  
  Campaigning on opposite sides of a pivotal Senate race, President Donald Trump and former Vice President Joe Biden appealed to party loyalists in Nevada as early voting began Saturday in the state.Wrapping up a three-day visit to Western states with midday rally in rural...
• Mnuchin Defends Planned Trip to Riyadh as Khashoggi Controversy Grows
  
  Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said on Sunday it was premature to comment on possible U.S. sanctions against Saudi Arabia for the death of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi until an investigation into what happened had been completed. Mnuchin said information so far on...
• Migrant Caravan Re-forms in Mexico, Members Vow to Reach US
  
  Despite Mexican efforts to stop them at the border, about 2,000 Central American migrants swam or rafted across a river separating that country from Guatemala, re-formed their mass caravan in Mexico and vowed to resume their journey toward the United States.The migrants,...
• Young Catholics Urge Vatican to Issue Inclusive LGBT Message
  
  Catholic bishops are entering the final week of debate over hot-button issues facing young Catholics, including how the church should welcome gays and respond to the clerical sex abuse scandal that has discredited many in the church hierarchy.The monthlong synod of bishops...
• Ex-Spy Chief Says Brexit Leaves UK Vulnerable to Attack
  
  Brexit could leave Britain more vulnerable to attacks like the nerve-agent poisoning of a Russian ex-spy in Salisbury, a former head of the U.K.'s overseas intelligence service said Friday."I don't believe Russia would have used a nerve agent on the streets of an American...
• Adelsons Add $25 Million to Their Midterm Campaign Spending
  
  Billionaire casino owner Sheldon Adelson and his wife, Miriam, delivered another $25 million to help Republicans try to hold control of the U.S. Senate in the Nov. 6 election, adding to the more than $87 million they previously gave to bolster the GOP's midterm campaign.The...
• Bolton to Tell Russia That US Will Pull Out of Key Arms Control Treaty
  
  President Donald Trump's national security adviser, John Bolton, will visit Moscow next week for talks that will include telling Russian officials that the United States plans to withdraw from the landmark Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty, according to The New York...
• SEC Commissioner Warns: Retirement Crisis 'Tsunami' Approaching
  
  SEC Commissioner Kara Stein reportedly has warned that "the retirement crisis is a tsunami that is rapidly approaching."
• Jim Cramer's 5 Favorite Tech Stocks Right Now
  
  Investment guru Jim Cramer has shared his top five favorite tech stocks.
• Merkel Seeks Full Facts on Khashoggi's Death
  
  German Chancellor Angela Merkel said she doesn't accept Saudi Arabia's explanation on the death of government critic Jamal Khashoggi, as European leaders pressed the kingdom to come clean on how he was killed.While President Donald Trump called the Saudi response and...
• Anti-Brexit Protest in London Calls for Second Referendum
  
  Anti-Brexit protesters are gathering in central London for a demonstration calling for a second referendum on Britain's exit from the European Union.Around 150 buses are ferrying thousands of protesters from across the country to the British capital. The march will begin at...
• Trump Offers New Tax Breaks for Investing in 'Opportunity Zones'
  
  The Trump administration is proposing rules for investors in a new program that it says could have a big impact on economically depressed areas around the country.
• Study: Middle Class Parents Paying Least for College
  
  As U.S. high school seniors pare down their college wish lists and parents sweat over the bills, a new study by student loan lender Sallie Mae illustrates the gulf between the sticker price of college and the actual cost.
• Russian Woman Charged with US Election Interference
  
  The U.S. accused a Russian woman Friday of a sweeping effort to sway American public opinion through social media in the first federal case alleging foreign interference in the 2018 midterm election.

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