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Republicans deserve their midterm troubles

By Peter Morici

In this image from video provided by Senate TV, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine., speaks on the Senate floor about her vote on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kananaugh, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018 in the Capitol in Washington. Sen Shelly Capito, R-W.Va., sits rear left and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., sits right. (Senate TV via AP) ** FILE **

Two Republican senators, two divergent paths on Kavanaugh

By MATTHEW DALY and KEN THOMAS - Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, OCT. 6, 2018, AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this May 23, 2018, file photo, Republican gubernatorial candidate John Cox addresses supporters at the Sacramento County Republican Party headquarters in Sacramento, Calif. Cox, a businessman living in the San Diego area, is running against Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom to replace Gov. Jerry Brown. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

Cox leans on business success in bid for California governor

By JONATHAN J. COOPER - Associated Press

ADVANCE FOR RELEASE SATURDAY, OCT. 6, 2018, AND THEREAFTER - FILE - In this Jan. 25, 2018, file photo California Gov. Jerry Brown delivers his annual State of the State address before a joint session of the Legislature, in Sacramento, Calif. All 80 state Assembly seats and half of the 40 Senate seats are up for election this year. At stake is Democrats' two-thirds supermajorities that let them raise taxes or change legislative rules without any Republican support. (AP Photo/Rich Pedroncelli, File)

GOP hopes gas tax ire distracts from Trump in lawmaker races

By DON THOMPSON - Associated Press

Sen. Chris Coons, D-Del., talks with the media after viewing the FBI report on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Murkowski calls Kavanaugh decision ‘agonizing’

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Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum, left, greets Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla. before speaking to supporters at a Democratic Party rally Friday, Aug. 31, 2018, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/John Raoux)

Florida Democrats tout push to mobilize state’s Hispanic voters in midterms

By James Varney - The Washington Times

President Donald Trump makes his second visit to Minnesota, with a rally on Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018, in Rochester, Minn. (Glen Stubbe/Star Tribune via AP)

Kavanaugh bump? GOP fights for new energy as vote nears

By STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

In this image from video provided by Senate TV, Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine., speaks on the Senate floor about her vote on Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kananaugh, Friday, Oct. 5, 2018 in the Capitol in Washington. Sen Shelly Capito, R-W.Va., sits rear left and Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith, R-Miss., sits right. (Senate TV via AP) ** FILE **

2 Republican senators, 2 divergent paths on Kavanaugh

By MATTHEW DALY and KEN THOMAS - Associated Press

Republican Party candidate Bob Stefanowski, left, shakes hands with Democratic Party candidate Ned Lamont, at the end of a gubernatorial debate at the University of Connecticut in Storrs, Conn., Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/Jessica Hill)

National GOP investing in Stefanowski, hoping to win seat

By SUSAN HAIGH - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., walks to the chamber after meeting with Vice President Mike Pence and fellow Republicans, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 26, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans in fine form — finally

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times

FILE--In t his Sept. 15, 2018, file photo, former Vice President Joe Biden addresses the Human Rights Campaign National Dinner in Washington, D.C. Democrats are looking to Joe Biden to give their California congressional candidates a boost. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, file)

Biden pushes Democratic House to ‘take this president on’

By MICHAEL R. BLOOD - Associated Press

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., left, walks out of his office on Capitol Hill, Wednesday, Oct. 3, 2018 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

The Latest: Grassley releases list of 10 interviewed by FBI

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President Donald Trump talks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, as he heads to Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Trump says ‘scary time’ for young men facing false charges

By CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz. participates in an interview at the The Atlantic's 'The Constitution in Crisis' forum in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

The Latest: Ford’s lawyers criticize scope of FBI probe

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President Donald Trump talks with reporters on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 2, 2018, as he heads to Pennsylvania. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

‘A scary time’: Trump taps fears of #Metoo run amok

By CATHERINE LUCEY and JILL COLVIN - Associated Press

Polling has shown that the public could be coming around on the tax code overhaul, as Republicans predicted when they passed the tax cut package late last year when it was significantly less popular. GOP candidates want to run on the issue. (Associated Press photographs)

GOP wants to connect with voters over success of 2017 $1.5 trillion tax cut package

By David Sherfinski - The Washington Times

Northam promises veto of GOP redistricting plan

By ALAN SUDERMAN - Associated Press

In this Sept. 21, 2018, photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. rett Kavanaugh's fate remains uncertain, but some on the front-lines of the Republican Party's midterm battlefield fear the GOP may have already lost. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Some fear Kavanaugh’s fate may bode ill for GOP either way

By STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

In this Sept. 21, 2018, photo, the Supreme Court is seen in Washington. rett Kavanaugh's fate remains uncertain, but some on the front-lines of the Republican Party's midterm battlefield fear the GOP may have already lost. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Republicans fear political fallout from Kavanaugh turmoil

By STEVE PEOPLES - Associated Press

Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, left, accompanied by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member, center, speaks with Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., right, during a Senate Judiciary Committee markup meeting on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, in Washington. The committee will vote next week on whether to recommend President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh for confirmation. Republicans hope to confirm him to the court by Oct. 1.(AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

Democrats are playing chess; Republicans, go fish

By Cheryl K. Chumley - The Washington Times