Cruz, O'Rourke trade attacks during testy 1st Texas debate

Republican Ted Cruz and Democrat Beto O'Rourke are holding their first debate as a Texas Senate race that once looked like it would be a cakewalk for the conservative incumbent now appears to be anything but one
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O'Rourke: Won't go negative ahead of Texas Senate debate

Democrat Beto O'Rourke says he's not taking a negative approach going into his first debate against Republican Sen. Ted Cruz
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O'Rourke ignores attacks ahead of Texas Senate race debate

Democratic congressman Beto O'Rourke says he's sticking with not running negative attacks heading into his first debate with Republican Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas
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GOP scores upset to replace convicted Texas state senator

Republican Pete Flores is trying to upset Democrat Pete Gallego and nab a reliably blue state Senate seat vacated by a former lawmaker sentenced to 12 years in prison on federal fraud charges
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GOP vying for upset to replace convicted Texas state senator

Republican Pete Flores is trying to upset Democrat Pete Gallego and nab a reliably blue state Senate seat vacated by a former lawmaker sentenced to 12 years in prison on federal fraud charges
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Police reports detail O'Rourke's '98 drunken-driving arrest

A Texas police report on the 1998 drunken driving arrest of U.S. Senate candidate Beto O'Rourke says he tried to flee from an El Paso-area wreck he caused before being stopped
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8 candidates vying to replace convicted Texas state senator

Eight candidates are competing in a bipartisan special election to replace Democratic Texas state Sen. Carlos Uresti, who stepped down in June after being sentenced to 12 years in prison on federal fraud charges
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Gubernatorial contenders debate taxes, Kavanaugh

Candidates for Connecticut governor debated taxes, tolls and Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh
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Griebel makes pitch for independent governor candidacy

Gubernatorial candidate Oz Griebel is pitching his independent candidacy in his first debate with the two major party contenders
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Whitmer, Schuette both back elimination of pension tax

Democrat Gretchen Whitmer is calling for the elimination of Michigan's "retirement tax" in a new TV ad airing in the governor's race
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President Trump schedules second trip to Minnesota

President Donald Trump will head back to Minnesota with a scheduled stop in Rochester
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Police union: DeWine wrong to wear BCI seal in governor ads

Ohio's largest police union wants Republican Attorney General Mike DeWine to stop distributing campaign fliers and ads in which he wears the seal of the Bureau of Criminal Investigation
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Whitmer renews call for ending pension tax, rips Schuette

Democrat Gretchen Whitmer is calling for the elimination of Michigan's "retirement tax" in a new TV ad airing in the governor's race
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Kansas GOP hopeful acknowledges business claim is inaccurate

The Republican candidate in a hotly contested Kansas congressional race is acknowledging he did not own or start a small business in the Middle East despite making that claim several times on the campaign trail
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Wisconsin lawmaker resigns leadership post under pressure

A top Republican in the Wisconsin Assembly gave up his leadership post on Wednesday, but ignored Gov. Scott Walker's call to resign after the lawmaker made what he called "stupid comments while under the influence of alcohol" to three female legislators
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Rep. Bill Oliver resigns from North Dakota Legislature

A freshman Republican lawmaker who represents a massive legislative district in western North Dakota has resigned
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Dems say extra work coming to foster Native American voting

North Dakota Democrats are targeting American Indian communities in a get-out-the-vote campaign that includes helping tribal members in the state obtain new proof-of-identity requirements needed to cast a ballot
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Governor candidates, including independent Griebel, face off

Independent governor candidate Oz Griebel will join the 2 major party candidates on stage for the first time
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Ellison seeks House ethics investigation of abuse allegation

Minnesota Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison is requesting a House Ethics Committee investigation into the allegation of physical abuse from an ex-girlfriend
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University of Wyoming looking into anti-Gosar campaign ad

The University of Wyoming is looking into whether a campaign ad for an Arizona congressional candidate violated the school's filming policy
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Watkins acknowledges he didn't build a company from scratch

Republican congressional candidate Steve Watkins is acknowledging that he did not own or start a small business in the Middle East despite making that claim several times on the campaign trail
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AP: No widespread changes in gun laws after recent shootings

Recent mass shootings lead to mixed record on state gun legislation, not the sea change gun-control advocates had hoped to see
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Walker calls for Wisconsin state lawmaker to resign

Gov. Scott Walker is calling for a Republican Wisconsin Assembly leader to resign after the lawmaker apologized for making what he called "stupid comments while under the influence of alcohol" to three female legislators
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Whitmer calls for end to 'retirement tax,' rips Schuette

Democrat Gretchen Whitmer is calling for the elimination of Michigan's "retirement tax" in a new TV ad airing in the governor's race
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Ted Cruz takes unlikely role as a bulwark of stability

Ted Cruz is again talking about chaos in Washington, only this time he's not the one causing it
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AP FACT CHECK: Tuition hike claim against Brown inaccurate

AP FACT CHECK: Republican U.S. Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers inaccurately claims opponent Lisa Brown voted to raise college tuition in Washington state by more than 80 percent while serving as state legislator in attack ad
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Democrat says Baker slow in responding to police OT scandal

Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jay Gonzalez says Gov. Charlie Baker should fire the head of the state police and his public safety secretary over the handling of the police overtime abuse scandal
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Secretary of state candidate aims to expand digital services

Republican Mary Treder Lang says she seeks to launch a mobile app and expand online services for registering to vote and renewing driver's licenses and plates if she's elected Michigan's next secretary of state
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Johnson's GOP primary upset sparks fundraising surge

Republican Jeff Johnson has closed a sizable fundraising gap after pulling off an upset over former Gov. Tim Pawlenty in the August primary
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Assembly leader apologizes for comments to female colleagues

A state Assembly leader has apologized for inappropriate comments to three female legislators after a Republican caucus event in Wisconsin Dells
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