Republicans rush to build firewall to save the House and other top stories.

• Republicans rush to build firewall to save the House

  

  The top House Republican super PAC had always planned to spend big to protect GOP lawmakers in Democratic-friendly districts. But Donald Trump’s free fall is forcing American Action Network and its sister PAC, Congressional Leadership Fund, to also shell out millions in red-leaning districts that weren’t even in play until this month. Their suddenly urgent mission: Build a firewall to prevent a Democratic takeover of the House.Story Continued Below With Trump fending off allegations of sexual ..

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• Mayor accused of racist post about Obamas allowed to resign

  

  USA Today Network Teresa Boeckel, York (Pa.) Daily Record 7:29 a.m. EDT October 18, 2016 Councilman Shawn Mauck spoke about what to expect at tonight's meeting. Teresa Boeckel, York Daily RecordAttendees react to a speaker during a West York Borough Council meeting two weeks ago. The council was addressing West York Borough Mayor Charles Wasko's inflammatory Facebook posts.(Photo: Paul Chaplin, For the York Daily Record)YORK, Pa. — West York Council unanimously accepted embat..

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• The Latest: Suspect's relative says he was distraught

  

  VALLEJO, Calif. (AP) — The Latest on officers shooting armed man outside a coffee shop (all times local): 9:40 p.m. An online service is needed to view this article in its entirety. You need an online service to view this article in its entirety. Choose an online service. Current print subscribers Need an account? Create one now. ..

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• Former General Pleads Guilty in False Statements Probe

  

  A former vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff pleaded guilty Monday to making false statements during an investigation into a leak of classified information about a covert cyberattack on Iran's nuclear facilities. Retired Marine Gen. James Cartwright entered the plea at a hearing before U.S. District Judge Richard Leon, convened just a few hours after the Justice Department announced the charges. The plea ends a Justice Department investigation that began after the 2012 leak to report..

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• Illegal Immigration Is Changing. Border Security Is Still Catching Up

  

  llegal immigration into the United States isn't what it used to be. The prevailing assumption that Mexican migrants, mostly men, are streaming into the United States illegally in search of jobs is long outdated, the Obama administration said this week. Instead, it's overwhelmingly families from Central America who are being intercepted together at the border. And this distinction between the shifting demographics at the border isn't just semantics. It's not so much an illegal immigration p..

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