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Updated 1:45 am PDT, Friday, September 21, 2018 Polish President Andrzej Duda, left, and President Donald Trump shake hands after a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, in Washington. Polish President Andrzej Duda, left, and President Donald Trump shake hands after a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, in Washington. Photo: Alex Brandon, AP Photo: Alex Brandon, AP Image 1 of / 1 Caption Close Image 1 of 1 Polish President Andrzej Duda, left, and President Donald Trump shake hands after a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 18, 2018, in Washington. Polish President Andrzej Duda, left, and President Donald Trump shake hands after a news conference in the East Room of the White House, Tuesday, Sept. 18, … [Read more...] about Polish leader resists view that he was disrespected by Trump

Juana Summers, Nicholas Riccardi and Julie Pace, Associated Press Updated 12:17 am PDT, Friday, September 21, 2018 FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge, speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington. less FILE - In this Sept. 4, 2018, file photo, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, a federal appeals court judge, speaks before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in ... more Photo: Andrew Harnik, AP People hold signs of U.S. Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh at a rally and news conference Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, at a Planned Parenthood office in Portland, Ore. The group urged voters to insist on an investigation into decades-old allegations of sexual assault against Kavanaugh before moving forward. less People hold signs of U.S. Supreme … [Read more...] about Kavanaugh allegation tests support of GOP women

Steve Peoples and Steve Karnowski, Associated Press Updated 11:31 pm PDT, Thursday, September 20, 2018 A "Vote Here" sign marks the entrance on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, to an early voting station in downtown Minneapolis for Friday's opening of early voting in Minnesota. Minnesota and South Dakota are tied for the earliest start in the country for early voting in the 2018 midterm elections. less A "Vote Here" sign marks the entrance on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, to an early voting station in downtown Minneapolis for Friday's opening of early voting in Minnesota. Minnesota and South Dakota are tied for ... more Photo: Steve Karnowski, AP An "Early Vote Center" sign and "I Will Vote" signs on Thursday, Sept. 20, 2018, mark a polling place in downtown Minneapolis that will open Friday as early voting begins in Minnesota. Minnesota and South Dakota are tied for the earliest start in the country for early voting … [Read more...] about Early voting begins as midterms season enters final phase

Jessica Gresko, Associated Press Updated 11:23 pm PDT, Thursday, September 20, 2018 FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2018, file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas sits as he is introduced during an event at the Library of Congress in Washington. When Thomas arrived at the Supreme Court in the fall of 1991 after a bruising confirmation hearing in which his former employee Anita Hill accused him of sexual harassment, fellow justice Byron White said something that stuck with him. “It doesn’t matter how you got here. All that matters now is what you do here,” Thomas recounted in his 2007 memoir, “My Grandfather’s Son.” less FILE - In this Feb. 15, 2018, file photo, Supreme Court Associate Justice Clarence Thomas sits as he is introduced during an event at the Library of Congress in Washington. When Thomas arrived at the Supreme ... more Photo: Pablo Martinez Monsivais, … [Read more...] about For Kavanaugh, path forward could be like Clarence Thomas’

By Eric Ting, SFGATE Published 10:28 pm PDT, Thursday, September 20, 2018 President Donald Trump speaks during a "Make America Great Again" rally in Las Vegas on Sept. 20, 2018.  President Donald Trump speaks during a "Make America Great Again" rally in Las Vegas on Sept. 20, 2018.  Photo: MANDEL NGAN;Mandel Ngan / AFP / Getty Images Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise in "It."  Bill Skarsgard as Pennywise in "It."  Photo: Brooke Palmer, Warner Bros. Entertainment There is no love lost between Democratic California lawmakers and their Republican president. Click through the gallery below for an overview of some of California’s ongoing clashes with the Trump administration. less There is no love lost between Democratic California lawmakers and their Republican president. Click through the gallery below for an overview of some … [Read more...] about Trump calls Gavin Newsom a ‘clown’ during rally; Newsom compares Trump to Pennywise in response