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Pelosi says Democrats would win House today

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, right, speaks to volunteers at a get out the vote event for Florida Democratic congressional candidates Donna Shalala, left, and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, center, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi said Monday that were the election held today, Democrats would “handily” win the majority in the House.

Central American migrants overwhelmed authorities at the Mexican border and prepared for the long journey across the country toward the U.S., where they plan to test the Trump administration's resolve. (Associated Press)

Migrant caravan overwhelms Mexican authorities, moves on toward U.S.

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Senior officers from the Iranian military plotted on the front line in the northern province of Aleppo, Syria. Iran participated with Russia in the infamous 2016 rape of Aleppo, killing hundreds of civilians while conquering the besieged rebel stronghold. (Associated Press/File)

Iranian terrorists lurk abroad in guise of diplomats, dissidents report

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Unlike some other Libertarian candidates, Lucy Brenton earned a place on stage in a debate in Indiana, where she said Libertarians can offer voters an alternative in the severely divided politics of Washington. (Associated Press/File)

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Jair Bolsonaro, the maverick, politically incorrect, far-right populist presidential candidate, was leading his opponent by 18 percentage points a week before Brazil's election runoff. (Associated Press/File)

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Politics

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, right, speaks to volunteers at a get out the vote event for Florida Democratic congressional candidates Donna Shalala, left, and Debbie Mucarsel-Powell, center, Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, in Coral Gables, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)

Pelosi says Democrats would win House today

By Stephen Dinan - The Washington Times

Florida gubernatorial candidates, Republican Ron DeSantis, left, and Democrat Andrew Gillum meet after a CNN debate, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O'Meara)

Ron DeSantis, Florida candidate for governor, releases tax returns

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U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., shakes the hand of Garlin Gilchrist II, Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, as he arrives at a Michigan Democratic Party rally at Rackham Auditorium in Ann Arbor, Mich., Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. (Jacob Hamilton/Ann Arbor News via AP)

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National

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Central American migrants overwhelmed authorities at the Mexican border and prepared for the long journey across the country toward the U.S., where they plan to test the Trump administration's resolve. (Associated Press)

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