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U.S. Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., removes her mask as she prepares to debate Democratic challenger Mark Kelly, Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2020, at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona State University, in Phoenix. (Rob Schumacher/The Arizona Republic via AP, Pool)

Martha McSally pummels Mark Kelly over communist China ties

It was a stunning charge Sen. Martha McSally lobbed at Democratic opponent Mark Kelly: that the former Space Shuttle astronaut, on his 2006 flight, took a Chinese flag as his sole personal item. And that he carried a Chinese communist banner on his motorcycle.

October 18, 2020
In this June 26, 2019, file photo, migrant children walk with their families along the Rio Grande, as pedestrian commuters use the Puerta Mexico bridge to enter Brownsville, Texas, seen from Matamoros, Tamaulipas state, Mexico. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell, File) ** FILE **

Smugglers abandon children on banks of Rio Grande

Border Patrol agents found four young illegal immigrant children abandoned on the banks of the Rio Grande near Brownsville, Texas, Saturday morning, after they were smuggled across then left there by their guide.

October 17, 2020
FILE - In this July 21, 2015, file photo, Martha Johnson turns in her ballot at the Nenahnezad Chapter House in Fruitland, N.M., during the Navajo Nation's referendum election. Native American voting rights advocates are cautioning against states moving to mail-in ballots without opportunities for tribal members to vote safely in person. The Native American Rights Fund released a wide-ranging report on voting rights Thursday, June 4, 2020. In it, the group outlined the challenges that could arise as states move to rely more heavily on mail-in ballots. (Jon Austria/The Daily Times via AP, File)

Navajo voters lose bid for special protections

A group of Navajo voters lost their bid Thursday for special voting rules, after a federal appeals court said they lacked standing to bring their lawsuit, and besides, the extra time they were asking to get their ballots in just isn't feasible.

October 15, 2020
In this Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, photo, Border Patrol agents apprehend a man thought to have entered the country illegally, near McAllen, Texas, along the U.S.-Mexico border. (AP Photo/Eric Gay) **FILE**

Illegal border crossings plummet in 2020

Illegal immigration across the southwestern border plummeted over the last year as President Trump's policies and the coronavirus pandemic took hold -- but officials warned they're already seeing signs of a new surge they said could shatter records.

October 14, 2020
Supreme Court nominee Amy Coney Barrett holds up her notepad as she speaks during her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2020. (Tom Williams/Pool via AP)

Amy Coney Barrett rejects Donald Trump ‘pawn’ talk

Judge Amy Coney Barrett made no commitments to President Trump and passionately rejected insinuations she would be his "pawn" in upcoming rulings on Obamacare and possibly the 2020 election, the Supreme Court nominee told the Senate Judiciary Committee Tuesday.

October 13, 2020
In this March 19, 2020, file photo, is an envelope containing a 2020 census letter mailed to a U.S. resident. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File)

Supreme Court stops 2020 census from continuing

The Supreme Court issued an order Tuesday that halts the 2020 census count in place, delivering a victory to the Trump administration, which is rushing to complete the enumeration and submit the final results to Congress this year.

October 13, 2020