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Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh waits to testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the third day of his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Sept. 6, 2018. Official Washington is scrambling Monday to assess and manage Kavanaugh’s prospects after his accuser, Christine Blasey Ford, revealed her identity to The Washington Post and described an encounter she believes was attempted rape. Kavanaugh reported to the White House amid the upheaval, but there was no immediate word on why or whether he had been summoned. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite) ** FILE **

GOP divided on how to handle Kavanaugh accusations

Sen. Susan Collins, a key Republican, said Monday that both Judge Brett Kavanaugh and the woman who has accused him of an attempted sexual assault when they were in high school three decades ago should both testify to the Senate.

September 17, 2018
This image shows the front of the draft copy of the new 1040 income tax form. The draft given to The Associated Press by a staffer on the Ways & Means Committee shows that the form will be reduced from two full pages to one double-sided half page. (IRS via AP)

IRS announces tax relief for hurricane victims

The IRS said Saturday that those caught in Hurricane Florence will get extended time for the next quarterly estimated income tax filing deadline Monday, as well as payroll tax returns due at the end of this month.

September 15, 2018
Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., the ranking member on the Senate Judiciary Committee, speaks as President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Sept. 6, 2018, for the third day of his confirmation to replace retired Justice Anthony Kennedy. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Feinstein’s opponent accuses her of protecting Kavanaugh

Sen. Dianne Feinstein's opponent in November's election blamed her Friday for her handling of a decades-old unsubstantiated sexual assault allegation against Judge Brett Kavanaugh, saying she should have confronted the judge personally.

September 14, 2018
Brett Kavanaugh, President Donald Trump's Supreme Court nominee, appears before the Senate Judiciary Committee for the second day of his confirmation hearing, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Brett Kavanaugh written questions focus on personal finances

We now know Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh is bad luck for the Washington Nationals, that he seemed nervous before his first date with the woman who would become his wife, and that he has never been treated for a gambling addiction -- in case anyone had been curious.

September 13, 2018
This July 26, 2018, file photo shows people lining up to cross into the United States to begin the process of applying for asylum near the San Ysidro port of entry in Tijuana, Mexico. A federal judge has extended a freeze on deporting families separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, giving a reprieve to hundreds of children and their parents to remain in the United States.(AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File)

Illegal immigrant families break record

Illegal immigration across the southwest border surged last month as President Trump's zero-tolerance effort crumbled, and smugglers and migrant families rushed to take advantage of renewed "catch-and-release" loopholes.

September 12, 2018
President Donald Trump, left, listens to a reporters question as FEMA Administrator Brock Long, center, and Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, right, listen during a briefing on Hurricane Florence in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

FEMA warns about hurricane as D.C. press chases Trump scandal

A top FEMA official attempted Wednesday to warn people in the path of Hurricane Florence but instead had to shoot down reporters' questions about whether the Trump administration wasted disaster funds on its illegal immigration agenda.

September 12, 2018
President Donald Trump greets Iraqi Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi upon his arrival to the White House in Washington, Monday, March 20, 2017. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Iraq, Trump administration disagree on terms of travel ban deal

Iraq was the first country to earn its way off President Trump's travel ban last year, after the administration said it wanted to thank the Muslim nation for agreeing to start taking back its deportees whom the U.S. was trying to oust. But evidence has emerged suggesting that either Iraq has backslid or the deal was never what the administration said it was in the first place.

September 11, 2018
Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross stands as President Donald Trump and European Commission president Jean-Claude Juncker speak in the Rose Garden of the White House, Wednesday, July 25, 2018, in Washington.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon) ** FILE **

N.Y. demands Wilbur Ross be deposed in Census citizenship question fight

President Trump's opponents asked a federal judge late Monday to order Commerce Secretary Wilbur Ross to sit for a sworn deposition to answer questions about why he decided to ask about citizenship on the 2020 census, saying there are key matters only he can settle.

September 11, 2018