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In Ohio, it’s personal Dozens of Ohio’s Democratic leaders have gathered in and around the state capital in advance of the debate, and they are thinking well past tonight: Can the party’s eventual presidential nominee carry the state next year? This is a state that has long prized its status as one of the premier presidential battlegrounds: Every winning candidate since 1960, has carried Ohio. But the truth is, Ohio…

Grace Segers is a politics reporter for CBS News Digital.

Turkey pressed ahead with its offensive in northern Syria on Tuesday despite U.S. sanctions and growing calls for it to stop, while Syria’s Russia-backed army moved on the key city of Manbij that was abandoned by U.S. forces. Reuters journalists accompanied Syrian government forces who entered the center of Manbij, a flashpoint where U.S. troops had previously conducted joint patrols with Turkey. Russian and Syrian flags were flying from a…

Democrats weigh impeachment inquiry vote Key facts and latest news Rudy Giuliani refused to hand over documents about his work with Ukraine, defying a congressional subpoena. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said she won’t call a full House vote to formally authorize the impeachment inquiry. Hunter Biden, the son of former Vice President Joe Biden, says he has no regrets about joining the board of a Ukrainian firm but regrets the…

House Democrats will not hold a vote to authorize an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump as of now, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Tuesday, defying calls from the White House and Republicans to do so. The decision to hold off on a formal vote comes amid growing pressure from Republican lawmakers and White House officials who have criticized House Democrats’ efforts as an illegitimate attempt to undermine Trump’s presidency….

Fox & Friends host Brian Kilmeade initally joined the chorus of voices condemning President Donald Trump’s decision earlier this month end support for Kurdish fighters in Syria. But now, Kilmeade is accusing Democrats of hypocrisy for criticizing the president’s decision to abandon Kurdish forces who served as key allies in U.S. efforts to weaken the Islamic State group. “Just keep in mind, too, as you see Nancy Pelosi and others…

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The interim chief of the Fort Worth Police Department in Texas said the force is reeling after an officer shot Atatiana Jefferson inside a home where she was babysitting her nephew. Former officer Aaron Dean was charged with murder Monday in the fatal shooting of Jefferson, 28, on Saturday at about 2:25 a.m. Interim Police Chief Ed Kraus became emotional during a news conference Tuesday, saying that officers in the…

Hunter Biden, pictured in Washington, D.C., in April 2016, told ABC News he doesn’t regret serving on the board of Ukrainian gas company Burisma. Teresa Kroeger/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Teresa Kroeger/Getty Images Hunter Biden, pictured in Washington, D.C., in April 2016, told ABC News he doesn’t regret serving on the board of Ukrainian gas company Burisma. Teresa Kroeger/Getty Images In an interview with ABC News that aired Tuesday…

A magnitude-4.5 earthquake rattled the San Francisco Bay Area — days before the 30th anniversary of a monster quake that killed dozens and wounded thousands. The quake shook the northeast San Francisco region, near Walnut Creek, just after 10:30 p.m. Monday — just three days before the anniversary of the massive Loma Prieta shaker that rocked the region in 1989, the local National Weather Service branch said. Moderate shaking could…

The fighters greatly expanded their territory after they partnered with an international military coalition, led by the United States, to push the Islamic State from the area. After the Kurdish-led fighters captured ISIS territory, they assumed responsibility for its governance, eventually controlling roughly a quarter of the Syrian landmass. They have also been guarding thousands of ISIS fighters and their families, hundreds of whom fled a detention camp in Ras…

Former national security adviser John Bolton was so alarmed by Rudy Giuliani’s pressure campaign on Ukraine for dirt on former Vice President Joe Biden that he directed a top aide to tell White House lawyers he wasn’t involved, The New York Times reported. Bolton’s directive came after he got into a heated exchange with Gordon Sondland, the US ambassador to the European Union who was part of Giuliani’s shadow foreign…

Media captionFootage shows moment officer shoots woman through bedroom window The US police officer who shot dead a black woman in her bedroom on Saturday has been held and charged with murder. Police in Forth Worth, Texas, wrote on Twitter that Aaron Dean was being held in the Tarrant County jail. On Monday police chief Ed Kraus told reporters Mr Dean had resigned from the force. Atatiana Jefferson was killed…

The closing of a General Motors plant had major repercussions The idling of a G.M. factory near Youngstown, Ohio, this year cost thousands of jobs, years after Mr. Trump visited, promising that the jobs were “all coming back.” But the closure may not sour all the rank-and-file union autoworkers who voted for him. Some white working-class voters are determined “to go down with the ship with him,” a union official…

PLEASANT HILL – A magnitude 4.5 earthquake jolted the East Bay late Monday night, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, striking amid a small swarm of quakes in the area. The USGS said the temblor hit just at 10:33 p.m. less than a mile south-southeast of Pleasant Hill at a depth of roughly 8½ miles. It was initially measured at 4.7 but downgraded to 4.5. There were no immediate reports…

Former Vice President Joe Biden unveiled an ethics plan that also assails practices in the Trump administration. It comes as his son Hunter is making new pledges to curtail overseas business dealings to quell criticism over his role in Ukraine’s energy sector while his father was managing policy with the nation. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Scott Olson/Getty Images Former Vice President Joe Biden unveiled an ethics plan…

Bouquets of flowers and stuffed animals are piling up outside the Fort Worth home of 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson who was shot to death early Saturday morning by Ft. Worth Police Officer Aaron Dean. Jake Bleiberg/AP hide caption toggle caption Jake Bleiberg/AP Bouquets of flowers and stuffed animals are piling up outside the Fort Worth home of 28-year-old Atatiana Jefferson who was shot to death early Saturday morning by Ft. Worth…

Joe Biden’s son is leaving the board of a Chinese private equity firm as questions around his foreign business dealings put the 2020 candidate under new scrutiny. #FoxNews FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business Network (FBN), FOX News Radio, FOX News Headlines 24/7, FOXNews.com and the direct-to-consumer streaming service, FOX Nation. FOX News also produces FOX News Sunday on FOX Broadcasting Company and FOX News Edge….

Nagano, Japan — Rescue crews dug through mudslides and searched near swollen rivers Monday as they looked for those missing from a typhoon that left dozens dead and caused serious damage in central and northern Japan. Typhoon Hagibis unleashed torrents of rain and strong winds Saturday, leaving thousands of homes on Japan’s main island flooded, damaged or without power. CBS News correspondent Ramy Inocencio said parts of the city that once…

The two countries addressed intellectual property rights, financial services — including currency and foreign exchange — and “very significant structural issues” dealing with agriculture, a key sticking point in the tit-for-tat tariff battle, Mnuchin said. Mnuchin said the U.S. expects China to buy $40 billion to $50 billion worth of agriculture products. He also said that China will be removing some tariffs on imports of U.S. goods. Trump, in an…