Trump Warns Of ‘Fragile’ Victories In Final Midterm Sprint

By JONATHAN LEMIRE, CATHERINE LUCEY and ZEKE MILLER , Associated Press FORT WAYNE, Ind. (AP) — His shadow hanging over midterm elections that will determine the future of his administration, President Donald Trump used his final pitch Monday to ask voters to help preserve “fragile” GOP victories that could be erased by Democratic gains in…

Democrats’ Hopes High For Taking House, But Nothing Certain

By STEVE PEOPLES , Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The day of reckoning for American politics has nearly arrived. Voters on Tuesday will decide the $5 billion debate between President Donald Trump’s take-no-prisoner politics and the Democratic Party’s super-charged campaign to end the GOP’s hold on power in Washington and statehouses across the nation. There…

Illinois Road Closed for Migrating Snakes until Tuesday

HARRISBURG, IL (AP) — Snakes and amphibians that have not yet crossed Snake Road in Shawnee National Forest can relax because officials are giving them a little more time to make the trek. The (Carbondale) Southern Illinoisan reports that typically the 2.5-mile-long (4-kilometer-long) stretch of road in Southern Illinois is closed to automobiles for the annual…