Ann Coren News Today

here we go. welcome to our viewers in the united states and around the world, it is monday, october 24th. im christine romans. we begin with the midterm elections now just 15 days away. early voting already under way with more than 5.8 million ballots cast in 39 states. right now polls and political spending suggests republicans are surging and stand a good chance of retaking the house of representatives with a solid majority. recent surveys show the reason for that surge, the economy....

Incapacitated according to his literary agent. rushdie underwent emergency surgery after he was stabbed more than a dozen times before a scheduled lecture in august. the suspect identified as 24-year-old madar pleaded not guilty to attempted murder. rushdie had been living under a religious edict ordering muslims to kill him since 1989. iran says its going to sue the united states. the country is accusing the u.s. of direct involvement in the anti-government protests that have swept the nation...