President Donald Trump unloaded on congressional Democrats Tuesday for playing a "con game" over his Supreme Court nominee, Brett Kavanaugh, and he used his strongest language yet to criticize those accusing him of sexual assault. "The second accuser has nothing," Trump said of Deborah Ramirez, who has accused Kavanaugh of exposing himself to her at a party when they were freshmen at Yale University. "She admits that she was drunk. She admits time lapses." Trump made the remarks to reporters during a bilateral meeting with the president of Colombia, Iván Duque Márquez, at the United Nations General Assembly. He focused most of his ire on Democrats, who have urged a delay in the face of accusations from Ramirez and Christine Blasey Ford. "They're really con artists," Trump said of Democrats. "They don't believe it themselves. They're playing a con game, and they play it very well."
Bill Cosby's accusers say the comedian got what he deserved when a judge sentenced him to prison for sexual assault. Some of the women who allege Cosby drugged and raped them spoke out Tuesday after he was sentenced to three to 10 years behind bars. Accuser Victoria Valentino says "this is a great day for women and a great day for rape survivors."
Fed decision: Consumers can expect to pay more for credit
The Federal Reserve is expected to raise its benchmark interest rate today for the third time this year and eighth time since late 2015 amid an improving economy. The increases have started pushing up consumer borrowing costs, particularly for credit cards, adjustable-rate mortgages and home equity lines of credit. But savings rates are also rising as rate increases have finally pushed up one-year certificate of deposit rates from less than 1 percent to near 2 percent, especially at some online and community banks.
When President Donald Trump rolled up to the United Nations to speak to the Security Council on Tuesday he had an unprecedented level of security of his own. The new limo goes by the nickname "The Beast" and weighs in at somewhere near 20,000 pounds. The vehicle designed to help the commander in chief survive virtually every possible form of attack from a terrorist or assassin. And, if the president is injured, the vehicle has an extensive range of medical supplies on board, including a refrigerator full of the president's own blood type. The Secret Service declines to provide specific details but the walls of the new limousine are believed to measure at least eight inches thick, with five-inch, multilayer windows that make the doors as heavy as those on a 757 jet.
Most drivers don't understand the limitations of advanced safety technology installed on new vehicles, according to a new study by AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety. The findings, released early this morning indicate that American drivers overestimate the capabilities of features such as blind-spot monitoring systems, automatic emergency braking and adaptive cruise control. "I think there's a general assumption among members of the public that technologies in vehicles today will do things for us," said Jake Nelson, director of traffic safety advocacy and research for AAA, adding that it's important for dealers, automakers and rental car companies to educate drivers.
