Beto O’Rourke says passenger backs his claim of not fleeing after 1998 DUI crash
U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke speaks during the general session at the Texas Democratic Convention in Fort Worth, Texas, June 22, 2018. (Associated Press) U.S. Rep. Beto O’Rourke doubled down Saturday that...
View Article‘I will cooperate’ with FBI probe of sex assault claims
Van Gelder sent a copy of that letter to CNBC after the Judiciary Committee voted to advance Kavanaugh’s nomination, and after committee member Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., called for the FBI to...
View ArticleCalifornia woman recants sex harassment claims made against Dem congressional...
A woman who accussed California congressional hopeful Gil Cisneros of sexual harassment said she is recanting the allegations after meeting with him. (Gil Cisneros campaign) A California woman who...
View ArticleKavanaugh accuser Julie Swetnick’s account raises new questions
Julie Swetnick, the third woman to publicly accuse Supreme Court hopeful Brett Kavanaugh of sexual misconduct from decades earlier, said in a television interview Monday that Kavanaugh was a “very...
View ArticleBrett Kavanaugh’s Clinton comment ‘deserves a lot of laughter,’ Hillary says
Hillary Clinton speaks on Kavanaugh, Ford Hillary Clinton rejects Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s claim that sexual misconduct allegations were done ‘on behalf of the Clintons,’ calling...
View ArticleCapitol police probe additional doxxing incidents targeting senators,...
Capitol Hill police on Wednesday were investigating two additional doxxing incidents after a former Democratic congressional intern was accused of posting the personal information of at least three...
View ArticleNew York attorney general says Trump caused his charity to break law
Yuri Gripas | Reuters President Donald Trump delivers remarks before signing an executive order on strengthening retirement security in America at Harris Conference Center in Charlotte, NC, August...
View ArticleHeitkamp’s ‘no’ vote on Kavanaugh could tip North Dakota’s Senate race in...
FARGO, N.D. – Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, D-N.D., kept constituents in suspense for weeks before ultimately deciding she will be a “no” on Brett Kavanaugh’s confirmation to the Supreme Court. The entire...
View ArticleSusan Collins and Joe Manchin will vote to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to Supreme...
Republican Sen. Susan Collins on Friday said she would vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, ending months of speculation from the crucial swing senator. “Mr. President, I will vote...
View ArticleKavanaugh confirmation vote underway in Senate — live blog
Members of the Senate gathered Saturday to provide their final vote on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh following weeks of turmoil over sexual misconduct allegations against the federal appeals...
View ArticleBredesen keeps support of Democratic group after he backs Kavanaugh
Tennessee’s Democratic U.S. Senate candidate, Phil Bredesen, will continue to see the backing of a top outside money group, despite voicing his support for Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme...
View ArticlePelosi filing FOIA request for key Kavanaugh documents, prolonging fight
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., said Sunday she will request that the government make public the FBI’s supplemental background report into sexual assault allegations against Supreme...
View ArticleFormer Trump aide Hope Hicks lands executive job at Fox
Months after leaving the White House, Hope Hicks will head to Fox to become its new chief communications officer. Hicks is best known as one of President Donald Trump’s most trusted aides. She served...
View ArticleOpioid crisis is major midterm issue in areas hard hit by drug deaths
From the bustling streets of Philadelphia to the rural farmlands of Mercer County, nearly every community in Pennsylvania has been rocked by the opioid crisis – and the problem keeps worsening. In...
View ArticleDean Heller leads Jacky Rosen in Nevada Senate race, poll says
Heller leads Rosen among likely Republican voters by 90 percent to 5 percent, men by 54 percent to 38 percent, white voters by 48 percent to 44 percent and independents by 42 percent to 39 percent....
View ArticleBloomberg re-registers as Democrat amid rumors of 2020 presidential run
Former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has re-registered as a Democrat amid rumors he’s running for president. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg) Michael Bloomberg is back — in the Democratic Party, that...
View ArticleGrassley, on heels of Kavanaugh confirmation, pushes dozens of judicial nominees
Sen. Chuck Grassley is the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) Chuck Grassley, the chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, wants the upper house to stay in session...
View ArticleScott Walker trails and Tammy Baldwin leads in Wisconsin midterm races
Darren Hauck | Getty Images U.S. Senate candidate U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) celebrates her victory over Republican candidate Tommy Thompson as she enters the stage on election night on November...
View ArticleTrump at Ohio rally calls Kanye ‘amazing,’ predicts Republicans will win over...
President Trump said during a rally Friday night in Ohio that he believes Republicans will win over black voters, citing improved economic statistics for African-Americans and saying rapper Kanye West...
View ArticleDisappearance of Jamal Khashoggi undermines Saudi Arabia’s PR effort
Now, after the disappearance of Khashoggi, the question has become: Can any amount of money protect Saudi Arabia’s careful image building? While the war in Yemen, or the specter of businessmen locked...
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