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Former White House photographer drops a troll bomb on Republican establishment
I hate when this happens. I’ve been obsessing over this for like, 20 hours now, it even woke me up at 2:30 this morning. But when you spend as much …
Jeff FlakeTrump ramps up shutdown talk ahead of midterms
The addition of a possible shutdown is causing headaches for a Congress already dealing with a contentious Supreme Court nomination and the midterms.<p>All summer, congressional GOP leaders have touted their success passing spending bills before the Sept. 30 funding deadline, a rare feat in this …
PoliticsHow the Republicans Fell for Trump’s Overconfidence Game
With the base seeing all criticism as ‘Fake News,’ the GOP could be in for a rough November<p>OPINION — The topic never pops up in statistical analyses …
PoliticsMike Pence set to address anti-LGBT hate group summit
Vice President Mike Pence is to represent the Trump administration at an anti-LGBT hate group summit which President Donald Trump was criticised for …
Mike PenceObama Photographer Taunts Trump And GOP Senators With FBI Abbreviation Explainer
Pete Souza used an old photograph of Barack Obama and Merrick Garland to make a point about Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.<p>Former White House photographer Pete Souza used Instagram to explain to President Donald Trump and top GOP senators why he believes the FBI should investigate the sexual …
Pete SouzaBrett Kavanaugh liked female clerks who looked a ‘certain way,' Yale student was told
A few years ago, as she was prepping to interview for a judicial clerkship, a student at Yale Law School received a troubling combination of warning and advice from her professors about one federal judge in particular: Brett Kavanaugh, she was told, liked his female clerks to have a “certain …
Brett KavanaughBreak out your tiny violins for Susan Collins
So much for that promise from Sen. Susan Collins (R-ME) that she was going to stop commenting on the Brett Kavanaugh nomination. Since she said she …
Liberal ViewSenate can’t protect senators, staff from cyber attacks, Wyden warns
Senate IT doesn't have authority to protect senators and staffers.<p>Sen. Ron Wyden has been a squeaky wheel about the US Senate's weak security posture …
Cyber-attacksLet's be honest about Dems' Kavanaugh objections
<b>(CNN) —</b> On Tuesday night, the attorney for Christine Blasey Ford, one day after offering to have her client testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee, pulled back the offer and made a demand --the FBI must investigate before her client will testify.<p>The lawyer's letter, bizarrely, stated that …
OpinionTariffs could sow trouble for GOP candidates in farm districts
SPANGLE, Wash. — In the aptly named Harvester Restaurant, wheat farmer Roy Dube makes clear he’s no fan of President Donald Trump’s trade policy.<p>“We …
PoliticsMitch McConnell has a Flake in his hair.
The <i>Washington Post</i> has printed small portions of reporter Greg Miller’s new book — “The Apprentice: Trump, Russia and the Subversion of American …
RepublicansIf Kavanaugh Goes Down, Will Republican Voters Be Discouraged or Enraged?
How will the MAGA people react if Kavanaugh turns out to be a loser?<p>The proximity of a high-stakes midterm election to the suddenly very turbulent …
Brett KavanaughWhatever Happens To Kavanaugh, Feinstein Got Exactly What She Wanted
The leading Democratic figures during Brett Kavanaugh’s Supreme Court confirmation hearings were presumed 2020 presidential hopefuls Kamala Harris …
Conservative View73 Florida House Republicans send letter backing Judge Kavanaugh. Two from Tampa Bay didn’t sign.
All but two of the 75 Republicans in the Florida House have signed a letter calling for the U.S. Senate to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the U.S. …
Tampa BayCongressman mocks senator about threats she's received over Kavanaugh: 'Boo hoo'
Democratic Rep. Eric Swalwell mocked Republican Sen. Susan Collins on Twitter Thursday after Collins said her office received threats because she has not come out in opposition to Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh.<p>"My office has received some pretty ugly voicemails, threats, terrible things …
Brett KavanaughSwing state Democrat Claire McCaskill will vote no on Brett Kavanaugh — but not over the sexual assault allegations
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill, a Democrat in a traditionally red state, announced Wednesday she will vote no on President Trump’s Supreme Court …
Brett KavanaughHere's How Christine Blasey Ford's Accusation Against Brett Kavanaugh Could Impact These 4 Republican Senators Running for Reelection
Christine Blasey Ford, the 51-year-old Palo Alto University psychology professor who has accused Judge Brett Kavanaugh of attempting to rape her at a …
Liberal ViewBrett Kavanaugh wins the Roy Moore endorsement — not that he asked for it
Roy Moore, hitherto occupied with suing people who accused him of sexually predatory behavior during his failed GOP Senate campaign in Alabama, has lent his unsolicited endorsement to the similarly troubled Supreme Court nomination of Judge Brett M. Kavanaugh.<p>Moore first came to the nominee’s …
Roy MooreTrump tells Republicans to "GET TOUGH" on border wall funding
President Trump returned to a favorite topic — the funding for his proposed border wall — in a Thursday morning tweet.<p>"I want to know, where is the …
U.S. PoliticsThe looming Fox News government shutdown
Maybe it won’t be this time. Maybe it won’t be next time. But at some point in the future, it seems inevitable that President Donald Trump will take …
Liberal ViewKavanaugh's confirmation on track as deadline looms for accuser
The woman accusing the Supreme Court nominee must decide soon whether she'll testify at Monday's hearing.<p>Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination is back on track, with the GOP increasingly confident and Democrats decidedly alarmed that the Supreme Court nominee will be confirmed despite a sexual assault …
U.S. PoliticsFeinstein stuck in the center of Kavanaugh controversy
The politics are getting thicker in the decision on what to do with Christine Blasey Ford’s allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh …
San FranciscoAP FACT CHECK: GOP ad misleads on McCaskill immigration vote
A Republican political action committee has launched a television ad that alleges Democratic U.S. Sen. Claire McCaskill of Missouri shifted her …
Border SecurityTrump tells Republicans to 'GET TOUGH' on money for his border wall after Senate passes short-term spending bill that ignores it
President Trump is putting new pressure on GOP lawmakers to 'get tough' and fund his border wall in a spending bill that will the federal government …
Border SecurityBrett Kavanaugh's bitter nomination has been years in the making
<b>(CNN) —</b> With less than 24 hours left before the clock runs out on Christine Blasey Ford's chance to signal she'll testify before the Senate Judiciary Committee about sexual assault allegations she has made against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, partisans -- in and out of Congress -- have …
U.S. PoliticsBrett Kavanaugh Isn’t Clarence Thomas, but It’s Still About Race
Black and brown kids don’t get their slates wiped clean<p>OPINION — Orrin G. Hatch, the Republican senator from Utah, is nothing if not consistent.<p>His …
PoliticsCNN's Berman: Republicans 'Corner' Ford on 'Excruciating' Terms, Using 'Stealth Intimidation'
Yesterday, we noted that <i>Morning Joe</i> expressed surprising support for the Republican decision to move ahead with a vote on Judge Kavanaugh.<p>Perhaps in …
Conservative ViewKavanaugh Accuser’s Schoolmate Says Assault Was Chatter at School Afterward
Cristina King Miranda went to all-girls prep school with Christine Blasey Ford<p>An schoolmate of Christine Blasey Ford, the California psychology …
PoliticsSenate Republicans are playing straight into Democrats’ message about Brett Kavanaugh allegations
Senate Democrats keep saying Republicans are rushing on Kavanaugh. These sexual assault allegations are the next test.<p>If Christine Blasey Ford doesn’t show up Monday to testify before a Senate committee about her allegation that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh sexually assaulted her in high …
PoliticsTwo mental health patients were left to drown after sheriff's deputies drove their van into floodwater
Two female mental health detainees were killed after they were submerged in Florence floodwaters while traveling in the back of a sheriff’s van in South Carolina.<p>According to a statement from Horry County Sheriff’s Office, two deputies were transporting the two women to a mental health facility in …
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