Ganim wants abortion rights in Constitution

Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim, left, shown here with to Ned Lamont, the party-endorsed Democratic candidate for governor, wants to protect abortion rights with an amendment to the state Constitution. Bridgeport Mayor Joe Ganim, left, shown here with to Ned Lamont, the party-endorsed Democratic candidate for governor, wants to protect abortion rights with an amendment to the state Constitution.

Mayoral challengers crank up criticism of Emanuel after city’s violent weekend

Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks to the media regarding the city's weekend violence as Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, right background, looks on inside the Sixth District police headquarters in Auburn Gresham on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018. Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaks to the media regarding the city's weekend violence as Chicago police Superintendent Eddie Johnson, right background, looks on inside the Sixth District police headquarters in Auburn Gresham on Monday, Aug. 6, 2018.

Adams: Democrats will deliver chaos, unrest, and civil conflict if they are allowed to regain power

In a compelling new broadcast posted at Real.Video recently, site founder Mike Adams discussed the various ways that Democrats will dramatically upset the civil society and increase uncivil discourse as well as the chance for domestic conflict should they win back control of Congress this fall. More broadly, if they manage to unseat POTUS Donald Trump and drive down the Republican majority, according to their public policy statements and in various media interviews, Democrats are promising to enact a number of policies that would not only halt POTUS Donald Trump's MAGA agenda but would return the country to the dark fiscal days of the Obama administration, while at the same time widening the political chasm between Left and Right.

Natural gas called ‘best hope’ for West Virginia at…

The incoming president of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia doesn't like what is ahead for natural gas prices. "This year's not too bad actually," said Brett Loflin, vice president of the Independent Oil and Gas Association of West Virginia.

Ghost Gun Issue Pushes Its Way Into 2018 Campaign

A Second Amendment position has already cost one Republican attorney general candidate an endorsement from Connecticut's premiere gun rights group, and it's likely to continue to be part of the discussion through the November election. The issue - how the government regulates 3D printed guns, also known as ghost guns because they are untraceable - has catapulted its way into the 2018 election in Connecticut and across the country.

Rudy Giuliani tweets about Chicago gun violence, praises Garry…

Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Aug. 5, 2018, in a tweet that Chicago's former top cop, Garry McCarthy, could reduce the city's murder rate if elected as mayor. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani said Aug. 5, 2018, in a tweet that Chicago's former top cop, Garry McCarthy, could reduce the city's murder rate if elected as mayor.

Portland protesters clash with police, each other in dueling rallies

Four people were arrested Saturday as a conservative Patriot Prayer rally broke out into violence with opposing anti-fascist protesters and police in Portland, Oregon. The city, which had been bracing for the potential violence, mobilized a massive police presence in the area of Tom McCall Waterfront Park in the heart of downtown.

In the Senate, the August recess will be missed

If you thought Congress was already polarized , wait and see what happens when dozens of senators are stuck in Washington together for most of swampy August. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, canceled the usual monthlong recess this year for his chamber, a tradition that spans decades and was born out of lawmakers' efforts to ensure they'd have a set time they could travel home every legislative calendar.

The Republican hypocrisy on racism

Right-wing commentators had a field day last week with the news that Sarah Jeong, a young Korean American hired to write about technology for the New York Times editorial board, had a history of attacking "white people" on Twitter. She was predictably pilloried as a racist by the usual suspects - Fox News, the Daily Caller, Gateway Pundit, Breitbart, Infowars, etc.

Readers Write: Open-office space, governor’s race, St. Paul City Council, Minneapolis City Council

As a workplace designer, my media feeds and inbox were full of summaries like that of the recent Harvard Business School study on the impact of open-office plans . Many of the headlines had a doomsday tone, and our clients were reaching out to us, asking: "Have we got it all wrong?" As with many such headlines, the story is always more nuanced than it appears.

Trump Tower meeting takes new twist as President changes story

Bridgewater, New Jersey: US President Donald Trump on Sunday acknowledged for the first time that a 2016 Trump Tower meeting between a Kremlin-connected lawyer and his son was to collect information about his political opponent. The admission - made via Twitter - casts new light on a moment central to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's Russia probe.

Dem governor: ‘We will rescue America from the grasp of an unhinged narcissist’

Gov. Jay Inslee said Sunday that Democrats are focusing their messaging in 2018 on the idea that they will "rescue" America from Donald John Trump Pastor at Trump rally prays to shield Trump from 'jungle journalism' Bill Russell: Being criticized by Trump is the 'biggest compliment you can get' Salmon farmers in California fear Trump will destroy their industry MORE "Our message is rescue America - and we will rescue America - from the grasp of an unhinged narcissist who is creating ... chaos," Inslee said on ABC's "This Week." He added that Democrats are also focused on protecting and expanding healthcare, as well as improving the economy for U.S. families.

As Ellison departs Congress, Omar chases another first

In this June 5, 2018, file photo, State Rep. Ilhan Omar, the first Somali-American elected to a state legislature, files to run for the 5th district congressional seat that U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison is vacating to run for Minnesota attorney general, at the Minnesota Secretary of State's office in St. Paul, Minn. The race has pitted Omar, a rising star in the Democratic Party, against older, more established Democrats, echoing similar races nationwide as a younger generation heads to Washington.

4 primaries, Ohio special election promise key midterm clues

Voters in five states head to the polls Tuesday, and both parties are looking for signs of strength and unity in their ranks less than three months until the first major U.S. election since the inauguration of President Donald Trump. Kansas, Michigan, Missouri and Washington State all hold primaries Tuesday, but the special election in Ohio's 12th Congressional District is taking on particular significance because it's the last time Democrats and Republicans will face off directly until November.

Stop thief: Trump and Republicans are doing far too little to thwart 2018 Russian election meddling

When he's not casting doubt on findings that nail Russia dead to rights on 2016 election interference, President Trump makes sport of his predecessor's failure to disrupt that meddling. Obama "did NOTHING about it," Trump says, ignoring the fact that Obama did, in fact, urge Vladimir Putin to stop.