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I've been arguing for months that the ideal outcome in the midterm elections to set up Donald Trump for a landslide re-election in 2020 is for Republicans to hold the Senate and narrowly lose the House. Mr. Trump is best when he has a foil to run against - and who better than the least popular politician in America, Nancy Pelosi.

Pompeo meets Erdogan after talks with Saudis on missing journalist

U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday said he does not want to walk away from Saudi Arabia despite concerns about a missing Saudi journalist, as pressure mounted on the kingdom to answer Turkish allegations he was killed in Istanbul. "I do not want to do that," Trump said in an interview on Fox Business Network when asked if the United States would walk away from its Gulf ally, reiterating his hopes that Saudi leaders were not involved in the disappearance of Jamal Khashoggi.

New campaign seeks support for expanded Supreme Court

A couple of liberal Harvard law professors are lending their name to a new campaign to build support for expanding the Supreme Court by four justices in 2021. The campaign, calling itself the 1.20.21 Project and being launched Wednesday, also wants to increase the size of the lower federal courts to counteract what it terms "Republican obstruction, theft and procedural abuse" of the federal judiciary.

Paul Ryan criticizes Trump for calling Stormy Daniels ‘Horseface’

'There's no place for that': Paul Ryan criticizes Trump for calling Stormy Daniels 'Horseface' and Lindsey Graham chimes in to say it doesn't do 'anything good' Daniels reached a $130,000 nondisclosure agreement with Trump lawyer Michael Cohen that Cohen testified Trump directed him to form The insult comes as the GOP is trying to protect incumbents in suburban districts where Trump's approval is low The retiring speaker was asked about the president's language a day after Trump went after Daniels, who claims she had a sexual affair with him in 2006, following a victory in a defamation lawsuit.

11 insults Trump has hurled at women

You can now add "horseface" to the list of insults President Donald Trump has hurled at women publicly, which also includes "fat pigs," "slobs," and "dogs," to name a few. Trump earned some criticism on Tuesday for calling the adult-film actress Stormy Daniels "Horseface," but his history of making brusque remarks about women's appearances goes back decades to his time as owner of the Miss Universe beauty pageant.

Trump criticizes rush to condemn Saudi Arabia over KhashoggiPresident …

President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, in Washington. President Donald Trump speaks during an interview with The Associated Press in the Oval Office of the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, in Washington.

Guantanamo prison to stay open at least 25 years: US admiral

In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order, reversing his predecessor Obama's ultimately fruitless 2009 directive to shutter the facility that has drawn global scorn. In January, President Donald Trump signed an executive order, reversing his predecessor Obama's ultimately fruitless 2009 directive to shutter the facility that has drawn global scorn.

The Latest: Cruz, O’Rourke trade barbs in Senate debate

The Latest on the Texas Senate race debate between Republican incumbent Ted Cruz and Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke : Beto O'Rourke has evoked a nickname Donald Trump bestowed on his then-2016 presidential rival Ted Cruz, "Lyin' Ted," as the Democrat went on the offensive repeatedly during a Texas Senate debate in San Antonio. Early into the action, Cruz criticized O'Rourke for supporting a proposal that explored imposing a tax on oil production.

Beto O’Rourke goes after ‘Lyin’ Ted’ in debate

Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-Texas, left, and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas. Trailing in the polls and looking to regain momentum in Texas's hotly contested Senate race, Democratic Rep. Beto O'Rourke came out swinging in his final debate against Ted Cruz, repeatedly questioning the Republican senator's honesty and work ethic as the two clashed over a litany of issues including immigration, abortion rights and President Donald Trump.

Trump calls Avenatti ‘not a serious person’ and vows to recoup…

Trump calls Avenatti 'not a serious person' after branding him a 'third rate' lawyer and vows to make him and Stormy Daniels pay 'a lot' in legal fees after court ruling Avenatti says it is Trump who will have to pay fees in a separate lawsuit on a non-disclosure agreement involving Daniels President Donald Trump slammed Stormy Daniels lawyer Michael Avenatti as 'not a serious person' and vowed to sue him in Texas to recover reimbursement for 'a lot of legal fees' following a legal win. The president went after Avenatti when asked about the lawyer's possible 2020 run for president.

It’s tough for Trump to see evil when they’ve always been the $audis to him

President Donald Trump during an interview with The Associated Press in the Oval Office on Tuesday. Photo Credit: AP/Evan Vucci President Donald Trump sounds insulted that anyone would think he's going soft on the Saudis because they've been so nice for his personal bottom line.

Fact check: Donald Trump’s ’60 Minutes’ interview included false, misleading claims

President Donald Trump urges the crowd to vote for Republican Kentucky representative Andy Barr at the conclusion of his speech on the Eastern Kentucky University campus. In a wide-ranging interview on CBS' "60 Minutes," President Donald Trump repeated several false and misleading claims, while putting a new twist on some of them: Trump falsely claimed Russia "wouldn't be able to help me at all," even if he had called Russia "to help me with an election" in 2016.

Trump dismisses Bloomberg’s 2020 presidential chances

President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he thinks it's "good" that Michael Bloomberg may run for president in 2020 and predicted that the billionaire former mayor of New York, who was formerly a Republican and independent, would not make it through the Democratic primary. "I think the Democrats will eat him up," Trump said in an interview with Fox Business network's Trish Regan.

Trump tells AP he’s not to blame if Republicans lose House

Facing the prospect of an electoral defeat that could imperil his presidency, President Donald Trump said Tuesday that he won't accept the blame if Republicans lose the House in November, arguing that he is "helping" Republican candidates in the midterms. In a wide-ranging interview with The Associated Press, Trump also accused his longtime personal attorney Michael Cohen of "lying" under oath, defended his use of the derisive nickname "Horseface" for porn actress Stormy Daniels and argued that the widespread condemnation of the Saudis in the disappearance of a Washington Post columnist was a rush to judgment.