Canadaa s Wannabe Trump Comes Up Short

There are big things happening in Canadian conservative politics: Mad Max is on the scene. That would be Quebec member of parliament Maxime Bernier, who recently parted ways with Canada's Conservative Party over his more restrictionist views on immigration and his more libertarian position on ongoing trade disputes with the United States.

Obama endorses 9 more Texas candidates in midterm races

Former President Barack Obama has backed nine more Democratic candidates in Texas as part of his second round of midterm endorsements. The nine candidates include challengers in two of Texas' most competitive congressional races: Lizzie Fletcher, who is running against U.S. Rep. John Culberson, R-Houston, and Gina Ortiz Jones, who is taking on U.S. Rep. Will Hurd, R-Helotes.

Evidence Indicates China Set to Target US Elections

China may be taking a page of the playbook used by Russia to meddle with the 2016 U.S. presidential election, targeting U.S. political action committees and various think tanks with spear-phishing emails. The observation by FireEye, a private cybersecurity firm, still leaves key questions unanswered.

Lawsuit to compel release of Kavanaugh docs inches forward

A lawsuit filed by a Democratic senator from Oregon aiming to compel the Trump administration to release 100,000 pages of documents on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh is inching forward in federal court, with an Obama nominee assigned to hear it. Sen. Jeff Merkley's lawsuit, filed Wednesday in federal court in the nation's capital, has been overshadowed by sexual harassment accusations against the nominee, but the case remains alive, with summonses prepared for U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions and others, court documents show.

Declassify the Russia investigation documents

President Donald Trump's decision to allow the Justice Department's inspector general to review documents related to the ongoing Russia probe is a smart step toward transparency in this lengthy, opaque investigation. Mr. Trump announced last week that he planned to unilaterally declassify the documents, including the secret court order to spy on former Trump campaign adviser Carter Page.

Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein to meet Trump Thursday

President Donald Trump will meet with Rod Rosenstein Thursday after the deputy attorney general went to the White House Monday expecting to be fired. "At the request of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein, he and President Trump had an extended conversation to discuss the recent news stories," White House press secretary Sarah Sanders said in a statement.

Obama turns focus on Pennsylvania, hopes to boost Democrats

The former president campaigned in Philadelphia with two leading Democrats running for re-election, Gov. Tom Wolf and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey. At a campaign rally at the Dell Music Center in Philadelphia, Obama implored Pennsylvanians to vote in November because the election was more consequential than any he could remember.

Obama turns focus on Pennsylvania, hopes to boost Democrats Source: AP

Barack Obama was turning his political attention Friday to a state that Donald Trump won as the former president prepared to campaign Friday in Philadelphia with two leading Pennsylvania Democrats running for re-election, Gov. Tom Wolf and U.S. Sen. Bob Casey. In the Nov. 6 contests, Democrats are trying to oust Republicans in four U.S. House districts and more than a dozen state legislative seats in the Philadelphia area alone.

Vulnerable US senator welcomes Trump in tight Nevada race

Republicans' chances of keeping their majority in the U.S. Senate have become shakier as races in red states like Texas have tightened, but the party's most vulnerable member insists he's bullish about his re-election. The Nevada Republican Sen. Dean Heller has faced tight races before but never lost an election.

Brett Kavanaugh is accused of sexual assault. Here’s why…

Interpretation of the news based on evidence, including data, as well as anticipating how events might unfold based on past events If there is one reason Senate Republicans decide to keep Brett Kavanaugh's Supreme Court nomination on track despite a credible, on-the-record allegation of sexual assault when he was in high school, it's this: the clock. Specifically, the countdown clock until Election Day in November, when Republicans' majorities in both the House of Representatives and the Senate could be in peril.

Longing for the days of a boring president

Gail Collins: Bret, we've had such a wild week, and soon I'll ask you about all things Trumpian. But first, any thoughts on the Supreme Court? Are you a Brett Kavanaugh fan or foe? Bret Stephens: My general principle is that presidents are entitled to their Supreme Court picks, provided the nominee is intellectually qualified.

Takeaways from the 2018 primary season Source: AP

Elections in New York Thursday marked the end of a long, dramatic and sometimes tumultuous primary season that reshaped both parties going into the midterm elections. Democrats have a younger, more liberal, and more diverse slate of candidates they believe can flip control of the House and reclaim several governor's offices.

Karl Rove: By attacking Trump, Obama shows he’s a self-absorbed…

Karl Rove: By attacking Trump, Obama shows he's a self-absorbed partisan warrior, not a senior statesman Former President Obama reenters the political sphere with a campaign speech calling out President Trump and a big campaign trip to California. After leaving office, most modern presidents have largely eschewed partisan activity and avoided the normal rough-and-tumble of politics.

Progressives target Pa. legislative races as part of $10m digital ad blitz | Analysis

A trio of progressive groups will spend $10 million between now and Election Day on digital ads to boost 75 largely obscure candidates running for state legislature. The primary goal is to give Democrats control of chambers that will play an outsized role in the next round of reapportionment, so the money will be spread across just five states: Pennsylvania, Florida, Wisconsin, Minnesota and Michigan.

Exclusive: McConnell-aligned PAC unleashes $6.4 million ad blitz to protect Senate majority

WASHINGTON A super PAC aligned with Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is unleashing a $6.4 million advertising onslaught on Tuesday as the fall midterm campaign begins in earnest. The spending blitz by the Senate Leadership Fund includes $1.1 million in advertising in Tennessee, a deep-red state President Donald Trump won by 26 percentage points in 2016.

Shotgun-toting senator shoots anti-Obamacare lawsuit in new ad for re-election bid

Invoking the same colorful imagery he used in his 2010 re-election bid, West Virginia Democratic Sen. Joe Manchin released a new ad Monday literally taking aim with a shotgun at the most recent lawsuit against the Affordable Care Act, which would dismantle protections for individuals with pre-existing conditions. "I haven't changed," Manchin asserts in the ad.