Trump would be ‘dangerous’ president, Republican security officials say

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump would be 'the most reckless President in American history' according to an open letter signed by 50 prominent Republican security officials. Fifty prominent Republican national security officials, including a former CIA director, on Monday called party nominee Donald Trump unqualified to lead the country and said he would be "the most reckless president in American history."

Ryan challenge leads quiet Wisconsin primary slate

Political rookie Paul Nehlen's longshot bid to unseat House Speaker Paul Ryan will be the unexpected highlight of the Wisconsin primary. Ryan rarely even has a primary challenger, but Nehlen's unexpected boost from Donald Trump made the race one to watch just in case the unthinkable happens and Ryan on Tuesday becomes the first House speaker to lose a primary.

Judge may cut ex-Illinois Gov. Blagojevich’s prison term

A federal judge will decide Tuesday whether to cut ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich's 14-year prison sentence on more than a dozen convictions upheld by an appellate court, including that he sought to exchange an appointment to President Barack Obama's old U.S. Senate seat in exchange for campaign cash. Blagojevich, known as Inmate No.

Elizabeth Warren slams Donald Trump’s economic plan

Senator Elizabeth Warren again played the role of Democratic attack dog on Monday, as she slammed Donald J. Trump's economic plan after the Republican presidential candidate laid out his policies in a Detroit speech. The Massachusetts senator took to Twitter and fired off 10 rapid-fire criticisms of Trump's plan, saying his tax policies would benefit only corporations and the wealthy, while his proposed cuts to financial regulations would allow bankers to fleece ordinary Americans.

Trump seeks a campaign reset with Detroit economic speech

Republican Donald Trump sought to regain momentum for his White House campaign on Monday by proposing sweeping tax breaks, cuts to federal regulations and a revival of the stalled Keystone XL oil pipeline project. The New York businessman used a speech on the economy in Detroit to try to turn the page after a week of missteps in which he came under heavy criticism, including from some in his own party, and rival Democrat Hillary Clinton surged ahead in opinion polls three months ahead of the Nov. 8 election.

Senator Susan Collins: “I will not be voting for Donald Trump”

The Maine Republican is citing Trump's "complete disregard for common decency," evidenced by his insistence than a judge of Hispanic origin could not be impartial and his criticism of Muslim parents whose son was killed in the Iraq war. She says she's "increasingly dismayed by his constant stream of cruel comments and his inability to admit error or apologize."

GOP Senator Susan Collins Won’t Vote for Trump: He’s ‘Unworthy of Being Our President’

Another Republican Senator has come out to declare that they cannot bring themselves to support or vote for Donald Trump because of his temperament. Maine's Susan Collins joins colleagues like Ben Sasse and Lindsey Graham in a Washington Post opinion piece tonight, saying, "It was his attacks directed at people who could not respond on an equal footing - either because they do not share his power or stature or because professional responsibility precluded them from engaging at such a level - that revealed Mr. Trump as unworthy of being our president."

Texas governor makes first public event since hospital stay

U.S. Sen. John Cornyn speaks during the ground breaking ceremony for the Harbor Bridge replacement project at the Ortiz Center in Corpus Christi, Texas, Monday, Aug. 8, 2016. The project will replace the aging hat-shaped bridge that's a signature landmark of the coastal city.

Independent Candidate Evan McMullin Says Trump Is ‘Inhuman,’ Calls…

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Trump to target taxes, regulations in Detroit economic speech

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump on Monday proposed tax breaks for working families and for corporations as he outlined economic plans in an effort to regain momentum lost during a damaging spate of controversies. Trump said his plan would include imposing a temporary moratorium on new federal regulations and a reduction to the tax burden on working parents with childcare costs.

Booker, Menendez speak at heroin forum

Booker, Menendez speak at opioid and heroin forum U.S. surgeon general, New Jersey senators on panel Check out this story on mycentraljersey.com: http://on.app.com/2aVIvf9 Drug and alcohol treatment in New Jersey has been declining. Advocates say that's because of a drop in indigent funding and other obstacles to access The Asbury Park Press is covering a forum focusing on the opioid and heroin epidemic now underway at St. Barnabas Medical Center in Livingston.

Republicans warn Trump: Right the ship or lose Senate

Republican leaders are watching Donald Trump's campaign with growing alarm as they fear a landslide at the top of the ticket could wipe away their hard-fought congressional majority. For months, top GOP leaders had counseled their candidates to run their own races, separate themselves from the ugly back-and-forth of the presidential contest and focus on the accomplishments Republicans have achieved on Capitol Hill for their home states.