Lanny Keller: Growth and division in Louisiana GOP

From left to right: Ross Little Jr., National Committee member; Louis Gurvich, new party chairman; Lenar Whitney, National Committee member; and Roger Villere, the outgoing party chairman. From left to right: Ross Little Jr., National Committee member; Louis Gurvich, new party chairman; Lenar Whitney, National Committee member; and Roger Villere, the outgoing party chairman.

Bernie Sanders’ son falling behind in New Hampshire congressional race

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., may be a hot political commodity these days, but that electoral magic doesn't appear to be rubbing off on his son. Despite having a surname that would make most politicians green with envy, Levi Sanders is flailing in his effort to win a congressional seat in New Hampshire's 1st district, according to ABC News .

Brett Kavanaugh’s Yale classmates call on SCOTUS nominee to release …

"We call upon Brett Kavanaugh to keep faith with our alma mater's highest ideals," the open letter says More than 200 alumni from Yale and fellow 1987 classmates of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh have signed an open letter calling for the federal judge to release his records from his time in the George W. Bush White House. "Freedom of inquiry is at the heart of our university's legacy and its aim to educate leaders who serve society," the letter, which was published in the New York Times , reads.

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Losing It

Presidential wannabe, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, is "wailing" at the sky again about " injustice! " after the Department of the Interior ruled on Friday that the federal government could not take land in trust on behalf of the Mashpee Wampanoag tribe, a preliminary move toward the tribe getting its own casino. The DOI was merely following a 2009 Supreme Court decision limiting such land-in-trust moves to tribes that were recognized by the federal government in 1934, which does not include the Wampanoag.

Bob Woodward: Aides tried to persuade Donald Trump to let them fact-check his tweets

WASHINGTON Top White House aides tried in vain to persuade President Donald Trump that he should let them check his tweets for accuracy, spelling and tone before he posted them for the world to see, journalist Bob Woodward wrote in his book that was released Tuesday. Woodward said the aides led by former communications director Hope Hicks were alarmed by the outrage over Trump's June 2017 tweet attacking the appearance and intelligence of Mika Brzezinski, a co-host of MSNBC's "Morning Joe" political talk show.

Republicans lack votes – and appetite – to end ‘Obamacare’

Arizona's new senator says he'd vote to repeal the nation's health care law. That's one additional Republican ready to obliterate the statute because his predecessor, the late Sen. John McCain, helped derail the party's drive with his fabled thumbs-down vote last year.

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Registration will allow you to post comments on newstimes.com and create a newstimes.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. Altice USA CEO Dexter Goei, left, in May 2018 alongside U.S. Sen. Richard Blumenthal , in Stamford, Conn.

GOP lacks votes _ and appetite _ to end ‘Obamacare’ Source: AP

Arizona's new senator says he'd vote to repeal the nation's health care law. That's one additional Republican ready to obliterate the statute because his predecessor, the late Sen. John McCain, helped derail the party's drive with his fabled thumbs-down vote last year.

In New Mexico Senate race, Heinrich joins Johnson in call to legalize cannabis

And this summer, Heinrich signed on with little fanfare as a co-sponsor of the Marijuana Freedom and Opportunity Act, which would remove the drug from the federal government's list of Schedule I narcotics. Of course, one of Heinrich's two challengers, former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson, a Libertarian, has been calling for legalizing marijuana since the 1990s, before it was cool.

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Recall that President's Trump's poodle Ron DeSantis was widely condemned for saying that he didn't think his African American opponent for the governorship of Florida should be allowed to "monkey up" the state. If you lie down with racist dogs you get racist fleas Rep. Ron DeSantis , a gubernatorial nominee who recently was accused of using racially tinged language, spoke four times at conferences organized by a conservative activist who has said that African Americans owe their freedom to white people and that the country's "only serious race war" is against whites.

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.

MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace laughs hysterically as conservative…

Responding to reported comments from a White House official who claimed Sen. Ted Cruz might lose his seat because he's not "likable," one conservative pundit struggled to explain the GOP's problems - and earned a few hysterical bouts of laughter from MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace. On Saturday, the New York Times reported that White House Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney told a group of donors at a closed-door meeting that Cruz may not be "likable" enough to win against Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke.

Trump Cancels Mississippi Rally Due to Hurricane Florence

President Donald Trump has canceled a rally in Mississippi due to the imminent arrival of Hurricane Florence, The Hill reported on Monday. "Regrettably, we must cancel the planned Make America Great Again rally in Jackson, Mississippi, this Friday, Donald J. Trump for President Inc. chief operating officer Michael Glassner said in a statement.

Sen. Coons: Kavanaugh Testimony ‘Deeply Troubling’ in Number of Ways

There were a "number of ways" Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee last week was "deeply troubling," including his reluctance to disagree with a congressional or presidential order banning people coming into the United States based on their race, Sen. Chris Coons, a committee member, said Monday. "This was one exchange," the Delaware Democrat told MSNBC's "Morning Joe."