2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney touts U.S. Sen. John McCain’s…

Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, was in Mesa on Thursday stumping under stormy skies for the re-election of his friend, U.S. Sen. John McCain. 2012 presidential nominee Mitt Romney touts U.S. Sen. John McCain's 'get-it-done attitude' at Mesa rally Mitt Romney, the 2012 Republican presidential nominee, was in Mesa on Thursday stumping under stormy skies for the re-election of his friend, U.S. Sen. John McCain.

Stephanie Grace: Fringe figure David Duke hijacks final Senate debate

The U.S. Senate Debate for Louisiana gets underway at Georges Auditorium including David Duke, a convicted felon and Ku Klux Klan grand wizard, attorney Caroline Fayard, and U.S. Rep. John Fleming at Dillard University in New Orleans, La. Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016.

Melania Trump pledges to combat cyber-bullying as first lady

Melanie Trump, husband of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, walks on stage to deliver a speech at the Main Line Sports Center in Berwyn, Pa., Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016. In her first solo speech since the Republican National Convention, Melania Trump on Thursday called for an end to online bullying of children and teenagers, saying, it is "absolutely unacceptable when it's done with no name hiding on the internet."

Mike Pence won’t say whether Ryan should be House speaker

Republican vice presidential candidate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence greets the crowd at a campaign stop, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, in Mesa, Ariz. Republican vice presidential candidate, Indiana Gov. Mike Pence greets the crowd at a campaign stop, Wednesday, Nov. 2, 2016, in Mesa, Ariz.

Georgia gov says he ‘misspoke’ with ‘colored people’ remark

Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal says he made a mistake in using the phrase "colored people" during a speech last month, but he is standing by the gist of his statement. WAGA-TV reports that Deal was arguing in favor of a proposed constitutional amendment Oct. 3 when he said: "If you want to advance the state of colored people, start with their children."

Character vs. policy in the 2016 presidential campaign

Americans are learning far more about Donald Trump's sex life and Hillary Clinton's emails than about their respective policy agendas. Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump and Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton speak during the second presidential debate at Washington University in St. Louis, Oct. 9, 2016.

Hillary Clinton May Be In Deep Doo-Doo Over the Weiner Files

FBI Director James Comey has come under fire from virtually every quarter of the Democrat establishment over his decision to re-open the investigation - yes, re-open the investigation - into Hillary Clinton's penchant for slinging classified documents about the internet like so much spam. Yesterday, Barack Obama claimed that Comey had launched the investigation based on innuendo.

David Duke’s inclusion derails Louisiana Senate race debate

White supremacist David Duke's appearance in Louisiana's final U.S. Senate debate ahead of next week's election derailed much of the event Wednesday, with opponents trashing him, the debate moderator struggling to keep him within time limits and angry protesters chanting outside the building. The debate took place at historically black Dillard University.

Jay Ashcroft urges support for statewide Republican candidates –

Jay Ashcroft, candidate for Missouri Secretary of State, answers a constituent's question about his views on eliminating red tape for businesses during a campaign stop Wednesday afternoon at the Pettis County Republican Headquarters in Sedalia. Ashcroft will face Democrat Robin Smith in the Nov. 8 general election.

Hassan, Ayotte paint each other as weak on cyber security

New Hampshire's Republican U.S. Sen. Kelly Ayotte on Wednesday turned a debate question about cyber attacks into one of her most aggressive critiques of her Democratic challenger, Gov. Maggie Hassan. During a one-hour televised debate on WMUR-TV, Ayotte didn't directly answer a question about whether Russia has succeeded in trying to influence U.S. elections.

Trump-Pence campaign aide stays on Indiana payroll

A key aide to Donald Trump's vice presidential nominee, Gov. Mike Pence, continues to earn $23,000 a month as Indiana's sole Washington lobbyist even as he has taken a paid position with the Republican presidential campaign and regularly travels with Pence to political rallies across the country during working hours. The dual, simultaneous employment of Joshua Pitcock is unusual.

Miss. fire chief: Blaze at African-American church was arson

Somebody set the fire that heavily damaged an African-American church that was also spray-painted with the phrase "Vote Trump," and an $11,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the conviction of whoever did it, a Mississippi fire chief said Wednesday. The FBI has opened a civil rights investigation of the Tuesday night fire at the 200-member Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church, and Greenville Mayor Errick Simmons called the fire and graffiti a hate crime.

Dems call for probe of company after Alabama pipeline blast

Energy and Commerce Committee ranking member Frank Pallone , Transportation Committee ranking member Peter DeFazio and three subcommittee ranking members - said the Department of Transportation should probe the Colonial Pipeline Company after a pipeline it owns caught fire and exploded in Shelby County, Alabama. The Monday incident killed one person and sent five others to the hospital.

US, Europe at odds over Revolutionary Guard-backed airline

An Iranian airline backed by the country's notorious Revolutionary Guard has a... WASHINGTON - An Iranian airline, backed by the country's notorious Revolutionary Guard and used to ferry weapons and fighters to support Syria's government, has acquired rights to fly commercial routes in more than a dozen European and Asian countries in spite of U.S. terror-related sanctions. The agreement Iran and six other world powers signed last year ended some of the sanctions that had punished and isolated Iran for its nuclear program.

DC Leaders Attempt To Take On City’s Rat Infestation

Officials addressed a growing concern over rat infestation in Washington, D.C., after reports Dupont Circle is teeming with rodents. Eleanor Holmes Norton, the District's non-voting delegate in Congress, convened a public meeting with the National Parks Service to discuss concerns over rats among other issues Tuesday night.

Presidential campaigns escalating in Michigan

Hillary Clinton is returning to Michigan one more time before next Tuesday, penciled in for a get out the vote rally in Detroit on Friday. Her campaign has also resurrected her TV ad buys in Michigan using part of the windfall of cash that poured in following the latest E-mail flap to fund new ads in three other states as well.