Arizona Treasurer DeWit Defends Trump Talk on Senators

GOP Arizona Treasurer Jeff DeWit, who who may be considering challenging Sen. Jeff Flake for his seat, Wednesday defended President Donald Trump's criticism of senators who are not helping his agenda progress. "A lot of people all over the country in the Senate have, on the Republican side have, raised money for seven years saying they're going to repeal Obamacare, and I think a lot of people are very disappointed that Obamacare is not gone," said DeWit on Fox News' "Fox & Friends" program.

Ben Carson May Have Violated Hatch Act at Phoenix Rally

By being introduced as the "Secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development" Tuesday night in Phoenix, Ben Carson likely violated federal law, The Washington Post reported. Because President Donald Trump's event was technically a rally for his 2020 re-election bid, Carson was in violation of the Hatch Act for using his position in support of a political cause.

In Times of Upheaval, SBC Turns Its Back on “the Least of These”

As a millennial who is heavily involved in church life and culture, I often have complex feelings when I see the church remain stuck in the past under the guise of tradition-even as many in the membership try to bring it into the 21st century. So I was saddened but not surprised to learn that Lawrence Ware, an ordained minister in the Southern Baptist Convention for nearly a decade, renounced his ordination and announced his decision to leave the church due to the failure of the convention to issue a full-throated condemnation of white supremacy-a failure that's only become all the more glaring in the aftermath of Charlottesville.

Little Known Bill on ELDs Quietly Gaining Supporters in US House

A U.S. House of Representatives bill that would delay the December mandate for electronic logging devices is quietly gaining co-sponsors despite lacking support from congressional Republican leaders, a committee of jurisdiction and most of the trucking industry. As carriers continue to ensure their vehicles are equipped with ELDs by Dec. 18, legislation offered by Rep. Brian Babin in July has garnered six co-sponsors this month.

Chelsea Clinton Comes To Donald Trumpa s Son Barrona s Defense, Melania Trump Thanks Her In Return

Chelsea Clinton is proving yet again that even though people are rivals but humanity should always be adhered to. Chelsea Clinton who was the First Daughter of the United States when Bill Clinton was President and came pretty close to holding the title once again when her mother Hillary Clinton was contesting the 2016 Presidential election lend her support to First Son Barron Trump when he was being targeted by journalists.

Clinton wanted to shout, a Back up you creep, get away from me,a during Trump debate

Hillary Clinton says Donald Trump's pacing, hovering demeanor onstage during an October 2016 presidential debate made her so uncomfortable “my skin crawled.” She says in her upcoming book that Trump shadowed her so closely she had to resist shouting out, “Back up you creep, get away from me.” The Democratic presidential nominee recounts her struggle to keep composed during that pivotal Oct. 9 faceoff in St. Louis less than a month before the election. Two days earlier, their bitter campaign was rocked by the release of footage in which Trump bragged aggressively about groping women.

8Days: An Inconvenient Truth, Ron G, Comic Con, Wayne’s World

Remember when the PowerPoint-ish Al Gore documentary An Inconvenient Truth came out in 2006 and revolutionized public perceptions of climate change in a way that chartered a new policy course for the United States and the world? What? Something about President Trump and pulling out of the Paris Climate Accords? Sorry, we haven't been keeping up with the news lately. Self-care.

Danny Tarkanian says Dean Heller is worried about seat if hea s embracing Trump

Danny Tarkanian said Wednesday that Sen. Dean Heller is "obviously" worried about his seat if he's embracing President Trump. "If Dean Heller's campaign was not worried about me running against him, then Dean Heller wouldn't be all of a sudden now be embracing President Trump and being his BFF and saying he voted for him," Mr. Tarkanian, who is running as a Republican in Nevada, said on MSNBC.

The Latest: Trump, in Nevada speech, calling for ‘new unity’

President Donald Trump is set to speak at an American Legion convention and the White House says he plans to talk about seeking "a new unity." The White House says the president - in his speech later Wednesday in Reno, Nevada - will say it's "time to heal the wounds that have divided us and to seek a new unity based on the common values that unite us."

Confederate uniform

Video shows 21-year-old Allen Armentrout dressed in a Confederate uniform surrounded by protesters on Aug. 15, saluting a statue of Gen. Robert E. Lee at Charlottesville's Emancipation Park, following the "Unite the Right" rally Aug. 12. According to his family history, Allen Armentrout's great-great-great-great grandfather once put on a Confederate uniform and went off to war for the losing side of the U.S. Civil War.

Truth, whole truth and nothing but

As a lifelong newspaperman, I find the debate over what is or is not "truth" and what may or may not be "fake news" both frustrating and fascinating. Gave it even more thought Tuesday after a discussion on Facebook that started when I posted a link to last Sunday's lead editorial in the New York Times, headlined " The Failing Trump Presidency ."

Trump’s demand to build border wall could upend sensitive negotiations on Capitol Hill

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Phoenix, Arizona, U.S., August 22, 2017. REUTERS/Joshua Roberts President Trump's threat to shutdown the federal government over his demand for $1.6 billion in border wall money could upend delicate negotiations on Capitol Hill to keep the government open and funded past Sept.

President defends Charlottesville response at raucous rally

U.S. President Donald Trump revved up supporters on Tuesday with a defense of his response to a white supremacist-organized rally in Virginia and a promise to shut down the U.S. government if necessary to build a wall along the border with Mexico. Under fire for saying "both sides" were to blame for the violence between white supremacists and left-wing counter protesters in Virginia on Aug. 12, Trump accused television networks of ignoring his calls for unity in the aftermath.