Ted Cruz says his Texas Senate race is competitive because ‘the far left has lost their minds’

Democratic Congressman Beto O'Rourke has parlayed positive press into a $10 million fundraising advantage over Sen. Ted Cruz; Peter Doocy reports from Houston, Texas. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, was approached at his high-rise campaign headquarters Friday morning by a young volunteer who wanted the incumbent senator to star in his latest Snapchat.

Texas town slams Cruz challenger Beto O’Rourke over his ‘false’ defense of kneeling NFL athletes

Beto O'Rourke, the Democrat challenging GOP Sen. Ted Cruz in the midterm elections, says there is 'nothing more American' than kneeling during the national anthem. Officials in a small Texas town officials passed a resolution slamming U.S. Senate hopeful Beto O'Rourke over his recent comments on NFL athletes kneeling during the national anthem, calling his remarks false and such protests "disrespectful."

The Latest: NTSB investigators could be on scene for a week

The National Transportation Safety Board said the team heading to Massachusetts to investigate a series of gas explosions blamed for one death and dozens of fires in three communities is expected to remain on the scene for a week. The agency said in a series of tweets Friday that the team will be gathering perishable evidence from the accident site and pulling together information from federal, state, and local agencies, and Columbia Gas.

Mom of alleged MS-13 victim killed by SUV at girl’s memorial Source: AP

A grieving New York mother recognized by President Donald Trump at the State of the Union in his campaign against deadly MS-13 gang violence was struck by an SUV and killed at her slain daughter's memorial site Friday after a heated confrontation with the driver. Evelyn Rodriguez was hit around 4 p.m. in Brentwood, near where her 16-year-old daughter Kayla Cuevas' body was found beaten and slashed two years ago to the day, police said.

‘Totally Disqualifying’: Demands for Kavanaugh to Withdraw After…

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh testifies before the Senate Judiciary Committee on the third day of his Supreme Court confirmation hearing on Capitol Hill September 6, 2018 in Washington, D.C. As other previously "confidential" documents released this week added to " serious and concerning " evidence that Brett Kavanaugh previously committed perjury during earlier confirmation hearings in his career, new reporting out Friday provides details about the contents of a constituent letter Sen. Dianne Feinstein referred to the FBI about the controversial Supreme Court nominee.

Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein Refers Confidential Information About Brett Kavanaugh To FBI

New information is emerging in the confirmation process for Judge Brett Kavanaugh to be the next Supreme Court Justice.The top Democrat on the Senate Judiciary Committee, Sen. Dianne Feinstein, says she has received "information" about Brett Kavanaugh and has passed it on to the FBI. Feinstein said in a statement Thursday: "I have received information from an individual concerning the nomination of Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

Gov. a Moonbeama says California to launch climate satellite

California Gov. Jerry Brown said Friday that the state plans to launch its "own damn satellite" into orbit to battle climate change. The man the late Chicago columnist Mike Royko famously dubbed "Gov. Moonbeam" made the announcement at the conclusion of a two-day climate summit he organized in San Francisco.

After Decades as Progressive Champion, Willie Nelson Somehow Angers…

Country musician and longtime progressive activist Willie Nelson has announced plans to perform at a rally for Rep. Beto O'Rourke , who is running to unseat Sen. Ted Cruz . Country music icon Willie Nelson's decades of progressive political activism appeared to have gone unnoticed by many of his right-wing fans, with outrage erupting this week over the musician's plans to perform at a rally for Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate Beto O'Rourke.

AFGE Endorses Arizona’s Kyrsten Sinema for U.S. Senate

WASHINGTON: The American Federation of Government Employees announced its endorsement of Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona for election this November to the U.S. Senate. "As a member of the U.S. House of Representatives for the past six years, Congresswoman Kyrsten Sinema has fought for federal employees and all working people over and over again," American Federation of Government Employees District 12 National Vice President George McCubbin III said.

Al Gore ties hurricanes, California wildfires to climate change in San Francisco summit appearance

As Hurricane Florence pounded Carolina beaches and parts of California continue to burn, former Vice President Al Gore on Friday said that many of the natural disasters affecting the world this year have been made worse by climate change, but it isn't too late to limit its effects. "Every night on the television news is like a nature hike through the Book of Revelation," Gore said at the Global Climate Action Summit, an international meeting of 4,500 scientists, political leaders, activists and business executives at the Moscone Center.

Former Trump aide Manafort pleads guilty, will cooperate in Russia probe

US President Donald Trump's former campaign chairman Paul Manafort will cooperate with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe of Russian election meddling as part of a plea deal, prosecutors have told a federal court in Washington. Manafort pleaded guilty to two criminal counts of conspiracy against the US and conspiracy to obstruct justice brought by Mueller's team Manafort, 69, also pleaded guilty to two criminal counts on Friday , becoming the most prominent former Trump campaign official to plead guilty in Mr Mueller's investigation.

The Latest: Gas service could take weeks to fully restore

Officials are saying it could take weeks before residents of three Massachusetts communities torn by natural gas explosions could have their service fully restored. Gov. Charlie Baker said Friday that more than 100 gas technicians are being deployed throughout the night and into Saturday to make sure each home is safe to enter.