Analysis: Here’s what’s in play in Texas’ November general elections

What's in play? There's one congressional seat, and maybe a couple more, that could change flags when the major parties clash. There's a seat in the Texas Senate, and a couple of wildcard races that will put new people in that body.

‘Where is Ivanka?’ First daughter seeks control in dual…

Trump Lawyers Are Considering A Challenge To "60 Minutes" Airing Of A Stormy Daniels Interview - Anderson Cooper interviewed the adult film performer and director on Thursday. - Reporting From Washington, DC Lawyers associated with President Donald Trump are considering legal action to stop Trump privately trashes Rick Saccone - There's a reason Trump said hardly anything about Republican candidate Rick Saccone during a rally in Pennsylvania on Saturday night that was supposed to promote his candidacy.

The Mideast Peace Plan Is Nearly Finished. Is It Dead on Arrival?

Trump Lawyers Are Considering A Challenge To "60 Minutes" Airing Of A Stormy Daniels Interview - Anderson Cooper interviewed the adult film performer and director on Thursday. - Reporting From Washington, DC Lawyers associated with President Donald Trump are considering legal action to stop Stormy Daniels and Ted Kennedy - The Democrats are trying to make something out of Donald Trump's alleged dalliance, twelve years ago, with porn performer Stormy Daniels.

Congress to study why it struggles to pass spending bills on time

As part of February's deal to end the government shutdown, Congress promised itself it would study the budget process to figure out why it's so bad at simple things like passing spending bills on time and keeping the government open. "I walk in here hopeful and optimistic, and yet at the same time, cynical," said Sen. David Perdue, who is one of the GOP's members on the bipartisan select committee tasked with delivering recommendations by December.

National Guardsman who threatened to kill Mike Pence sentenced

A Pennsylvania man has been sentenced to six months in federal prison for threatening to kill Vice President Mike Pence. According to the U.S. Department of Justice, three witnesses said Dunbar made the statements days before the vice president, a former governor of Indiana, was set to appear as a keynote speaker at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., on Sept.

Marin IJ Readersa Forum for March 12

As a retired teacher, I disagree strenuously with Anna Mae Maly's assertion that “teachers are owned by the Democratic Party.” About 300,000 individuals teach in California, and their political affiliations reflect the same range as the state's population does. While teachers do not leave their constitutional rights at the classroom door, neither do they “use their classrooms for their personal propaganda and partisan activism garbage.” Teachers have a curriculum to follow and testing to prepare students for, which allows no classroom time for much else.

Trump spends almost every weekend at one of his properties,…

Perhaps the hustle and bustle of life in the US capital takes a greater toll on nobody more than the president. "Over the years, presidents struggle so hard to get to the White House and then they're almost desperate to get away from the place once they're there," journalist Kenneth Walsh said during an interview in 2009.

An MSNBC political analyst is advising a GOP candidate with ties to white supremacists

MSNBC political analyst Rick Tyler, formerly a presidential campaign spokesperson for Ted Cruz who was fired for promoting a fake story, is currently "helping" Chris McDaniel, a Mississippi Republican waging his second attempted primary challenge for a Senate seat. McDaniel has a record of associating with extremists, neo-Confederates, and radio hosts with anti-Semitic views.

Sen. Flake calls for Trump to face 2020 primary challenge

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., says President Donald Trump should face a Republican primary challenge in his 2020 re-election bid. Asked on NBC's "Meet the Press" whether he thinks Trump needs to square off against a Republican who espouses Flake's more traditionally conservative views on free trade and more, the retiring senator said, "Yes, I do.

Trump administration: No concessions to North Korea in talks

Trump administration officials said Sunday that the United States had made no concessions to the North Korean regime in exchange for what would be a historic meeting between President Donald Trump and the reclusive nation's leader, Kim Jong Un. But the White House also left open the possibility that the talks, which South Korean officials have said would happen by the end of May, could ultimately not occur - particularly if the North Koreans conduct nuclear or missile tests in coming weeks.

Trump touts GOP candidate a ” and talks drug dealers, 2020 and Oprah in whirlwind rally

President Donald Trump arrived in western Pennsylvania on Saturday night with a message for the Republican running there: Don't embarrass me. Trump rallied outside Pittsburgh for state Rep. Rick Saccone ahead of Tuesday's special congressional election for a seat in the heart of America's steel industry, where Trump beat Hillary Clinton by 20 percentage points in 2016.

Trump talks with North Korea not just ‘theatre,’ CIA chief Pompeo says

Central Intelligence Agency Director Mike Pompeo said on Sunday an upcoming meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is not just for show. Kim Jong Un inspects the ICBM Hwasong-14 in this undated photo released by July 5, 2017.