A look at competitive House races in California

California is a state where President Donald Trump is unpopular and Democrats hold a 3.7-million voter registration edge. That combination could help propel Democrats to victory in battleground congressional districts and give the party control of the U.S. House.

Trump Rails Against ‘Radical’ Democrats: They ‘Have Turned into An Angry Mob’

The crowd in front of the U.S. Supreme Court is tiny, looks like about 200 people - that wouldn't even fill the first couple of rows of our Kansas Rally, or any of our Rallies for that matter! The Fake News Media tries to make it look sooo big, & it's not! You don't hand matches to an arsonist, and you don't give power to an angry left-wing mob. Democrats have become too EXTREME and TOO DANGEROUS to govern.

Rebuilding conundrum: For some Florence flooding victims, answer is unclear

Dee and Rory Barror stood Thursday night outside of the RV they're living in with their daughter and two dogs, their faces lit up by headlights of cars turning into the grassy field that's their front yard and a distribution point for Hampstead's devastated Cross Creek community.

Sen. Shelby celebrates confirmation of Kavanaugh

Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh, left, President Donald Trump's choice to replace retiring Justice Anthony Kennedy, meets with Sen. Richard C. Shelby, R-Ala., chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Monday, July 30, 2018. t is evident that the accusations against Judge Kavanaugh are uncorroborated, and there is no confirmation of any of the alleged misconduct."

Kavanaugh confirmed: Senate OKs Supreme Court nominee

The bitterly polarized U.S. Senate narrowly confirmed Brett Kavanaugh on Saturday to join the Supreme Court, delivering an election-season triumph to President Donald Trump that could swing the court rightward for a generation after a battle that rubbed raw the country's cultural, gender and political divides.

Kavanaugh sworn in as Supreme Court justice

AUGUST 21: Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh walks to a meeting with Sen. Susan Collins in her office on Capitol Hill on August 21, 2018 in Washington, DC. The confirmation hearing for Judge Kavanaugh is set to begin September 4. WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 21: Supreme Court Nominee Brett Kavanaugh walks to a meeting with Sen. Susan Collins in her office on Capitol Hill on August 21, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Kavanaugh sworn to high court after rancorous confirmation

Jessica Campbell-Swanson, an activist from Denver, kisses the sculpture known as the Statue of Contemplation of Justice on the steps of the Supreme Court Building where she and others protested the confirmation of Brett Kavanaugh as the high court's newest justice, in Washington, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018.

Protesters tarnish Kavanaugh vote

Activists demonstrate in front of the Supreme Court to protest the confirmation vote of Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh on Capitol Hill, Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018 in Washington. more > Hundreds of protesters stormed the U.S. Capitol steps Saturday afternoon, and more than a dozen made it into the Senate chamber where they shouted at senators voting to confirm Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court.

Letters: Readers debate the merits and faults of Ted Cruz and Beto O’Rourke

As a lifelong Texan, I've always been proud that we're known as a state full of generous, bighearted people who generally come to each others' aid and defense regardless of political or ideological differences. But the tone and the tactics of Sen. Ted Cruz's campaign are the exact opposite of the people he supposedly serves.

Kavanaugh is confirmed to Supreme Court by 50-48 vote

The Senate voted late Saturday afternoon to confirm Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court, marking the end to one of the most rancorous confirmation fights in modern times and securing a rightward shift on the nation's highest court. The chamber voted 50-48 to confirm Kavanaugh, mostly along party lines, after a weeklong FBI probe helped settle concerns among most wavering senators about the sexual assault allegations that nearly derailed his nomination and led to a dramatic second hearing.

John James says a both parties have failed,a refuses to name specific Republicans

During an event with supporters on Saturday, U.S. Senate candidate John James repeated his message that both Democrats and Republicans are to blame for shortcomings in Washington. James was quick to name his opponent Senator Debbie Stabenow and Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer as part of the group who has "failed the American people."

Republican U.S. Senate candidate Bob Hugin speaks to reporters Wednesday in Glen Ridge.

WASHINGTON -- After holding off for several days, Senate Republican candidate Bob Hugin supported confirming Judge Brett Kavanaugh as a U.S. Supreme Court justice as lawmakers moved toward a final vote on his nomination. "Based on everything I know now, I would support Judge Kavanaugh as senator," Hugin tweeted on Friday while his Democratic opponent, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez , D-N.J., went to the Senate floor to decry his nomination.

Put-in-Bay mayor, 3 others indicted in public corruption probe

Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, Ottawa County Prosecuting Attorney James VanEerten, and the Ohio Ethics Commission on Thursday announced that two village of Put-in-Bay officials have been indicted by an Ottawa County Grand Jury on public corruption charges stemming from a joint probe into public corruption allegations within the village. Kelly A. Niese, 49, of Put-in-Bay, former village of Put-in-Bay fiscal officer, was indicted on the following charges: Melinda McCann Myers, 52, of Put-in-Bay, the former president of Put-in-Bay Village Council, was recently charged with six counts of conflict of interest, misdemeanors of the first degree.

Louisiana’s senators lament bitter battle over Kavanaugh even as they contribute to the vitriol

Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., removes his glasses as he departs after viewing the FBI report on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Washington. ORG XMIT: DCAB132 Sen. John Kennedy, R-La., removes his glasses as he departs after viewing the FBI report on sexual misconduct allegations against Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, on Capitol Hill, Thursday, Oct. 4, 2018 in Washington.

Senate confirms Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh

The Senate has confirmed Brett Kavanaugh as an associate justice of the Supreme Court, putting a second nominee from President Donald Trump on the highest court in the land. I applaud and congratulate the U.S. Senate for confirming our GREAT NOMINEE, Judge Brett Kavanaugh, to the United States Supreme Court.

Trump anticipates Senate win for Supreme Court nominee Kavanaugh

President Donald Trump has said that he is looking forward to the Senate vote that is vote expected to confirm his second Supreme Court nominee. President Trump told reporters as he left the White House for a rally in Topeka, Kansas, that he thinks Brett Kavanaugh is "going to be a great Supreme Court justice for many years to come".