Cole: ‘Threats can give rise to opportunity if people engage’

When David Cole agreed to become national legal director of the American Civil Liberties Union in summer 2016, he was dead-certain about the outcome of the November presidential election. "Hillary Clinton was going to win the presidency, she would name Justice Scalia's replacement, and for the first time in four decades, we would have a liberal-majority Supreme Court," Cole recalled while delivering UC Davis School of Law's annual Edward L. Barrett Jr. Lecture on constitutional law on Sept.

Siblings of Arizona GOP congressman back rival in stunning ads

Videos show brothers and sisters of Paul Gosar, previously condemned for comments about George Soros, telling voters to choose Democrat David Brill in midterm election Six siblings of a Republican congressman from Arizona seeking re-election in November's midterms have publicly endorsed his Democratic opponent - all but ensuring an awkward Thanksgiving family dinner this year. Paul Gosar, who first entered Congress in 2011 with the backing of the populist Tea Party movement and is known for his hardline views on immigration, is odds-on favorite to retain his seat in the rural, conservative state when he faces Democrat David Brill this fall.

Arizona congressman blasts siblings who endorsed opponent

In this Dec. 2013, file photo, U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., speaks during a Congressional Field Hearing on the Affordable Care Act in Apache Junction, Ariz. Six siblings of Gosar have urged voters to cast their ballots against the Arizona Republican in November 2018 in an unusual political ad sponsored by the rival candidate.

Alec Baldwin said it’s ‘agony’ to be Trump on ‘SNL,’ but it looks as…

This Feb. 4, 2017, photo released by NBC shows Alec Baldwin as President Donald Trump in the opening sketch of "Saturday Night Live," in New York. With the return of John Oliver to HBO and Alec Baldwin's guest hosting slot on "Saturday Night Live," this is shaping up like a big weekend for late-night's treatment of the new president.() On an episode of the podcast "Origins With James Andrew Miller," released Friday, Baldwin told Miller of the Trump appearances this season, "I think I'm going to do some of it, but not a whole lot."

The Latest: Arizona GOP congressman says siblings hate Trump

A Republican congressman in Arizona is firing back at six of his siblings who have urged voters in a TV ad to oust him from office in November. Republican U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar on Saturday responded to the unusual ad being aired by his opponent in the race for the seat in northwestern Arizona.

Trump administration seeks to limit access to visas or residency for…

The Trump administration will make it much more difficult for immigrants to come to the United States or remain in the country if they use or are likely to use housing vouchers, food subsidies and other "non-cash" forms of public assistance, under a new proposal announced Saturday by the Department of Homeland Security. U.S. immigration laws have long contained provisions limiting foreigners who are likely to be dependent on financial aid and therefore a "public charge."

Congress takes aim at shrinking seats, legroom on airplanes

The Federal Aviation Administration would be required to set new minimum requirements for seats on airplanes under legislation to be considered in the House this week, possibly giving passengers a break from ever-shrinking legroom and cramped quarters. The regulation of seat width and legroom is part of a five-year extension of federal aviation programs agreed to early Saturday by Republican and Democratic leaders of the House and Senate committees that oversee the nation's air travel.

Kavanaugh accuser conditionally accepts offer to testify next week

Lawyers for Christine Blasey Ford, the woman who has accused Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh of a past sexual assault, told Senate Judiciary Committee staff on Saturday that Ford "accepts" the request to speak to the panel next week about the alleged incident. "Dr. Ford accepts the Committee's request to provide her first-hand knowledge of Brett Kavanaugh's sexual misconduct next week," Debra Katz and Lisa Banks, attorneys representing Ford, wrote in a message to the committee.

FEMA chief Brock Long says he will reimburse for vehicle use

Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Brock Long says he will reimburse the federal government for his unofficial use of government vehicles. Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen made the announcement Friday after she completed a review of a probe into Long's use of government vehicles -- specifically that he used them to travel from home to work "without proper authorization."

6 siblings of Arizona GOP congressman endorse his opponent Source: AP

Six siblings of U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar have urged voters to cast their ballots against the Arizona Republican in November in an unusual political ad sponsored by the rival candidate. The television ad from Democrat David Brill combines video interviews with Gosar-family siblings who ask voters to usher Paul Gosar out of office because he has broken with the family's values.

6 siblings of Arizona GOP congressman endorse his opponent

In this Dec. 2013, file photo, U.S. Rep. Paul Gosar, R-Ariz., speaks during a Congressional Field Hearing on the Affordable Care Act in Apache Junction, Ariz. Six siblings of Gosar have urged voters to cast their ballots against the Arizona Republican in November 2018 in an unusual political ad sponsored by the rival candidate.

The Latest: White House skeptical of Ford’s offer to speak

The Latest on Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh and a woman accusing him of sexually assaulting her decades ago : The White House is casting doubt on the willingness of a college professor to speak publicly about her sexual assault allegations against Supreme Court nominee Judge Brett Kavanaugh. Attorneys for Christine Blasey Ford told the Senate Judiciary Committee she would be willing to appear next week.