Omarosa suspects Pence’s chief of staff wrote anonymous op-ed

Washington: Former White House aide Omarosa Manigault Newman on Monday morning came more than prepared to make headlines during an appearance on ABC's The View . "I suspect it is Pence's chief of staff," she said, fingering Vice President Pence's top staffer, Nick Ayers, as the anonymous author of the now-infamous commentary in the New York Times that portrayed President Donald Trump as incompetent and dangerous, something she had previously suggested.

Martina Navratilova: Let’s face it, Serena Williams deserved to be…

2. Penalizing someone a full game in a championship match is an awfully draconian penalty, not unlike a team being awarded a touchdown on a penalty in the second half of the Super Bowl. 3. As gracious as Serena was after the match towards the winner, Naomi Osaka, her eruption at the ump completely ruined that kid's moment.

MSNBC’s Nicolle Wallace laughs hysterically as conservative…

Responding to reported comments from a White House official who claimed Sen. Ted Cruz might lose his seat because he's not "likable," one conservative pundit struggled to explain the GOP's problems - and earned a few hysterical bouts of laughter from MSNBC host Nicolle Wallace. On Saturday, the New York Times reported that White House Office of Management and Budget Director Mick Mulvaney told a group of donors at a closed-door meeting that Cruz may not be "likable" enough to win against Democratic challenger Beto O'Rourke.

Voters celebrate Nate McMurray’s campaign for Congress, blast GOP…

Exactly one month since Congressman Chris Collins suspended his re-election bid after his indictment by the FBI for insider trading, voters in New York's 27th Congressional District have made their voices heard supporting the Democratic and Working Families Party candidate Nate McMurray who has been campaigning ceaselessly in every corner of the district, hearing the concerns of voters. "Hardworking," "genuine" and "a young, fresh face" are just some of the words voters are using to describe McMurray in the pages of at least half a dozen newspapers across the district.

Illegal aliens give 20 congressional seats to blue states

Rep. Mo Brooks said in a radio interview that counting of illegal aliens when establishing congressional seats and electoral college votes violates the 14th Amendment to the United States Constitution. The state of Alabama has joined with Brooks to sue the federal government for its counting of illegal aliens, rather than only American citizens, in congressional district apportionment and votes for the Electoral College.

Republican resigns seat to focus on governor race

Add Midterm Elections as an interest to stay up to date on the latest Midterm Elections news, video, and analysis from ABC News. Florida Rep. Ron DeSantis, the Republican nominee in the state's high-profile gubernatorial race, sent a letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan Monday informing him that he is resigning from Congress in an effort to "serve Florida taxpayers."

Bolton to ICC: You’re “dead to us”

Technically true since its creation, but John Bolton wants to make the point excruciatingly clear . Neither the US nor Israel participates in the treaty that established the International Criminal Court, AKA "The Hague," which means that it takes an act of the UN Security Council to charge nationals of either nation .

Virginia congressional candidate appeals court decision to kick her off ballot

Third-party candidate Shaun Brown is appealing to the Virginia Supreme Court to reverse her removal from the ballot for Virginia's 2nd District, where her opponent, GOP Rep. Scott Taylor, is entwined in ongoing litigation. A circuit court judge last Wednesday tossed out every ballot petition sheet Brown submitted to the elections board after finding she listed an incorrect address for herself on each document.

The CFPB was a train wreck under Obama and it’s no better now

Remember when Elizabeth Warren was reminding everyone how important her brainchild, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was and how it was going to be turned into a tool of big business under President Trump? Wishful thinking at best, but closing in on two years under this administration, a Wall Street Journal analysis reveals that the bureau is still mostly up to their old tricks. In fact, to hear their description of it, you'd think Senator Warren would be proud.

Trump Jr. defends Benghazi hero’s take-down of Obama

Kris Paronto, who was one of the CIA security contractors who defended the American compound at Benghazi during the 2012 attack, was forced to delete a Twitter criticism of former President Barack Obama when his account was temporarily suspended over the weekend. Tweeting after his account came back online, Paronto included the original tweet that got him into trouble.

Florida Republican governor candidate in ANOTHER race row

Florida Republican governor candidate in ANOTHER race row over speeches at event whose organizer says black Americans owe their freedom to whites Horowitz has a list of racially charged comments in his past, including a tweet that read: 'the country's only serious race war against whites' DeSantis is in a tough fight with Andrew Gillum, who would become the state's first African American governor if he wins in November Republican candidate Ron DeSantis has resigned his seat in Congress as he faces yet another race row in his quest to be the next governor of Florida .

Maxine Waters on Pence: After we impeach Trump, ‘we’ll get him, too’

Maxine Waters was receiving an award Saturday and gave a speech in which she offered a progressive audience the kind of red meat they obviously crave, i.e. talk about impeaching Trump and, when that's done, impeaching Pence as well. From the American Mirror which published a video of the event Sunday : "I had a conversation here today with someone asked, 'Well, what about Pence? If you are able to impeach, Pence will be worse,'" she recollected.

Today’s hot topics on Relevant Radio: Gosnell movie, NYT’s…

Once again, I get to step outside the box and guest host on Relevant Radio's A Closer Look from 6-7 ET today! The Catholic talk-radio network is heard nationwide on the air, as well as online and through their free mobile app that plays live and podcast shows. We're just a few weeks away from the premiere of Gosnell: The Trial of America's Biggest Serial Killer , on October 12th.

Woodward book: Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell privately praised CEOs…

In the wake of President Donald Trump's response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, many CEOs resigned from positions on the White House's manufacturing and business councils. According to Bob Woodward's new book, "Fear: Trump in the White House," GOP leaders Paul Ryan and Mitch McConnell contacted some of the departing CEOs and "privately praised them for standing up."

Appeals Court Deals Blow to Missouri Abortion Providers

An appeals court issued a ruling Monday that will make it harder for abortion clinics to open or remain in business. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in St. Louis overturned a 2017 ruling that prevented the state of Missouri from enforcing laws that required abortion doctors to have the legal authority to admit patients at hospitals and that mandated abortion clinics to pay for expensive upgrades to bring them up to hospital standards as ambulatory surgical centers.

Trump Cancels Mississippi Rally Due to Hurricane Florence

President Donald Trump has canceled a rally in Mississippi due to the imminent arrival of Hurricane Florence, The Hill reported on Monday. "Regrettably, we must cancel the planned Make America Great Again rally in Jackson, Mississippi, this Friday, Donald J. Trump for President Inc. chief operating officer Michael Glassner said in a statement.