Trump on midterm elections: It’s about me

To continue reading this premium story, you need to become a member. Click below to take advantage of an exclusive offer for new members: President Donald Trump, right, shakes hands with 12th Congressional District Republican candidate Troy Balderson, left, during a rally, Saturday, Aug. 4, 2018, in Lewis Center, Ohio.

Trump: I Only Destroy Careers of Republicans Who Say Bad Things

President Donald Trump on Saturday said he only destroys the career of Republican lawmakers after they say bad things about him, "and you fight back and they go down the tubes and that's OK." "A couple of them," Trump said during a rally in Ohio at the Lewis Center without mentioning names.

Trump casts midterm elections as a personal referendum

Embracing his breakneck return to campaign politics, President Donald Trump on Saturday argued that Republicans needed to control Congress by casting the midterms as a referendum on himself. In a raucous rally in a sweltering gymnasium north of Columbus, Ohio, Trump pitched for the GOP candidate up in a special election next week and defiantly questioned the idea that, historically, the party that controls the White House suffers in the midterms, declaring "but I say why?" "Why would there be a blue wave? I think it could be a red wave," Trump said of his party's prospects in November.

11 kids removed after rural New Mexico compound searched

This Friday, Aug. 3, 2018, aerial photo released by Taos County Sheriff's Office shows a rural compound during an unsuccessful search for a missing 3-year-old boy in Amalia, N.M. Law enforcement officers searching the compound for the missing child didn't locate him but found 11 other children in filthy conditions and hardly any food, a sheriff said Saturday.

Trump mocks Senator Feinstein following reports an alleged Chinese…

President Donald Trump took aim at the investigation into Russian election meddling Saturday evening at an Ohio rally then seemed to compare the two-year probe to a report about an alleged Chinese spy that worked for Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein. After talking about the ongoing trade war with China and tariffs that the administration has placed on $200 billion worth of Chinese goods, Trump talked about the report, threats to the U.S. and the Russia investigation.

Libertarian Party courts Gary Johnson for Senate run Source: AP

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Libertarian Party courts Gary Johnson for Senate run

In this May 18, 2016 file photo, Libertarian presidential candidate and former New Mexico Gov. Gary Johnson speaks with legislators at the Utah State Capitol in Salt Lake City. Former Libertarian Party presidential candidate Johnson is considering jumping into the race for U.S. Senate in New Mexico as the current Libertarian candidate prepares to drops out, Johnson consultant Ron Nielson told The Associated Press on Friday, July 27, 2018.

Experts question logic of Trump administration’s ‘low gas …

The Trump administration claimed Thursday that in addition to lowering the price of vehicles, it can save 12,700 lives by weakening Obama-era emissions standards for cars and trucks. But that estimate relies on assumptions that have been questioned by experts in and out of the federal government.

Outside groups spending big on Arizona’s GOP Senate race

Multiple outside groups and political-action campaigns are spending a lot of money in Arizona's Republican primary for Senate. Outside groups spending big on Arizona's GOP Senate race Multiple outside groups and political-action campaigns are spending a lot of money in Arizona's Republican primary for Senate.

Malaysia’s seizure of Equanimity is illegal, claims Jho Low’s lawyer

PETALING JAYA: The seizure of the US$250mil superyacht Equanimity by Malaysian authorities is against court rulings in Indonesia and the United States, says a lawyer acting on behalf of fugitive businessman Low Taek Jho, also known as Jho Low. "The action of the Mahathir government in illegitimately taking this asset shows just how quickly the rule of law disappears in Mahathir's regime.

Trump holds boisterous Saturday night rally in ‘110-degree’…

In the lively style typical of his campaign, President Donald Trump held a rally with a cheering crowd of supporters in Lewis Center, Ohio on Saturday night. President Donald Trump is traveling Saturday to Ohio to hold a rally for state Sen. Troy Balderson, who is running in Tuesday's special election for an open congressional seat against Democrat Danny O'Connor.

Trump believes Mueller is using Manafort trial to embarrass him: report

The Washington Post reported Saturday that Trump thinks both the media and Mueller are using Manafort's trial on bank and tax fraud charges this week to try to undercut his presidency. "He is completely outraged by the way Manafort has been treated, with the solitary confinement and all of that," Trump's attorney Rudy Giuliani told The Post.

NRA Having Financial Trouble

The National Rifle Association has said it's suffering from substantial financial issues that could cause the organisation to "be unable to exist". In a recent court filing, the powerful organisation that lobbies on behalf of gun makers, owners and campaigns against almost all gun regulations, said it had lost its media insurance coverage due to an aggressive campaign brought on by New York's Democratic Governor Andrew Cuomo.

Va. company accused of diluting Chesapeake blue crab meat with imported crab

It has scuttled its way into Maryland's tourism slogan and is part of the region's signature dish, proudly touted on menus and in markets as a taste of the Bay in an era when "eat local" has become the mantra of foodies. But a few years ago, a tipster reached out to authorities with an unsavory allegation: A major Virginia seafood supplier was selling packages of premium Chesapeake blue crab meat cut with cheaper foreign crab.

Capitol Insider: Kansas’ congressional primaries inspire deep ballots, political newcomers

Two dozen U.S. House candidates put it on the line Tuesday in primary elections testing viability of a novice  Topeka politician fueled by a deep-pocket super PAC, implications of Democrat Hillary Clinton's success two years ago in the 3rd District and strength of Republican incumbents in 2018. Three veterans -- U.S. Reps.