Months after calling Michael Cohen ‘honest’ and ‘honorable,’…

President Donald Trump's personal defense attorney, Rudy Giuliani, took heavy aim at Michael Cohen's credibility on Sunday, calling him a "liar" and a "scoundrel." Giuliani rejected Cohen's recent reported claim that Trump knew in advance of a meeting between top campaign officials and a Russian lawyer offering dirt on Hillary Clinton ahead of the 2016 election.

Adieu, great view: Longtime lighthouse caretaker moving on

The New York Times reports the 62-year-old known as Marge has been living for free in the 222-year-old Montauk Lighthouse for 31 years - since April 1987 - when the U.S. Coast Guard moved out of the property on the island's eastern end and turned it over to the Montauk Historical Society. She lived at the lighthouse for free but the caretaker's job came with no pay, so she worked during the day at the local post office for 30 years.

States are the battleground in gerrymandering wars

Registration will allow you to post comments on StamfordAdvocate.com and create a StamfordAdvocate.com Subscriber Portal account for you to manage subscriptions and email preferences. Jim Haadsma isn't a high-profile Democratic candidate like Amy McGrath, the ex-Marine fighter pilot seeking to upset an incumbent Republican U.S. representative in Kentucky.

Joe Manchin to bring thousands of publiccomments to Brett Kavanaugh meeting

Sen. Joe Manchin will become the first Congressional Democrat to meet with Judge Brett Kavanaugh, President Trump's Supreme Court nominee, this week. The West Virginia Democrat told WAJR that he has more than 2,000 inquiries from residents of his state, and is fielding more.

Che Guevara celebrated by Mexican-American, federally-subsidized clinic in El Paso, Tx

Above left: "Media relations administrator, Estela Reyes, stands in front of a mural of revolutionary Ernesto 'Che' Guevara at El Paso's Centro de Salud Familia La Fe." Got it amigos? The clinic is subsidized by the taxpayers of a nation Che Guevara denounced as "THE GREAT ENEMY OF MANKIND!- Against those hyenas there is no option but EXTERMINATION!" And the clinics staff and patrons are overwhelmingly Mexican-American, who Che Guevara denounced as: " Mostly a rabble of illiterate indians."

5 Metrics that suggest Democrats are poised for big wins 100 days to the midterms

We're now just 100 days away from the midterms, and the big question on everyone's mind is whether Democrats will net-gain 23 seats and gain control of the House of Representatives. A look at five different metrics suggests that Democrats are favored to take back the House, though each of them suggest a different level of confidence.

Hillary Clinton’s defeat made me cry more than I did when Mahama lost – Betty Mould

Ghana's first ever female Attorney-General and Minister of Justice Betty-Mould Iddrisu has revealed that she cried her heart out passionately when Hillary Clinton lost to Mr Donald Trump in the United States 2016 election, even more than she did when her party the National Democratic Congress was licked by the New Patriotic Party in Ghana's 2016 election; MyNewsGH.com has learnt. The Gender champion said "Ghana has made progress despite our cultural and traditional environment over the past 40 years" regarding the issue of women in general.

Capital Gazette shooting suspect Jarrod Ramos scheduled to appear in court Monday

Jarrod Ramos, the man accused of killing five people at the Capital Gazette newspaper in Maryland last month, is scheduled to make his initial court appearance on Monday. Last week, a grand jury indicted Ramos on 23 charges, including five counts of murder in the deaths of Gerald Fischman, the newspaper's editorial page editor; Rob Hiaasen, an assistant editor and columnist; John McNamara, a sports writer; Rebecca Ann Smith, a sales assistant; and Wendi Winters, a community correspondent.

Senate Dem: ‘Widespread’ phishing attacks targeting political parties, senators

Cynthia Jeanne Shaheen Sunday shows preview: Giuliani strikes back Corker: Pompeo 'did not endear himself' to senators at testy hearing Markey: We know more about Trump's talks with Cohen than with Putin MORE on Sunday warned of "widespread" phishing attacks against Senate offices and political parties across the country, revealing that her office had already notified authorities of one suspicious experience. "There has been one situation that we have turned over to authorities to look into," Shaheen, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, said on CBS's "Face the Nation."

Ted Cruz on Alex Jones Facebook ban: ‘Who the hell made Facebook…

Rafael Edward Cruz Senate GOP shoots down talk of impeaching Rosenstein Cruz counters O'Rourke's call for six debates with proposal for five Family separation bills blocked on Senate floor MORE on Saturday pushed back against Facebook for banning conspiracy theorist and InfoWars founder Alex Jones, suggesting the platform was infringing on the First Amendment. "Am no fan of Jones - among other things he has a habit of repeatedly slandering my Dad by falsely and absurdly accusing him of killing JFK - but who the hell made Facebook the arbiter of political speech? Free speech includes views you disagree with," Cruz tweeted.

Giuliani seeks to quell speculation over Cohen

Donald John Trump Giuliani targets Cohen lawyer: He and Cohen are 'deceivers' Trump reelection campaign denies reports 'Keep America Great' flags are being made in China Top Koch Network officials vent frustration with White House, GOP-led Congress MORE 's attorney Rudy Giuliani hit the Sunday morning show circuit to go on the offensive in the wake of escalating speculation that Trump's former longtime attorney and personal fixer, Michael Cohen, may turn on the president. Giuliani insisted to Fox News's Chris Wallace that he doesn't believe the president's camp is "at war" with Cohen, but his charges that Cohen is a "liar," a "manipulator" and a "scoundrel" suggested otherwise.

EDITORIAL: Dona t believe your eyes? Perrya s trying to make sure you…

York County's own congressman, Republican Scott Perry, is one of 11 Freedom Caucus members and Trump enablers who introduced articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein last week just as more of the president's lies were coming to light. EDITORIAL: Don't believe your eyes? Perry's trying to make sure you can't even see York County's own congressman, Republican Scott Perry, is one of 11 Freedom Caucus members and Trump enablers who introduced articles of impeachment against Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein last week just as more of the president's lies were coming to light.

Capitol Insider: ‘Voter shaming’ hits special election for Ohio congressional seat

Shortly before the 2016 New Hampshire primary, a group backing John Kasich for president mailed controversial campaign fliers to Granite State voters bearing the ominous message "What if your friends, your neighbors, and your community knew whether you voted?" While the Kasich team's role in the "voter shaming" effort was not revealed until well after the primary, the mailers caused an immediate stir in New Hampshire and raised claims of voter intimidation and privacy violations. Last week, many voters in Ohio's 12th Congressional District received similar mailers from the Republican National Committee on behalf of state Sen. Troy Balderson, R-Zanesville, ahead of next week's special election.

The Latest: Trump willing to shut down government over wall

President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive on Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport, in Morristown, N.J., Friday, July 27, 2018, en route to Trump National Golf Club in Bedminster, N.J. President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive on Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport, in Morristown, N.J., Friday, ... (more)

Senate looms as big test for changes to US fishing laws

Fishermen and environmentalists are at odds over a suite of changes to American fishing laws that was approved by the House of Representatives, and the proposal faces a new hurdle in the Senate. The House passed changes to the Magnuson-Stevens Act, a 42-year-old set of rules designed to protect American fisheries from overharvest, on July 11, largely along party lines.