Records show FBI agents gave Andrew Gillum tickets to ‘Hamilton’ in 2016  —  The records, released by former lobbyist Adam Corey today, appear to refute what his campaign has said about the trip.  —  Undercover FBI agents were the ones who gave Tallahassee Mayor Andrew Gillum a ticket …

Exclusive: In Leaked Audio, Brian Kemp Expresses Concern Over Georgians Exercising Their Right to Vote  —  The Republican gubernatorial candidate spoke to donors about the growing threat of the Stacey Abrams campaign as the midterm elections approach  —  Brian Kemp, Georgia Secretary of State …

“The Idea That He's Racist Is Absurd”  —  That Yale professor who knows “the real reason” liberals hate Trump defends his op-ed, the president, and birtherism.  —  In a recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal, titled “The Real Reason They Hate Trump,” David Gelernter, a professor …

Trump Steps Up Attacks on Fed Chairman Jerome Powell  —  President says central banker 'almost looks like he's happy raising interest rates'  —  WASHINGTON—President Trump escalated his attacks on Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell, blaming him for threatening U.S. economic growth …

‘In the service of whim’: Officials scramble to make Trump's false assertions real  —  The great election-eve middle-class tax cut began not as a factual proposal, but as a false promise.  —  When President Trump abruptly told reporters over the weekend that middle-income Americans would receive …

White Nationalist Richard Spencer's Wife Says In Divorce Filings That He Physically and Emotionally Abused Her  —  “The only language women understand is violence,” Nina Kroupiianova said Spencer told her.  Spencer said, “I dispute many of her assertions.”  —  The wife of Richard Spencer …

A convenient omission?  Trump campaign adviser denied collusion to FBI source early on  —  Just weeks after the FBI opened a dramatic counterintelligence probe into Donald Trump and Russia, one of his presidential campaign advisers emphatically told an undercover bureau source …

Same as It Ever Was...  Let's say that I put you on a desert island the day after the 2016 elections (don't worry, it would be one with wonderful amenities, just no contact with the outside world).  Then, let's say that the first piece of 2018 news I gave you was the latest polling …

‘I thought it was very nice’: VA official showcased portrait of KKK's first grand wizard  —  A senior official at the Department of Veterans Affairs is under fire for displaying a portrait in his Washington, D.C., office of the Ku Klux Klan's first grand wizard.

Trump's Own Team Knows His Caravan Claims Are Bullshit  —  Asked for evidence supporting the president's claims about the caravan, a senior administration official told reporters to ask ‘the Mexican authorities.’  —  Donald Trump and his political allies have embarked on an aggressive …

Steve Bannon draws 38 to Staten Island speech, sceening of ‘Trump at War’ film  —  Just 38 people showed up when a man once touted as one of President Trump's most influential advisers spoke Monday in the reddest New York City borough.  —  Steve Bannon said he didn't mind the small crowd …

MSUB releases 2018 Montana Poll  —  Contacts:  —  University Relations and Communications, 657-2266  —  MSU BILLINGS NEWS—With the U.S. Senate race drawing national attention this election cycle, incumbent Democratic Sen. Jon Tester appears to be pulling away, according to the results …

Another U.S.-bound caravan takes shape, this one from El Salvador  —  An internal government report indicates DHS is tracking members of the new caravan, including a 230-member WhatsApp group that intends to leave Oct. 31.  —  WASHINGTON — As the Trump administration makes preparations …

Mom with ‘gut feeling’ stops school shooter before planned attack  —  A suspicious mom who followed her instincts helped prevent a mass  —  school shooting.  —  On Wednesday,  —  Koeberle Bull of Lumberton, N.J., woke up to a  —  racist message on Facebook from a man in Kentucky.

Filings show RNC spent $1.5 million at Trump-owned properties this cycle  —  The Republican National Committee (RNC) has spent more than $1.5 million at President Trump's properties during the 2018 election cycle, according to Federal Election Commission (FEC) filings.

Democrats, beware: Overzealous investigations will come back to bite you  —  When it comes to wielding Congress's formidable investigatory power, it is hard to think of anyone in modern history who has done it as effectively as former representative Henry A. Waxman (D-Calif.).

Trump emasculates Ted Cruz, and the whole Republican Party  —  Ted Cruz is “beautiful.”  —  Don't take it from me — that's the President's own description of a man he once said “has accomplished absolutely nothing for [Texas].  He is another all talk, no action pol!”

Exclusive: Priorities USA launches new ad campaign targeting McConnell entitlement talk … LATEST POSTS FROM THE RUNDOWN  —  October 23, 2018  —  Exclusive: Priorities USA launches new ad campaign targeting McConnell entitlement talk  —  Heidi Przybyla

The British #MeToo scandal which cannot be revealed  —  A leading businessman has been granted an injunction against The Telegraph to prevent this newspaper revealing alleged sexual harassment and racial abuse of staff.  —  The accusations against the businessman, who cannot be identified …

GOP Sen. Jeff Flake: 'I Don't Know if I Believed' Brett Kavanaugh  —  The senator admitted to ‘The View’ that Christine Blasey Ford's testimony was ‘very compelling’ and that he's not sure he believed Kavanaugh's denials.  —  Several weeks after delaying the confirmation …

Fox News Host Jeanine Pirro Scolded by Sitting Judge in Defamation Lawsuit  —  “You'd think she would know better,” said a New York judge at a hearing Tuesday in a case brought by Black Lives Matter activist DeRay Mckesson.  —  “Should there be consequences to those people who promote falsehoods?”

Senate slipping away as Dems fight to preserve blue wave  —  NEW YORK (AP) — In the closing stretch of the 2018 campaign, the question is no longer the size of the Democratic wave.  It's whether there will be a wave at all.  —  Top operatives in both political parties concede …

Senator Hietkamp Director Describes Bait and Switch: “If and when she gets elected she's going to be super liberal”  —  [This post contains video, click to play]  —  Running Away from Obama: Campaign Staff hides Obama Merch from Press, “doesn't poll well here”

Amazon executives including Jeff Bezos pump cash into Colorado Sen. Cory Gardner's re-election campaign.  But he's not running until 2020  — Colorado Republican Sen. Cory Gardner's re-election campaign was given a boost in the third quarter by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos and eight other company representatives.

Trump calls Saudi response to Khashoggi death ‘the worst cover-up ever’  —  President Donald Trump on Tuesday called the killing of Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi and its aftermath the “worst cover-up ever,” as new information continues to be revealed about the journalist's death at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul, Turkey.

Stan McChrystal: I Threw Away My Robert E. Lee Painting  —  “It was not a simple decision,” says the retired Afghanistan war commander.  —  On a Sunday morning in 2017 I took down his picture, and by afternoon it was in the alley with other rubbish awaiting transport to the local landfill for final burial.

The Ripple Effect of a Trump Tweetstorm  —  When President Trump began tweeting warnings and threats about a caravan of migrants headed for the border, his own government could not explain what he meant.  —  President Trump, the first president to rely on social media as a primary means …

Rosenstein meeting with House leaders postponed  —  House leaders have postponed their highly anticipated questioning of Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein just a day before they were to hold a closed-door interview of the No. 2 Justice Department official about claims that he disparaged President Donald Trump.