Trump's attack on Ryan seen as advance scapegoating  —  President Trump's stunning attack on Speaker Paul Ryan (R-Wis.) on Wednesday is being interpreted by many on Capitol Hill as an attempt to deflect blame and throw the retiring Speaker under the bus should the GOP lose its House majority next week.

Inside What Even an Ally Calls Trump's ‘Reality Distortion Field’  —  From nonexistent riots to conspiracy theories about migrants to false claims about his popularity and job-creating record, the president has offered a litany of falsehoods in the midterm campaign.

Fox News Poll: Trump approval remains high in Senate battleground states  —  A new round of Fox News battleground state polls proves we don't call them battlegrounds for nothing.  With six days until the election, three of the five U.S. Senate races could go either way …

Out-of-state political consultants helped direct Josh Hawley's Missouri AG office  —  Josh Hawley pledged to Missouri voters in 2016 that he was not the kind of career politician who would use “one office to get to another.”  —  But within weeks of Hawley's swearing in as the state's top …

U.S. Senate panel investigates former Trump aide Bannon: sources  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Senate Intelligence Committee is pursuing a wide-ranging investigation into former White House adviser Steve Bannon's activities during the 2016 presidential campaign, three sources familiar with the inquiry told Reuters.

Has Mueller Subpoenaed the President?  —  Nelson W. Cunningham has served as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of New York under Rudy Giuliani, general counsel of the Senate Judiciary Committee under then-Chair Joe Biden, and general counsel of the White House Office of Administration under Bill Clinton.

‘Homeland Security’ Ignores White Terror, DHS Veterans Say  —  As far-right terror attacks mount, DHS is concentrating on a migrant caravan 1000+ miles away—and some FBI veterans say the bureau isn't taking white supremacy seriously enough.  —  On Tuesday, just days after a white supremacist gunned …

How Vilification of George Soros Moved From the Fringes to the Mainstream  —  WASHINGTON — Hours after he was informed last week that an explosive device had been delivered to his suburban New York home, George Soros, the billionaire investor and Democratic donor, got on a call with colleagues …

Oprah Is Going To Georgia To Campaign With Stacey Abrams  —  Oprah Winfrey, the Oscar-nominated, self-made billionaire and media icon, is heading to Georgia to campaign for Stacey Abrams.  —  The star will join Abrams, the Democratic candidate for governor, on Thursday.

Our Football Program  —  I am writing to inform you of actions I am taking that are in the best interest of the University of Maryland.  —  Yesterday, the University System of Maryland Board of Regents announced numerous recommendations, including employment decisions about specific personnel on our campus.

O'Connor, Rehnquist And A Supreme Marriage Proposal  —  Some personal secrets are so well-kept that even family and friends are oblivious.  So it is with the story of the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist's marriage proposal to a Stanford Law School classmate in the early 1950s.

Ted Cruz's lead over Beto O'Rourke narrows to 3.6, UT-Tyler poll says  —  The UT-Tyler poll follows a number of other polls which show Cruz's lead over O'Rourke diminishing. … Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz leads challenger U.S. Rep. Beto O'Rourke, D-El Paso, by 3.6 percentage points among likely voters …

Revoking birthright citizenship would enforce the Constitution  —  President Trump's comments are not even set to air until this weekend, but already they have created a firestorm of commentary, most of it ill-informed.  —  It is not “within the president's power to change birthright citizenship …

Shepard Smith can't redeem Fox News  —  A header on Brian Stelter's nightly media newsletter reads, “Fox under pressure,” a reference to the growing concerns that Fox News's rhetoric is driving conspiracy theories.  “Modern Family” co-creator Steve Levitan has signaled that he won't …

“There's Going to Be a Lot of Departures”: Fearing a House Wipeout, Trump Throws Hail Marys as Aides Brace for Staff Changes  —  White House insiders suggest that Kellyanne Conway and Steve Mnuchin are not long for this West Wing.  —  BY - GABRIEL SHERMANOctober 31, 2018,

Migrant Caravan Troop Deployment Could Cost U.S. $50 Million Despite No Evidence of Terrorists, Major Criminal Gang Presence  —  The Trump administration is preparing for the most dangerous, and unlikely, scenario as it sends thousands of troops to the border to intercept a carvavan …

'She's A Piece Of S***' — Claire McCaskill Ignites Feud With Missouri Democrat Just Days Before Election  —  Democratic Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill sparked a fierce backlash from a Democratic legislator in her home state after listing her as an example of a “crazy Democrat.”

Jews assail ‘Christian rabbi’ who appeared with Pence, and so does his own movement  —  Loren Jacobs, who spoke at a rally with the vice-president, was stripped of his ordination by the Messianic movement in 2003.  —  The “Messianic rabbi” who outraged many Jews by invoking the name of Jesus …

Startling new research finds large buildup of heat in the oceans, suggesting a faster rate of global warming  —  The findings mean the world might have less time to curb carbon emissions.  —  The world's oceans have been soaking up far more excess heat in recent decades than scientists realized …

With $30 Million, Obscure Democratic Group Floods the Zone in House Races  —  BRADENTON BEACH, Fla. — The billboard flickered from the side of a truck, displaying an image of Representative Vern Buchanan, Republican of Florida, wearing a yachtsman's cap.  Keith Fitzgerald …

Exclusive: Trump blamed ex-counsel McGahn for Mueller investigation  —  Washington (CNN)Former White House Counsel Don McGahn ended his tumultuous tenure at the White House with one last encounter in which President Donald Trump blamed him for Robert Mueller's appointment, sources close to McGahn tell CNN.

Human Rights Group Calls for Investigation of Giuliani, Trump Money-Laundering Scheme  —  Prosecutors Asked to Probe Dutch Middlemen Washing Billions in Dirty Kazahk Cash for Real Estate Deals in U.S. and Europe  —  A human rights organization has asked Dutch prosecutors to open …

TV report: Israel silent as Iran hit by computer virus more violent than Stuxnet  —  Tehran strategic networks attacked, Hadashot TV says, hours after Israel revealed it tipped off Denmark about Iran murder plot, and days after Rouhani's phone was found bugged

‘Disgusting’ decorations bring death threats to Pasco woman  —  NEW PORT RICHEY, Fla. (WFLA) - Neighbors couldn't believe what they saw.  —  People stopped and stared as they walked past the New Port Richey home.  —  Drivers slowed with windows rolled down, mouths agape.  Some snapped photos.

California synagogue targeted with anti-Semitic graffiti  —  A synagogue in Irvine, Calif., was defaced with anti-Semitic graffiti overnight on Tuesday.  —  In a message shared on Facebook by Orange County Jewish Life Magazine, Beth Jacob Congregation of Irvine synagogue leaders said the …

Woman Calls Cops City on Portland Man's Parking Job.  She's White.  He's Black.  —  Rashsaan Muhammad and Mattie Khan were waiting for their order inside Little Big Burger on North Mississippi Avenue when they noticed a woman standing across the street, looking at their parked car.