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Trump says US will ‘turn away’ migrant caravan at border

Trump says US will ‘turn away’ migrant caravan at border

President Trump said the US will “turn away” the thousands of Central American migrants heading to the US border in search of asylum and blamed Democrats for being weak on immigration  Read more

Dem Senate hopes shift from winning majority to limiting losses

Dem Senate hopes shift from winning majority to limiting losses

Republicans could lock up a multi-cycle Senate majority by winning Indiana and other states like it this fall  Read more

Bolton faces tense talks with Russia over nuclear treaty
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  • 10/22/2018 12:00 AM

Bolton faces tense talks with Russia over nuclear treaty

U.S. National Security Adviser John Bolton faces two days of high-tension talks in Moscow beginning Monday after President Donald Trump announced his intention to withdraw from a landmark nuclear weapons treaty  Read more

Five Reasons Republicans Can Hold the House

Five Reasons Republicans Can Hold the House

Despite conventional wisdom, there is a path for Republicans to hold their majority in the House. Democrats need a net pickup of 23 seats to gain control of the chamber and most election watchers are predicting that will happen  Read more

Republicans Hold Cash Edge Heading Into Final Stretch of the Midterms

Republicans Hold Cash Edge Heading Into Final Stretch of the Midterms

Republicans entered the final month of the campaign with more money in the bank than the Democrats, providing them with vital ammunition as they wage a furious effort to hold on to control of Congress  Read more

Migrant caravan continues journey toward US

Migrant caravan continues journey toward US

Thousands of Central American migrants made their way across the border of Guatemala and Mexico over the weekend as they trek toward the United States border in search of asylum, The Associated Press reported  Read more

At Arizona Rally, Trump Boosts McSally, Calls Sinema 'Too Extreme'

At Arizona Rally, Trump Boosts McSally, Calls Sinema 'Too Extreme'

President Donald Trump, seeking to frame the choices for voters in the midterm elections, said Friday that Democrats are “too extreme and too dangerous” to take control of Congress  Read more

Lies, damn lies and big lies

Lies, damn lies and big lies

Elizabeth Warren’s campfire story shows what politics and the Democratic Party have become  Read more

Republicans offer Hispanics hope and have earned our votes

Republicans offer Hispanics hope and have earned our votes

As lieutenant governor of New Mexico, I have had the privilege of living and serving in a state with over 50 percent minority residents  Read more

Jamal Khashoggi, journalist who spoke truth to power, 1958-2018

Jamal Khashoggi, journalist who spoke truth to power, 1958-2018

Critic of Saudi repression who paid the price for falling out of favour  Read more

Trump takes aim at O’Rourke: ‘Beto is a Flake!’

Trump takes aim at O’Rourke: ‘Beto is a Flake!’

President Donald Trump on Wednesday attacked Rep. Beto O'Rourke as a "Flake!" just hours after O'Rourke hurled Trump's "Lyin' Ted" insult at Sen. Ted Cruz during a prime-time debate in San Antonio  Read more

Treasury employee charged with leaking financial info on Trump campaign officials, Russians

Treasury employee charged with leaking financial info on Trump campaign officials, Russians

A Treasury employee has been arrested and charged with leaking multiple reports about financial transactions relating to former Trump campaign chief Paul Manafort, campaign official Richard Gates, accused Russian agent Maria Butina and the Russian Embassy, federal law enforcement officials said Wednesday  Read more

President Donald Trump says he'll ask Cabinet to cut department budgets by 5 percent

President Donald Trump says he'll ask Cabinet to cut department budgets by 5 percent

President Donald Trump said Wednesday he would cut the federal budget with the help of his Cabinet, a proposal that analysts said was aspirational at best and unlikely to affect the skyrocketing federal deficit  Read more

McConnell says Senate Republicans might revisit Obamacare repeal

McConnell says Senate Republicans might revisit Obamacare repeal

Republicans could try again to repeal Obamacare if they win enough seats in U.S. elections next month, Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell said on Wednesday, calling a failed 2017 push to repeal the healthcare law a “disappointment.”  Read more

Trump Is Right About China’s Postal Subsidy

Trump Is Right About China’s Postal Subsidy

Chinese mailers get lower rates intended to help much poorer nations. A solution is long overdue  Read more

How Trump’s Trade War Is Driving China Nuts

How Trump’s Trade War Is Driving China Nuts

Chinese leader Xi Jinping has reacted to American pressure with a level of desperation that is good for neither Washington nor Beijing  Read more

Vote for the Wall on November 6

Vote for the Wall on November 6

Another caravan of thousands of border crossers is amassing in Central America and organizers pledge to march north to the U.S. border and demand entry  Read more

With FL, IA Races in Play, Ryan's PAC Ponies Up

With FL, IA Races in Play, Ryan's PAC Ponies Up

House Speaker Paul Ryan’s super PAC, the Congressional Leadership Fund, announced Tuesday that it reserved $1 million in television ads in Cedar Rapids, Iowa for two-term incumbent Rep. Rod Blum and a mid-six-figure amount for Maria Salazar  Read more