Lindsey Graham says “toxic” Mohammed bin Salman “has to go”  —  Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) said on Fox & Friends Tuesday that Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (MBS) “can never be a leader on the world stage,” and that regardless of what President Trump does, Graham is going to move to …

American Mercenaries Were Hired To Assassinate Politicians In The Middle East  —  “There was a targeted assassination program in Yemen.  I was running it.  We did it.”  —  Cradling an AK-47 and sucking a lollipop, the former American Green Beret bumped along in the back of an armored SUV …

Lindsey Graham: I'm taking DNA test, ‘I think I can beat’ Elizabeth Warren on amount of Cherokee heritage  —  Sen. Lindsay Graham (R-S.C.) told Fox and Friends on Tuesday that he would be taking a DNA test, and that he thinks he can “beat” Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Ma.) in terms of the amount of Cherokee heritage that it will show.

Trump, GOP silent after violent pro-Trump mob unleashes brutal assault  —  Republicans are refusing to disavow the pro-Trump ‘Proud Boys’ group responsible for a vicious mob-style attack this weekend in New York.  —  Republicans have responded with deafening silence after an estimated 30 members …

Obituary: Madelyn Linsenmeir, 1988-2018  —  Our beloved Madelyn Ellen Linsenmeir died on Sunday, October 7.  While her death was unexpected, Madelyn suffered from drug addiction, and for years we feared her addiction would claim her life.  We are grateful that when she died, she was safe and she was with her family.

Google really is trying to build a censored Chinese search engine, its CEO confirms  —  Google on Monday finally confirmed a secretive project that's been fueling an employee-led backlash for weeks at the company: an effort to build a version of its search engine that complies with China's online censorship regime.

Democrats Fear Obama Is Going Soft for the Midterms  —  The former president's allies say his distance has been strategic and that he will ramp up his presence as voting nears.  But some alums wonder if that plan is wise.  —  With just three weeks to go before one of most critical midterm elections …

Tucker Carlson Says He Can't Go to Restaurants Anymore  —  “Having someone scream, ‘F— you!’ at a restaurant, it just wrecks your meal,” he said on a podcast.  —  Fox News host Tucker Carlson said he's “not a restaurant guy anymore” because of the way he's treated when he dines out in Washington, D.C.

Chats Show FIU Turning Point USA Members Sharing Racist Memes and Rape Jokes … Back in 2017, New Times obtained screenshots of gross chats among Florida International University's Campus Republicans.  They joked about the Charlottesville neo-Nazi attack last year and threatened to “call ICE” …

Trump Campaign Doubles Spending Rate as the 2020 Race Draws Nearer  —  WASHINGTON — President Trump's campaign more than doubled its spending over the past three months as the president worked to rev up the Republican base ahead of next month's midterm elections through a series of rallies and online appeals.

The Rich White Civil War  —  A smarter look at America's divide.  —  Every few years one research group or another produces a typology of the electorate.  The researchers conduct thousands of interviews and identify the different clusters American voters fall into.

Charlottesville's Other Jim Crow Legacy: Separate and Unequal Education  —  CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — High school seniors Zyahna Bryant and Trinity Hughes have been friends since they were 6 years old, raised by blue-collar families in this affluent college town.

Humans beings on the brink of IMMORTALITY, top scientist claims  —  HUMAN beings becoming immortal is a step closer following the launch of a new start-up.  —  Dr Ian Pearson has previously said people will have the ability to “not die” by 2050 - just over 30 years from now.

John Bolton's chief of staff out at National Security Council  —  Bolton to Iran: Hell to pay if you cross us  —  Washington (CNN)A top National Security Council aide is leaving the White House after serving just a few months as national security adviser John Bolton's chief of staff.

Donald Daters, a dating app for Trump supporters, leaked its users' data  —  A new dating app for Trump supporters that wants to “make America date again” has leaked its entire database of users — on the day of its launch.  —  The app, called “Donald Daters,” is aimed at …

Big advertisers still shunning Ingraham's Fox News show months after boycotts  —  'They're kind of forced off, whether they want to be or not,' one Fox executive said.  —  Laura Ingraham's ratings are surging, but big advertisers are still steering clear of her show months after a series …

Armed protesters were on Portland rooftop in August, police now say  —  Members of the right-wing group Patriot Prayer stationed themselves on a downtown Portland rooftop with a cache of guns prior to a summer protest, city officials announced for the first time Monday - the same day Mayor Ted Wheeler learned about it, his aides said.

Here's what should excite and depress Democrats so far in 2018  —  (CNN)For two years Democrats have raged over Donald Trump's presidency, quarreled among themselves over the best strategy for responding to it, and above all, counted the days until next month's midterm election.

Dems angered by GOP plan to hold judicial hearings in October  —  Democrats and liberal groups are fuming over a GOP plan to hold Senate hearings for President Trump's judicial picks over the next two weeks while senators are out of town campaigning for the midterm elections.

We're staying silent out of fear  —  Most ordinary people found it unbearable to live under communism in Eastern Europe and the Soviet Union.  The reasons varied: shortages of consumer goods, incessant propaganda, restrictions on travel.  —  Nothing was more psychologically exhausting …

Analyze this  —  Michael Doran has followed the Russia hoax with the same attention and attitude that I have.  He sees the Russia hoax for what it is and is mystified by the lack of interest in the Clinton campaign's apparent collusion with Russian intelligence.  He understands the perversity of the production.

The Origins of Progressive Agony  —  In the wake of Obama, the Democratic party was a shipwreck, to be saved only by Hillary and the Supreme Court . . .  What has transformed the Democratic party into an anguished progressive movement that incorporates the tactics of the street, embraces maenadism …

High rate of absentee ballots thrown out in Gwinnett  —  Nearly one in 10 vote-by-mail ballots have been rejected by Gwinnett County election officials, alarming voting rights groups.  —  Gwinnett is throwing out far more absentee ballots than any other county in Georgia, according to records from the Secretary of State's Office.

“People just can't know that.”  MO Sen. McCaskill Hides Agenda Including “semi-automatic rifle ban” from Moderate Voters, Staffers Reveal in Undercover Video it “could hurt her ability to get elected.”  —  [This post contains video, click to play]  —  Senator McCaskill on Tape: “Of course!”

How Trump bobs and weaves to avoid the truth  —  As he so often does, President Trump falsely declared on “60 Minutes” on Sunday night that North Korea and the United States were going to war before he stepped in to thwart it.  —  Interviewer Lesley Stahl was having none of it.  “We were going to war?”

James apologizes for ‘terrible mistake’ of letting swastika in Senate ad  —  Republican challenger John James apologized Monday for a “terrible mistake” — the appearance of a swastika in footage included in his recent Senate television ad.  —  In a brief shot, roughly 10 seconds into the ad …