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.

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.

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.

Republicans Getting Borked on Healthcare  —  The greatest act of incivility in American politics, as is well known, is to accurately describe a Republicans publicly stated positions.  And it's happening to Martha McSally:  —  McSally made the admission during a recent interview …

‘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 …

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 …

The White-Supremacist Congressman  —  Steve King, who has a long history of racism, may finally be in political danger.  —  Steve King, the Republican congressman who represents the northwestern part of Iowa, is a white nationalist.  —  King has said he doesn't want Muslims working in Iowa meatpacking plants.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

‘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.

CNN Polls: Tight Senate contests in Arizona, Nevada in final week  —  WASHINGTON (CNN)The Democratic Party's two best pickup opportunities in the Senate playing field are close contests in the final days of campaigning, according to new CNN Polls conducted by SSRS.

Turkish prosecutor says Khashoggi was strangled and dismembered in Saudi Consulate  —  ISTANBUL — Turkey's public prosecutor said Wednesday that Jamal Khashoggi was strangled and dismembered upon arrival at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul earlier this month as part of “advance plans” …

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 …

How a lie about George Soros and the migrant caravan multiplied online  —  This is the life of a lie.  —  Three weeks ago, a caravan of Hondurans began walking nearly 2,000 miles to the United States.  Their ranks grew as they inched north and, along with them, falsehoods grew, too.

Authorities probing immigrant Saudi sisters' mystery deaths  —  NEW YORK (AP) — Police are investigating the mysterious deaths of two sisters from Saudi Arabia whose bodies, bound together with tape, washed up on New York City's waterfront last week.  —  The sisters, Tala Farea, 16 …

Trump's hate and lies are failing.  Two new studies show why.  —  The closing campaign strategy of President Trump and Republicans is often depicted as mainly an effort to galvanize the GOP's blue-collar white base through fear-mongering about immigrants and incitement of racial-cultural …

Record turnout?  Not for millennials — just a third say they'll vote.  —  That number has remained steady since August, according the results of a new NBC News/GenForward survey.  —  About a third of millennials say they will definitely vote in November, according to results …

'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.”

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

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.

Early signs point to a Latino wave for Democrats  —  LOS ANGELES — With less than one week to go, this year's most sought-after group of voters is also the hardest to predict: Latinos.  —  For months pundits have speculated about whether notoriously low-turnout Latinos — traditionally Democratic …

Don't let your sons play for DJ Durkin  —  Parents, don't send your kids to Maryland to play football.  Just don't do it.  It's not a university, it's a canker sore with a couple of dormitories strapped to its suppurating side.  Don't let your son so much as look at an application.

‘Moving day’: White House staffers set to split for 2020 campaign  —  The White House is poised for a wave of post-midterm departures as staffers leave for President Donald Trump's reelection campaign, an indication that the administration is shifting its focus to 2020.

Trump agrees to turn over his calendar in Summer Zervos defamation suit  —  President Trump has agreed to produce portions of his calendar from 2007 and 2008 as part of discovery in a defamation lawsuit brought by former “Apprentice” contestant Summer Zervos, according to a proposed court order signed by attorneys for all parties.

Trump says Americans will ‘lose a lot of money’ if GOP loses in midterm election  —  President Donald Trump on Wednesday warned that Americans could “lose a lot of money” if Republicans don't do well in next week's midterm elections.  —  The president, speaking at an event at the White House …

The Obamas might make a TV show about disorder in the Trump administration for Netflix  —  Is former President Barack Obama about to unleash one long subtweet against his successor in the form of a Netflix show?  —  Obama and former first lady Michelle Obama have acquired the rights …

Confederate-Friendly Ryan Zinke Likens Robert E. Lee To Martin Luther King Jr.  —  Civil rights groups' condemnation of his remarks only adds to the Interior Department secretary's mounting woes.  —  Ryan Zinke, the embattled secretary of the Interior Department, suggested that Robert E. Lee …

This is how republics end  —  Warnings from the fall of Rome.  —  What does a republic in decline look like?  —  It's an increasingly pressing question for the United States, where rising economic inequality is creating stress, anxiety and resentment.  Endemic racism and ethnic prejudice …

A Mandarin Duck Mysteriously Appears in Central Park, to Birders' Delight  —  On the crescent-shaped pond in the southeast corner of Central Park, a spectacularly colorful duck floats on the surface with an air of majesty.  —  His head looks like a punk rocker's multicolored mohawk.

New polls: Democrats lead marquee Florida races; Arizona Senate, Kansas governor effectively tied  —  The final pre-election Reuters/Ipsos/University of Virginia Center for Politics state-level polls of this election cycle shows Democratic candidates leading for the Sunshine State's high-profile gubernatorial …

Aftab Pureval's campaign manager resigns based on ‘new information.’  —  Here's what you need to know about Steve Chabot and Aftab Pureval in 30 seconds  —  Democratic candidate Aftab Pureval told The Enquirer campaign manager Sarah Topy resigned Tuesday night based on “new information.”