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.

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 …

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.

‘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 …

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

“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,

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.

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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

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 …

Ted Cruz calls Steve King support of white supremacists ‘divisive,’ stops short of condemning him  —  MIDLAND — Sen. Ted Cruz said Wednesday he is disappointed that his ally, Iowa Congressman Steve King, used divisive rhetoric that their own party's campaign arm called racist, but he declined to specifically condemn King himself.

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 …

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.

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” …

‘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.

'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.”

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

Democrats in an All-Hands-on-Deck Scramble to Save Menendez in New Jersey  —  UNION BEACH, N.J. — It was a rare convergence of New Jersey's governor and its two senators for an official event meant to be about policy, not politics.  —  But as Gov. Philip D. Murphy announced new programs …

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 …

Trump focuses on himself in tweets after returning from Pittsburgh synagogue  —  President Trump traveled to Pittsburgh to honor victims of the worst anti-Semitic attack in U.S. history.  But on Wednesday, the president was focused more on how he was treated there, criticizing protesters …

Trump's State Department eyes ban on terms like ‘sexual health’  —  U.S. diplomats may soon be prohibited from using the phrases “sexual and reproductive health” and “comprehensive sexuality education” under a proposal being floated to Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, four people familiar with the issue said.