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Jerome Corsi blasts special counsel probe as 'political witch hunt,' 'memory test'

Fox News Nov 27, 2018 Samuel Chamberlain
Conservative author Jerome Corsi told Fox News' "Tucker Carlson Tonight" on Tuesday that special counsel Robert Mueller's investigators accused him of lying under oath only after "I couldn't give them what they wanted." Corsi spoke to Fox News one day after he announced he would reject a deal with investigators that would have required him to... Read more

Broward County Elections Supervisor to Receive Nearly $130,000 a Year in Pensions When She Resigns in January

Washington Free Beacon Nov 27, 2018 Cameron Cawthorne
Brenda Snipes, the supervisor of elections for Broward, County, Florida, will receive nearly $130,000 a year in pensions when she resigns from her position in January. Snipes, who resigned after receiving intense scrutiny for her office's handling of the midterm elections earlier this month, is already receiving $58,560 in state pens Read more

Ocasio-Cortez did not appreciate Lindsey Graham’s advice to her about the migrants

The Blaze Nov 27, 2018 Carlos Garcia
Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) shot down a bizarre comparison that Rep.-elect Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) made to caravan migrants after an altercation involving tear gas at the border. Ocasio-Cortez was commenting from her social media account about tear gas being used by border officials to drive off caravan migrants who were trying ... Read more

Steyer Impeachment Ad Aims to Pressure Newly Elected Members of Congress

Washington Free Beacon Nov 27, 2018 Todd Shepherd
The "Need to Impeach" campaign funded and run by billionaire political activist Tom Steyer has launched a new television ad designed to pressure newly elected members of Congress and gain their support for impeaching President Donald Trump. According to a list of new house members compiled by OpenSecrets.org, 57 of the freshmen are Democrats ... Read more

Michael Avenatti Ordered To Pay More Than $4 Million In Back Salary, Owes Millions In Taxes And Back Rent

Celebrity Net Worth Nov 04, 2018 Amy Lamare
Stormy Daniels' attorney and presidential hopeful Michael Avenatti has been ordered to pay $4.85 million to an attorney at his former Southern California law firm by a California judge. Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Dennis Landin issued the ruling after turning down Avenatti's request to move the case to federal court. The oppos Read more

Marsha Blackburn Hits Phil Bredesen over Sexual Harassment Shredding

Breitbart Nov 04, 2018 Michelle Moons
Republican Senate candidate Marsha Blackburn hit Democrat Phil Bredesen Wednesday night with accusations that he shielded friends from allegations of sexual harassment while claims nearly doubled during his time as governor of Tennessee. The two squared off in a debate during which Blackburn pointed to files on sexual harassment that Read more

Heitkamp apologizes for naming sexual assault, abuse victims in newspaper ad

Fox News Nov 04, 2018 Paulina Dedaj
Sen. Heidi Heitkamp, a Democrat from North Dakota, apologized Tuesday after publicly naming victims of domestic violence and sexual abuse in an attack ad aimed at her Republican challenger -- this, after some of the women said they did not give permission for the campaign to name them, and others said they'd never experienced abuse. Read more

Tom Perez struggles to defend Democrats' #MeToo record amid Keith Ellison accusations

The Washington Times Nov 04, 2018 Valerie Richardson
Democratic National Committee chair Tom Perez ran into trouble Sunday after insisting that the party has “never hesitated to take action” on misconduct allegations against Democratic officials, including DNC deputy chair Keith Ellison. Mr. Perez defended the DNC’s refusal to call for the resignation of Mr. Ellison over his ex-girlfriend’s dom... Read more

Why Claire McCaskill is blasting Democrats in bid to win midterm

New York Post Nov 04, 2018 Nikki Schwab
Missouri Sen. Claire McCaskill has used every political trick in the book to win 22 of her 23 races as a Democrat running in GOP country. This year, she’s counting on coming up with one more to repel Republican challenger Josh Hawley in a state that President Trump won by 19 points in 2016. “This is the most coin-flip race that we have thi... Read more

Texas Senate Challenger Beto O’Rourke Has a Shady Past of Corruption and Cronyism That No One’s Talking About

RedState Nov 04, 2018 Brandon Morse
If you search online for articles that are critical of Texas Democratic candidate for Senate, Beto O’Rourke, then you’re going to have a relatively tough time. They’re few and far between, with a few of them populating this site in particular. What you will find, however, are a load of puff pieces about Ted Cruz’s challenger. You’ll be inunda... Read more

There’s No Comparison Between John James and Debbie Stabenow

iHeart Radio Partner Content Oct 31, 2018 Rush Limbaugh
She led this guy, John James -- who is another great candidate. He is an African-American, solid citizen, military veteran. She "led James by 23 points in a September poll by the same firm. It's now down to seven, and a significant factor in the tightening race over the past month is an uptick in the approval rating of ... Donald Trump and a nar... Read more

Dem Sen. Joe Donnelly takes heat for awkward comment on hiring minority staffers, says he ‘misspoke’

Fox News Oct 31, 2018 Alex Pappas
“Our state director is Indian American, but he does an amazing job,” Donnelly said during the debate. “Our director of all constituent services -- she’s African American, but she does an even more incredible job than you could ever imagine.” Read more

Democrats accused of trying to bury Ellison abuse allegations with sluggish probe

Washington Times Oct 25, 2018 Valerie Richardson
Democrats taking to the airwaves to denounce Judge Brett Kavanaugh have been considerably less focused on their own abuse investigation into Democratic Rep. Keith Ellison. The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party said a month ago it would investigate after a former girlfriend accused Mr. Ellison of emotional and physical abuse, but since t... Read more

Marsha Blackburn: Loose Immigration Policies Made Every State a Border State

NewsMax Oct 25, 2018 Jeffrey Rodack
Rep. Marsha Blackburn, R-Tenn. said loose immigration policies of the past have impacted every state – and not just those along the Mexican border. Her comments came Friday in an interview on Fox’s “America’s Newsroom.” “It is such a big deal,” she said. “The reason is because of loose immigration policies, every state is Read more

DeSantis endorsed by First Coast sheriffs

News 4 Jacksonville Oct 25, 2018 Kent Justice
With two weeks until Election Day, the leading candidates in the Florida gubernatorial race are working to earn votes in Jacksonville. On Tuesday, Ron DeSantis (R, Florida) appeared at the Police Memorial Building, surrounding himself with members of law enforcement for their endorsement, including Jacksonville Sheriff Mike Williams. Read more

Keith Ellison: Not right for Minnesota

Herald Review Oct 24, 2018 John Nelson
Keith Ellison has stated publicly that he will not enforce certain laws if passed by the Legislature and signed by the Governor. The Attorney General is not king. He does not have the authority to choose which laws he will enforce. The law applies equally to all or to none and Ellison cannot determine which parties are subject to such enforcemen... Read more

Braun built wealth, then turned to politics

Indianapolis Business Journal Oct 24, 2018 Lindsey Erdody
Republican Mike Braun’s path into politics started with a phone call he received at home intended for his wife, Maureen. Bernie Volger, now president of the Greater Jasper Consolidated School Board, was calling to see if Maureen Braun would be interested in filling Read more

Keith Ellison’s lead in Minnesota AG race disappearing as domestic abuse allegations linger

The Blaze Oct 17, 2018 Breck Dumas
In one poll from last month, Ellison and his opponent Doug Wardlow (R) were shown to be in a dead heat, each with 41 percent among likely voters. A second poll conducted by the Star Tribune/MPR News Minnesota also showed Ellison at 41 percent with a slight lead over Wardlow, who was at 31 percent. Read more

Marsha Blackburn up 14 percent despite Taylor Swift's plea for opponent Phil Bredesen in Tennessee race

Fox News Oct 17, 2018 Sasha Savitsky
Taylor Swift's "End Game" may be to keep Marsha Blackburn from being elected to the Senate, but Tennessee voters appear to be shaking off the pop star's endorsement of her opponent. On Sunday, Swift urged her 112 million Instagram followers to register to vote and cast their ballot for Blackburn's opponent, former governor Phil Bredesen. Afte... Read more

Nancy Pelosi: 'Appropriate' for House to investigate Keith Ellison domestic violence allegations

Washington Examiner Oct 01, 2018 Naomi Lim
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., welcomed Wednesday a congressional probe into domestic violence accusations leveled at Rep. Keith Ellison, D-Minn. “In August, when allegations surfaced against Congressman Ellison, he immediately called for an independent investigation," Pelosi wrote in a statement released to reporters. "As that... Read more