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Texas Democratic U.S. Senate contender Beto O'Rourke, slipping in the polls despite a record fundraising haul, went on the attack in a raucous debate with Republican rival Ted Cruz on Tuesday and resurrected the senator's nickname of "Lyin Ted."
Republican Congresswoman Martha McSally accused her opponent in the hotly contested U.S. Senate race in Arizona, Democratic U.S. Representative Kyrsten Sinema, of "being OK with treason" as the two faced off in their only debate.
President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that his former attorney Michael Cohen was lying when he testified Trump had directed him to break the law, the Associated Press reported.
While Trump's response to the murder of a Washington Post journalist has been troubling, it shouldn't be all that surprising.
The Ohio governor blasted the president for putting the sale of American weapons ahead of the murder of a journalist that was a legal U.S. resident.
What's clear is that Trump knows his party is in for a rude awakening in November, particularly in House races, and he's trying to get out from under it.
Following the lead of his man-child idol, Fox News hack Sean Hannity is throwing a tantrum over a new book published by Republican Sen. Ben Sasse.
Mary Bono resigned as interim chief of USA Gymnastics on Tuesday, only four days into the job, after she drew fire for a tweet she sent criticizing Nike Inc's use of former NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick in an ad campaign.
Nicolle Wallace pointed out that every single Republican candidate who links themselves to Trump now tied to his misogyny, which will be all over the ballot.
The ACLU has announced that they are suing the state of Georgia over their signature match law that is the heart of the GOP rig the vote effort.
Rep. Sean Patrick Maloney (D-NY) said that Republican Sens. Graham (SC) and Rubio (FL) talk a big game, but they have never stood up to Trump on a moral issue.
By Doina Chiacu
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham, a Republican close to President Donald Trump, on Tuesday accused Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman of ordering the murder of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi and called him a “rogue crown prince” who is jeopardizing relations with the United States.
ANKARA (Reuters) – Some materials at the Saudi consulate in Istanbul where journalist Jamal Khashoggi disappeared two weeks ago have been painted over, Turkey’s President Tayyip Erdogan said on Tuesday.
By Stephanie Nebehay
GENEVA (Reuters) – U.N. human rights chief Michelle Bachelet called on Saudi Arabia and Turkey on Tuesday to reveal everything they know about the disappearance and possible murder of missing journalist Jamal Khashoggi and said Riyadh should waive immunity on its diplomatic premises and officials.
Democratic candidate Danny O'Connor isn't just beating his Republican House incumbent opponent in fundraising. He is crushing him by raising $6 million in the third quarter.
Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) wants to investigate the allegation that Trump laundered money for Russia if Democrats win control of the House.
(Reuters) – Democratic U.S. Representative Beto O’Rourke faces a key test on Tuesday when he faces off in his second debate with U.S. Senator Ted Cruz, as recent opinion polls show the Republican incumbent pulling away from his liberal challenger for the Texas seat.
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – U.S. lawmakers need to find out what happened in the case of Saudi journalist Jamal Khashoggi before taking any steps against Saudi Arabia, Senate Majority Leader Mitch Mcconnell told Bloomberg News on Tuesday, calling U.S.-Saudi relations “not great.”
The U.S. government closed the 2018 fiscal year $779 billion in the red, its highest deficit in six years, as Republican-led tax cuts pinched revenues and expenses rose on a growing national debt, according to data released on Monday by the Treasury Department.
From the most powerful bully pulpit in the world, Donald Trump called Stormy Daniels "Horseface" Tuesday morning, as he mocked her for the lawsuit she filed against him after her defamation suit against the president was dismissed because Trump's threats against her were protected by free speech laws.