Election forecaster Cook Political Report shifted 18 midterm election races in favor of Democratic candidates on Friday, with just under one month until voters head to the polls on Election Day. “The most likely outcome at this point is that Democrats flip a net of nine to 19 seats, resulting in Democrats holding 224 to […]

Texas Republican Senate nominee Ken Paxton accused outgoing Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) of wanting him to lose in November, according to another leaked audio clip. Paxton, the state attorney general, defeated Cornyn in a bitter Republican primary. He has publicly said he would “love to have” Cornyn’s endorsement, but the outgoing senator has declined to […]

LOS ANGELES — For baseball fans, excitement about the World Series is tempered by the increasing likelihood of a work stoppage in the sport soon after. President Donald Trump says he can prevent it. Trump said Sept. 26 at a college football game he would like to stave off a Major League Baseball lockout before […]

President Donald Trump recently snipped $810 million in federal spending. The late September cuts would come to spending authorized mostly for federal aid to undocumented immigrants. “President Trump is committed to utilizing all possible tools to cut wasteful and harmful government spending that does not benefit American citizens,” a White House spokesperson said in a […]