Tag: Elections

Wisconsin State Sen. Leah Vukmir (pictured above) is running against Kevin Nicholson in the Republican primary for U.S. Senate. She herself tried to get Steve Bannon's endorsement, but Nicholson received it instead. Yet, after the former White House advisor went sideways with President Trump, she wants Bannon's ghost to keep haunting her opponent. (Screenshot via YouTube)

Beltway Confidential

Leah Vukmir summons the ghost of Steve Bannon to Wisconsin

Philip Wegmann · January 9, 2018 11:30 pm

Christopher Steele, author of the Trump dossier, believed the candidate "was being blackmailed" and urged Fusion GPS to contact the FBI, according to a transcript released Tuesday. (AP Photo)

National Security

Trump dossier author Christopher Steele feared candidate could be blackmailed

Sarah Bedford · January 9, 2018 8:16 pm

Sen. Jeff Flake, R-Ariz., who announced last year he would not run for re-election in 2018, told reporters that Republican Joe Arpaio's Senate bid in Arizona won't last long. "Write about it fast because it won't last long," he said. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)

Jeff Flake says Joe Arpaio’s Senate bid ‘won’t last long’

Al Weaver · January 9, 2018 7:18 pm

The commission may be dissolved, but the mandate from mainstream Americans to protect the integrity of our elections remains. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)

Beltway Confidential

The obstruction of a vital election integrity commission

J. Christian Adams, Hans von Spakovsky · January 9, 2018 6:30 pm

President Trump called himself a "very stable genius" on Twitter following the release of Michael Wolff's book "Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House," which raised questions about the president's mental fitness for office. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool via Bloomberg)

Democratic congressman unveils ‘Stable Genius Act’ to evaluate presidential candidates’ mental health

Mandy Mayfield · January 9, 2018 6:28 pm

"I don't think she's going to run," President Trump said on Tuesday. "I know her very well." (AP)

Trump: ‘I’ll beat Oprah’

Sarah Bedford · January 9, 2018 5:56 pm

Considering the crowd Oprah fundraises for, it's probably more than likely that she would have a heart to heart with the analysts over at the Brookings Institution or ThinkProgress. (Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP)

Beltway Confidential

Heritage Foundation invites Oprah Winfrey to ‘policy discussions and debates’

Philip Wegmann · January 9, 2018 5:02 pm

Joe Arpaio, the polarizing yet iconic former Arizona sheriff, beloved by many conservatives for his hawkish immigration policies, presents an alternative in the upcoming GOP Senate primary to Kelli Ward and Rep. Martha McSally. (AP Photo/John Locher)

Joe Arpaio running for Senate in Arizona

David M. Drucker · January 9, 2018 4:00 pm

In her celebrated and self-proclaimed career as a defender of women, Hillary Clinton never complained about the Left's treatment of Sarah Palin and other conservatives. (Win McNamee via AP, Pool)

Poor Hillary Clinton

Noemie Emery · January 9, 2018 5:01 am

President Trump and congressional Republicans wonÃ¢â¬â¢t have the luxury of a late legislative windfall in 2018. This year, the entire House and a third of the Senate is up for re-election. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Crunch time for Trump’s agenda

W. James Antle III · January 9, 2018 5:01 am

Immigrant rights supporters hold giant letters reading "Dream Act" as they demonstrate in favor of Congress passing a law that will prevent the deportation of young immigrants known as Dreamers working and studying in the U.S. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Democrats’ disingenuous dealing on DACA

Washington Examiner · January 9, 2018 5:01 am

Indiana will have to wait a little longer before another of its sons occupies the top legislative job. (AP)

Beltway Confidential

Unfortunately for his Indiana Senate competitors, Luke Messer has no plans to chase after House Speaker

Philip Wegmann · January 8, 2018 11:40 pm