Catherine Lucey, Associated Press Updated 7:03 pm CDT, Sunday, August 19, 2018 Now Playing: Sounding alarms about the midterm elections, former Trump adviser Steve Bannon says Republicans must rally behind President Donald Trump to survive or risk losing dozens of seats in the Midterm elections. (Aug. 19) Media: Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — The former chief strategist to President Donald Trump, Steve Bannon, has a dire warning for Republicans. Bannon tells The Associated Press that he believes the GOP would lose 35 to 40 seats in the House if the election were held today, thereby ceding their majority to Democrats he's convinced will pursue impeachment. He argues there's still time to turn that around and is launching a group, Citizens of the American Republic, to pitch the election as a vote to protect Trump from that outcome. Democrats need to flip 24 Republican seats to retake the House and have grown bullish about their chances. … [Read more...] about Steve Bannon says GOP must rally behind Trump to survive
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GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Says John Brennan ‘Abused His Privilege’
POLITICS 08/19/2018 02:31 pm ET The Senate homeland security chairman seemed to defend Trump on pulling the ex-CIA chief's security clearance, but not without some hedging. By Julia Craven Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) said on Sunday that former CIA Director John Brennan abused his security privilege when he accused President Donald Trump of having “treasonous behavior.” During an interview on “Fox News Sunday,” the chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs maintained that Brennan didn’t need access to classified information, and said he had no issue with Trump pulling Brennan’s clearance. “I do believe that former CIA Director John Brennan abused his privilege,” said Johnson. “When you are an ex-CIA director and you are going on all the cable news shows and acting as partisan as he has and accusing the president of the United States of treasonous behavior, high crimes and … [Read more...] about GOP Sen. Ron Johnson Says John Brennan ‘Abused His Privilege’
Local GOP picks disgraced Illinois lawmaker’s replacement
Entertainment Local GOP picks disgraced Illinois lawmaker’s replacement The Associated Press LinkedIn Google+ Pinterest Reddit Print Order Reprint of this Story August 19, 2018 01:38 PM CHICAGO Helene Miller Walsh, the wife of a conservative radio host and former Illinois congressman, will replace a former state lawmaker who resigned after being accused of sharing nude photos of an ex-girlfriend online. The Chicago Tribune reports Walsh was selected from a pool of about 20 contenders to replace former GOP state Rep. Nick Sauer. Walsh will also appear on the November ballot against Democrat Mary Edly-Allen for a chance to secure a full term representing parts of Chicago's north suburbs. Her husband Joe Walsh, a one-term tea party congressman, congratulated his wife on Twitter , saying she will be a "strong, independent voice for conservative values." Be the first to know. No one covers what is happening in our community better than we do. And … [Read more...] about Local GOP picks disgraced Illinois lawmaker’s replacement
Lake County GOP picks disgraced state lawmaker’s replacement
Updated 11:33 am CDT, Sunday, August 19, 2018 CHICAGO (AP) — Helene Walsh, the wife of a conservative radio host and former Illinois congressman, will replace a former state lawmaker who resigned after being accused of sharing nude photos of an ex-girlfriend online. The Chicago Tribune reports Walsh was selected from a pool of about 20 contenders to replace former GOP state Rep. Nick Sauer. Walsh will also appear on the November ballot against Democrat Mary Edly-Allen for a chance to secure a full term representing parts of Chicago's north suburbs. Her husband Joe Walsh, a one-term tea party congressman, congratulated his wife on Twitter , saying she will be a "strong, independent voice for conservative values." Politico reported Sauer's ex alleged he posted explicit photos of her on a social media site to lure other men into sexual conversations. … [Read more...] about Lake County GOP picks disgraced state lawmaker’s replacement
Why a Democratic group is ‘meddling’ in Arizona’s GOP Senate primary
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez Arizona Republic Published 1:00 p.m. UTC Aug 19, 2018 A Democrat-aligned group whose financiers are unknown is barraging the airwaves with TV ads to try to influence the Republican primary in the U.S. Senate race in hopes of creating what it deems a more favorable match-up in the general election. Traditionally, the political parties and their allies send messages to their voters and do not try to play in the opposing party's primary election. In this year's Arizona's race, Red and Gold has spent nearly $1.7 million attacking the presumed GOP front-runner, U.S. Rep. Martha McSally, since it formed Aug. 1. The group is one of more than a dozen outside groups pouring millions of dollars into Arizona's open U.S. Senate seat to sway voters ahead of the fast-approaching Aug. 28 primary. The ads center on McSally's support of a Republican bill that would have allowed insurers to charge older adults … [Read more...] about Why a Democratic group is ‘meddling’ in Arizona’s GOP Senate primary