Republican Karen Handel Defeats Democrat Jon Ossoff In Georgia Congressional Race Republican Karen Handel defeated Democrat Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s 6th Congressional District. The race has been the most expensive House race in history, after the seat that has been in the hands of the Republicans since 1979 was being challenged on the left. In the primary on April 18, Ossoff came in first place with 48.8 percent – just shy of the 50 percent threshold to win the race outright. Handel’s predecessor won in November by 23 points, while she won tonight by only five points. The contested...

Flynn Received CIA Secrets Despite Concerns Of Russian Blackmail Michael Flynn was given CIA secrets despite serious concerns among senior officials that he could be vulnerable to blackmail from Russians, according to a new report. The New York Times on Tuesday reported that officials at the FBI, CIA and the Justice Department considered Flynn to be at risk of being blackmailed. However, Flynn continued to recieve highly classified information. The New York Times report noted, “At the F.B.I., the C.I.A., the Justice Department and the Office of the Director of National Intelligence — agencies responsible for keeping American secrets...

Live Election Results: South Carolina Special Election Race [Live results below] The polls in South Carolina close at 7 pm Eastern. South Carolina’s special election has largely flown under the radar while national attention has focused on the Georgia special election between Jon Ossoff and Karen Handel. In South Carolina’s 5th congressional district Republican Ralph Norman is expected to beat Democrat Archie Parnell. The seat was left open when Mick Mulvaney joined the Trump administration as director of the Office of Management and Budget. Here are live results in the South Carolina Congressional race: (please refresh if results don’t...

Live Election Results: Georgia Congressional Race [Live results below] The polls close at 7 pm Eastern in the highly contested Georgia special election between Democrat Jon Ossoff and Republican Karen Handel. The race drew national attention as Democrats attempt to flip Georgia’s 6th congressional district from Republican to Democrat for the first time in decades. If Democrats are able to flip the district, it could be an early sign of a wave as Democrats attempt to take back the House in 2018. The seat was left open when Tom Price joined the Trump administration as Secretary of Health and Human Services....

John McCain Jokes That Americans Haven’t Seen GOP Health Care Bill But Russian Have John McCain Was Asked If He’s Seen The Republican Health Bill. His Answer Was Perfect.  Senator John McCain was asked Tuesday whether he has seen a copy of the Republican health care bill… and his answer was hilariously perfect. Asked if he has seen a copy of the legislation, McCain said he has not. “Nor have I met any American that has,” he added, according to Bloomberg. “I’m sure the Russians have been able to hack in and gotten most of it.” The exchange was...

Jeff Sessions Just Lawyered Up In Russia Case Attorney General Jeff Sessions has lawyered up in the Russia investigation. According to a new report by The National Law Journal, Sessions has hired Charles Cooper, a well-known Republican lawyer, to represent him in the Russia investigation. Cooper was in attendance last week during Sessions’s testimony in front of the Senate Intelligence Committee. According to The National Law Journal, “Cooper is a natural choice from outside the Justice Department to counsel Sessions. The two have been close for decades. Cooper, a former head of Main Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel, has...

Five Months Into Presidency, Sean Spicer Says He Hasn’t Spoken To Trump About Russia Hack Sean Spicer Just Confirmed How Little Interest Trump Has In Defending US From Russia. [Watch the video below] The Trump administration’s complete disinterest in the threat Russia poses to the United States took another bizarre step Tuesday. During the White House press briefing Tuesday, Sean Spicer was asked if Donald Trump believes that the Russians interfered in the 2016 election. And Spicer’s answer was that – 5 months into his presidency – he hasn’t had a chance to talk to Trump about it. Here is...

Trump’s Approval Rating Down 11 Points Among Republicans Since Day 100 New Poll Confirms Trump’s Base Is Deserting Him.  The new CBS News poll released Tuesday found that Donald Trump’s approval rating is at an all-time low of 36 percent. Importantly, much of the drop in Trump’s approval rating over the last few months has come from erosion in his base. According to the CBS News poll, since his 100th day in office, Donald Trump’s approval rating among Republicans has dropped 11 points. In the new poll, 72 percent of Republicans approved of Trump’s job performance, while just 9...

Wisconsin Iron Worker Running Against Paul Ryan Releases Powerful New Ad Wisconsin Iron Worker To Paul Ryan: ‘Let’s Trade Places’ [Watch the video below] Randy Bryce, a union ironworker, announced on Monday that he is running for the Democratic nomination in Paul Ryan’s Wisconsin Congressional district. Bryce released a powerful video as part of his announcement that focused largely on health care. The video opens with Bryce’s mother describing the challenges of living with multiple sclerosis and the 20 drugs she must take to survive. “There’s no doubt in my mind that there are thousands of people like her...

Trump Approval Rating At All Time Low In New CBS News Poll   Donald Trump’s approval rating has hit a new low in the CBS News poll released Tuesday. Specifically, it is Trump’s handling of the Russia investigation is pulling down his approval rating. The CBS News poll found Donald Trump approval rating to be 36 percent, the lowest rating in CBS News polls since he became president. The CBS News poll found that 63 percent of Americans disapprove of Trump’s handling of the Russia investigation. According to the poll, one-third of Americans now say Trump’s approach to the...