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Democrat Rep. Jamie Raskin (MD) joined CBS’s “Face the Nation” to discuss the midterm elections with host Margaret Brennan. The Democrats stole the senate with ballot harvesting in Pennsylvania and post-Election Day ballot counting in Arizona and Nevada. The race for control of the US House is not over. By Sunday morning CNN showed the Democrats gained another seat on Saturday while the GOP stayed at 211. Rep. Raskin discussed Kevin McCarthy, the Freedom Caucus and the Republican leadership moving forward. Raskin said Republicans in the Freedom Caucus are looking for new leadership and could vote for Trump to be...

A breakthrough may be happening in South Carolina’s move to incrementally restore Second Amendment rights. In past history, some Second Amendment supporters have seen the Senate Judiciary Committee as the place where the Senate leadership places bills to restore Second Amendment rights to die. The mechanism is simple. Do not schedule a hearing or a vote on such bills until it is too late to pass them in the legislature or to get them to the Governor for signature. Second Amendment activist, James Moffitt wrote, on 24 March, about the Senate Judiciary Committee:This is typically where most 2A friendly bills...

On Saturday USMC Staff Sgt. Jason Rogers, who was killed in action in Afghanistan April 7, was buried in Brandon, Mississippi. That, by itself, is a sadly unremarkable – though certainly noteworthy and solemn – occasion for us to mark. And in fact when Sgt. Rogers’ body returned to Brandon it was greeted by hundreds, or perhaps even thousands, of well-wishers who gathered at the roadside to honor the fallen American hero. The dashboard camera from Mississippi state trooper Elmo Townsend’s cruiser gives an indication of the scene last Thursday. What is most notable about Sgt. Rogers’ funeral in Brandon,...

From yesterday's show: Dennis talks to Dick Morris. He identifies four Congressional races where he thinks last minute support could be crucial. Beth Rankin -- ArkansasSteve Palozzo -- MississippiRyan Frazier -- ColoradoFrancisco Canseco -- Texas

With Democrats currently holding a 21-14 lead over the GOP, here are our choices in five of the most contested races. Colorado Republicans are once again trying to break the lock Democrats have on the state Senate. Even if the GOP falls short of picking up the four seats necessary to reverse the current 21-14 Democratic majority, gaining a seat or two would give Republicans a stronger voice in the statehouse, which could prove beneficial for bipartisan policy if a Democrat is again elected governor. To help our readers make sense of some of the races, we're endorsing candidates in...

Kenny Rankin, a brilliant pop vocalist and highly regarded musician-songwriter whose stylings ranged from jazz to pop to the world music influences he picked up as a child in New York, has died of complications related to lung cancer, his record company announced Monday. He was 69.