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Trump admin to allow longer detention of migrant families – CNN

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

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Trump’s Tlaib and Greenland tweets are hilarious but completely unpresidential – Washington Examiner

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Our president is an absolute savage. And lately his Twitter feed has shown it, with President Trump roasting Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, and sharing a hilarious meme about Greenland. The comedic genius of Trump’s tweets should not go unacknowledged. These tweets would be awesome, if they didn’t come from the leader of the free world — a man who could start a nuclear war at the push of a button….

Gen. Jack Keane: US deal with Taliban on ending Afghan war could happen next week – Fox News

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Video Gen. Jack Keane fears Al Qaeda will reestablish a base in Afghanistan if US troops withdraw The U.S. and the Taliban are reportedly resuming peace talks; reaction and analysis from Fox News senior strategic analyst Gen. Jack Keane, chairman of the Institute for the Study of War. Retired military general and Fox News analyst Jack Keane told “The Story” an approaching deal between the United States and the Taliban…

Trump tells NRA chief that universal background checks are off the table – The Washington Post

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Tom Hamburger Josh Dawsey August 20 at 9:22 PM President Trump talked Tuesday with National Rifle Association chief executive Wayne LaPierre and assured him that universal background checks were off the table, according to several people familiar with the call. Trump told LaPierre that the White House remained interested in proposals that would address weapons getting into the hands of the mentally ill, including the possibility of backing so-called “red…

Economy scares and ISIS resurgence cloud Trump’s 2020 pitch – CNN

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

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Baffled student tells Twitter: ‘I’m not a Chinese agent’ – BBC News

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

Image caption Luka Ivezic is studying misinformation and politics at Kings College London Twitter announced on Monday it had removed 936 accounts it said belonged to a state-backed Chinese effort to sow discord and undermine protests in Hong Kong. The accounts taken down represented “the most active portions of this campaign”, the company said. That was news to Luka Ivezic, a 24-year-old student at Kings College London, whose account –…

Dana Milbank: The U.S. must take Greenland by force – Salt Lake Tribune

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

The answer, as usual, is to be found in Trump’s TV-viewing habit. I suspect that, during his recent Executive Time, he watched the James Bond film “Quantum of Solace,” in which the villains conquer a country by monopolizing the fresh-water supply. Greenland’s ice, with enough water to fill the Great Lakes 115 times, is the world’s second-largest supply of fresh water.

Trump’s ‘disloyalty’ comment about American Jews who vote Democrat was disgusting and worrisome – Washington Examiner

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

President Trump, on a tirade about Reps. Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib on Tuesday, claimed that American Jews who voted Democrat were either ill-informed or were exhibiting “great disloyalty.” This is a disgusting comment that reveals that, despite his constant attacks on them, Trump has no idea what actually made Tlaib and Omar’s statements anti-Semitic. Asked to react to Omar and Tlaib’s recent Israel-bashing press conference, Trump went off on…

Trump team braces GOP donors for a potential ‘moderate and short’ recession – POLITICO

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

President Donald Trump walks on stage to address construction workers in Pennsylvania. Trump and top White House officials are worried about a global economic slowdown that could trigger a U.S. recession. | Andrew Rush/Post-Gazette via AP Economy The White House is weighing cuts to corporate and payroll taxes, among other measures, to cushion the U.S. economy if an election-year recession hits. By NANCY COOK 08/20/2019 07:05 PM EDT In public,…

Catherine Rampell: Move over, Illuminati. The conspiracy against Trump’s economy is massive. – Salt Lake Tribune

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Also colluding are the many farmers, retailers, manufacturers and economists who have been warning for more than a year that the burden of Trump’s tariffs is mainly borne by Americans, not China or other trading partners, and also that uncertainty over trade tensions can paralyze hiring, investment and purchasing decisions, which we need to keep the economy expanding.

Whoever shuts up in 2020 wins – Washington Examiner

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Never one to miss the opportunity to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory, President Trump decided to go on a diatribe against congresswomen Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib, criticizing their virulent anti-Semitism with some dual loyalty charges of his own. Pres Trump just now in the Oval Office: “I think any Jewish people that vote for a Democrat, I think it shows either a total lack of knowledge or…

Trump’s Tlaib and Greenland tweets are hilarious but completely unpresidential – Washington Examiner

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Our president is an absolute savage. And lately his Twitter feed has shown it, with President Trump roasting Michigan Rep. Rashida Tlaib, and sharing a hilarious meme about Greenland. The comedic genius of Trump’s tweets should not go unacknowledged. These tweets would be awesome, if they didn’t come from the leader of the free world — a man who could start a nuclear war at the push of a button….

White House pushes back after NRA claims Trump said universal background checks off the table – Fox News

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Video President Trump tells NRA boss that universal background checks are dead The National Rifle Association says Trump told Wayne LaPierre that universal background checks for potential gun purchasers are off the table. The White House pushed back late Tuesday on claims by the National Rifle Association (NRA) that President Trump said universal background checks were off the table, amid an ongoing push for legislative action following two deadly mass shootings…

‘Nuclear winter’ coming? Nuclear war between US and Russia would cause catastrophic event, study confirms – Fox News

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Video Fox News Flash top headlines for August 20 Fox News Flash top headlines for August 20 are here. Check out what’s clicking on Foxnews.com Earlier this month, the U.S. pulled out of a Reagan-era nuclear treaty with Russia after the Trump administration assessed the country was in “material breach of the treaty” and made no effort to “come back into compliance.” If there were any kind of escalation between the…

CNN’s latest poll on 2020 Democrats: Live analysis – CNN

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

One of the more interesting phenomenons in our poll comes from a question which asks potential Democratic primary voters the candidates they are interested in hearing more about besides the candidate they support. Following the June debates, there was a lot of interest in candidates not named Joe Biden or Bernie Sanders. At least 15% of voters said they were interested in hearing more about Cory Booker (17%), Pete Buttigieg…

Jeffrey Epstein signed his will two days before his death. Was that a coincidence? – Washington Examiner

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

The details of Jeffrey Epstein’s alleged suicide are still unclear, but what we do know suggests that this was not a spontaneous death. On the contrary. Epstein’s death seems to have been planned, perhaps even coordinated, by one person: Jeffrey Epstein. A new report by the New York Post reveals the disgraced financier accused of molesting, assaulting, and trafficking dozens of young girls signed his will just two days before…

‘Dirty secret’: Scaramucci ‘abused staff’ and claimed White House officials were having affair – Washington Examiner

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

President Trump’s allegation that Anthony Scaramucci “abused staff” was met with agreement from many who worked under or near the financier during his 11 days as White House communications director. Though fired more than two years ago, Scaramucci’s break with Trump this month surfaced previously unpublished stories of allegedly inappropriate behavior. Sources said Trump’s tweet Monday recalled a little-known truth: Although Scaramucci was dismissed after disparaging other senior officials in…

Italian Prime Minister Conte announces resignation, bringing Rome closer to a snap election – CNBC

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

‘A couple of dozen’ states are eyeing Big Tech probes: DOJ… Makan Delrahim, the assistant attorney general for the antitrust division, said a large group of bipartisan state attorneys general have spoken to the Justice Department about… Technologyread more

Space Force, newest branch of the military, will launch Aug. 29 – USA TODAY

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

CLOSE President Trump directed the Department of Defense to begin plans to form a U.S. Space Force. The idea of forming a sixth military branch shocked some, but it’s not a new idea. Here’s how we got here. Just The FAQs WASHINGTON – The Space Force has an official launch date. Speaking at Tuesday’s meeting of the National Space Council, Vice President Mike Pence and Pentagon officials announced that the newest branch…

Jeffrey Epstein signed a will just two days before he died by suicide, court records say – USA TODAY

Tuesday, August 20, 2019

CLOSE Jeffrey Epstein signed and filed his will just two days before he was found dead in his New York City jail cell. Buzz60 Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein signed a will just two days before he died by suicide in a New York jail, new court records show, leaving behind an estate valued at more than $577 million, including more than $56 million in cash. The 66-year-old’s death was ruled…