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‘Team Mitch’ claims victory after Twitter unlocks McConnell’s campaign account – NBC News

Saturday, August 10, 2019

“Team Mitch” is back on Twitter. The social media giant, which had locked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s campaign account Wednesday after it posted a video of a profanity-filled protest outside his home in Kentucky, made the announcement Friday. “Going forward, the video will be visible on the service with a sensitive media interstitial and only in cases where the Tweet content does not otherwise violate the Twitter Rules,” the…

Man who walked into Walmart with ‘tactical rifle’ says he was testing 2nd amendment – New York Post

Saturday, August 10, 2019

The Missouri man who walked into a Walmart wearing body armor and wielding a loaded “tactical rifle” — just days after the El Paso and Dayton shootings — told cops he was testing his constitutional right to bear arms. “I wanted to know if that Walmart honored the Second Amendment,” said Dmitriy Andreychenko, according to local authorities. “He stated his intentions were to buy grocery bags and did not intend…

‘She was shaking’: Court filings describe system Jeffrey Epstein allegedly used to procure girls – The Washington Post

Saturday, August 10, 2019

Beth Reinhard Marc Fisher Tom Hamburger Carol D. Leonnig August 9 at 7:41 PM He demanded sex three times a day. A parade of powerful figures visited his private estates, which were adorned with pictures of naked girls and stocked with sex toys. And the schedules of teenagers on call to give him massages at his Palm Beach, Fla., mansion were documented in phone messages from his assistants. Those and…

‘Team Mitch’ claims victory after Twitter unlocks McConnell’s campaign account – NBC News

Saturday, August 10, 2019

“Team Mitch” is back on Twitter. The social media giant, which had locked Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s campaign account Wednesday after it posted a video of a profanity-filled protest outside his home in Kentucky, made the announcement Friday. “Going forward, the video will be visible on the service with a sensitive media interstitial and only in cases where the Tweet content does not otherwise violate the Twitter Rules,” the…

White House tells ICE to conduct dozens more workplace enforcement operations, source says – CNN

Saturday, August 10, 2019

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Dan Coats disrupted meeting to urge Sue Gordon to resign: Report – Washington Examiner

Saturday, August 10, 2019

Outgoing Director of National Intelligence Dan Coats disrupted a meeting his deputy, Sue Gordon, was holding on election security to urge her to resign from her post. The abrupt interruption on Thursday, reported by CNN, happened shortly before Gordon submitted her letter of resignation later that day. She was next in line to be acting spy chief when Coats first announced his intent to retire late last month, but reports…

Trump says he believes NRA will ‘get there’ on background checks – CNN

Friday, August 09, 2019

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Blame Democrats for the illegal immigrant ICE raids and their effects on ‘the children’ – Washington Examiner

Friday, August 09, 2019

Democrats have figured out that if they make it as easy as possible for illegal immigrants, that is, potential future Democratic voters, to spread all over the country, it’s nearly impossible to get them out. And if anyone tries to get them out, they can count on the national media to hyperventilate about “the children.” A front-page story in the Washington Post on Friday about the ICE raids in Mississippi…

Documents Show Epstein Dodging Deposition Questions – TIME

Friday, August 09, 2019

(NEW YORK) — Confronted about allegations that he orchestrated a sex trafficking ring that brought girls to him and his high-profile acquaintances, financier Jeffrey Epstein repeatedly refused to answer so as not to incriminate himself, according to court records released Friday. A partial transcript of a September 2016 deposition in a lawsuit was included in hundreds of pages of documents placed in a public file by a federal appeals court…

Possible Walmart Gunman Arrested in Missouri With Weapons, 100 Rounds of Ammunition – 9&10 News

Friday, August 09, 2019

Walmart shoppers in Missouri are breathing a sigh of relief Friday morning after fearing another tragedy was about to happen. Missouri police arrested a man who entered the store carrying weapons and 100 rounds of ammunition. Police say a heavily armed man walked into the Walmart in Springfield but didn’t fire a single shot. An armed, off-duty firefighter grabbed ahold of the man and police took him into custody. Many…

McConnell, allies lean into Twitter, media ‘war’ | TheHill – The Hill

Friday, August 09, 2019

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnellAddison (Mitch) Mitchell McConnellJulianne Moore calls for Senate to come back from recess to address gun violence ‘public health crisis’ Tim Ryan plans to be back on campaign trail on Friday after shooting The terrifying link between misogynists and mass shooters MORE (R-Ky.) and his allies are embracing a fight with the media and Twitter that has struck a nerve among Republicans.  Taking fierce criticism over…

Man in body armor and armed with rifle sparks panic at Walmart in Missouri – NBC News

Friday, August 09, 2019

An armed man who walked into a Walmart store in Missouri dressed in body armor and fatigues and was detained at gunpoint by an off-duty firefighter is “lucky he’s alive still” considering the situation he created, a police official said. No shots were fired in the incident that happened just after 4 p.m. Thursday in Springfield, a city of around 160,000 in the southwestern part of the state, officials said….

Trump says ‘serious discussions’ with Congress are underway on guns, NRA views will be ‘respected’ – Fox News

Friday, August 09, 2019

Video Trump signals he’s open to some gun control measures Mass shootings spark debate on confronting gun violence; reaction from former acting attorney general Matt Whitaker. President Trump on Friday said he is having “serious discussions” with Congress on gun reforms and improvements in the background check process while maintaining that the views of the National Rifle Association will be “fully respected and represented.” “Serious discussions are taking place between…

Was anyone actually helped by ICE’s mass crackdown on undocumented Mississippi laborers? – Washington Examiner

Friday, August 09, 2019

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents descended on Mississippi yesterday in a massive raid. The Aug. 7 crackdown was the largest single-day act of immigration enforcement in American history, with nearly 700 laborers detained in raids that targeted seven food processing plants. The normal justifications were made. According to NBC News, U.S. Attorney Mike Hurd said, “While we are a nation of immigrants, more than that, first and foremost, we are…

Video shows Trump joking about crowd sizes while visiting victims in hospital after El Paso mass shooting – CBS News

Friday, August 09, 2019

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Was anyone actually helped by ICE’s mass crackdown on undocumented Mississippi laborers? – Washington Examiner

Friday, August 09, 2019

Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents descended on Mississippi yesterday in a massive raid. The Aug. 7 crackdown was the largest single-day act of immigration enforcement in American history, with nearly 700 laborers detained in raids that targeted seven food processing plants. The normal justifications were made. According to NBC News, U.S. Attorney Mike Hurd said, “While we are a nation of immigrants, more than that, first and foremost, we are…

Under pressure, McConnell raises possibility of Senate action on gun legislation – The Washington Post

Friday, August 09, 2019

Colby Itkowitz August 8 at 6:22 PM Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Thursday he spoke to President Trump about the Senate working on legislation to tighten the nation’s gun laws after the August recess, as both men face heightened public pressure to do something about gun violence following last weekend’s two mass shootings. The Kentucky Republican, in his first interview since the shootings left 31 dead and dozens injured,…

Hong Kong Protesters Descend on Airport, With Plans to Stay for Days – The New York Times

Friday, August 09, 2019

“Obviously I’ve never run into any protests here before,” Mr. Yang said. “I don’t know how this conflict will end, either. Good luck to Hong Kong.” Many of the street protests in recent weeks have ended with the Hong Kong police firing tear gas and rubber bullets in clashes with demonstrators. A hard-core contingent of young protesters has increasingly embraced violent tactics, arguing that the government has ignored more peaceful…