A recent leaked audio of a New York Times employee town hall includes Editor-in-Chief Dean Baquet telling his staff of propagandists to ditch the Russian collusion nonsense and start focusing on President Trump’s “racism.”
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Robert Francis O’Rourke: Trump ‘terrorizing’ immigrants in relaunch campaign
Former Rep. Beto O’Rourke (D-Texas) on Thursday described racism and gun violence as existential threats to the U.S. and said he would resume his presidential campaign with a focus on visiting immigrant communities he said have been “terrorized” by President Trump.
Biden allies float scaling back events to limit gaffes
Allies to Joe Biden have been floating the idea of altering the former vice president’s schedule in an effort to reduce the gaffes he has made in recent days.
The allies, growing increasingly nervous about Biden’s verbal flubs, have said it’s an approach that’s been suggested to campaign officials on the heels of the former vice president’s stumbles.
Video: Google whistleblower: ‘I collected these docs because I saw something ‘dark and nefarious’
A Google insider who anonymously leaked internal documents to Project Veritas made the decision to go public in an on-the-record video interview. The insider, Zachary Vorhies, decided to go public after receiving a letter from Google, and after he says Google allegedly called the police to perform a “wellness check” on him.
President Trump will implement new rule next week cutting $60M from Planned Parenthood
The Trump administration will implement the new Protect Life rule next Monday that will defund Planned Parenthood while the abortion business’ lawsuit against his administration’s new rules moves forward.
GOP lawmaker shares tip about illegal coup against Trump
A Republican member of Congress tweeted about an “illegal coup” against President Trump on Monday, responding to an account that has spread conspiracy theory content.
Rep. Paul Gosar of Arizona said on Monday he has a “tip” about how FBI agents have “colluded” with British agents and Democratic operatives.
“I have a tip. I think high level FBI agents may have colluded with British agents and Democrat operatives to initiate an illegal coup against @realDonaldTrump and @POTUS. I mean at least this bears a cursory review. Perhaps. Maybe,” the congressman tweeted from his verified account, tagging Trump’s accounts.
Americans apply for jobs at Koch Foods after ICE raid
Roughly 150 locals attended an August 12 job fair to apply for jobs at the Koch Foods’ plants in Mississippi.
The fair was run after the August 7 removal of 243 alleged illegal migrants in two of the company’s chicken processing plants, according to local authorities.
AG Barr says there were ‘serious irregularities’ at jail holding Epstein
“I was appalled, and indeed the whole department was, and, frankly, angry,” Barr said, speaking at an event in New Orleans on Aug. 12. He called it a “failure to adequately secure this prisoner.”
“We are now learning of serious irregularities at this facility that are deeply concerning and demand a thorough investigation. The FBI and the Office of Inspector General are doing just that,” Barr added.
Trump administration ending welfare-dependent immigration, saving US tax payers billions
The Trump administration on Monday issued a long-awaited rule strengthening the ability of federal officials to deny green cards to immigrants deemed likely to rely on government aid.
Officials described the so-called “public charge” rule as a way to ensure those granted permanent residency are self-sufficient — and protect taxpayers in the process.
“The principle driving it is an old American value, and that’s self-sufficiency,” U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Acting Director Ken Cuccinelli told Fox News in an interview. “It’s a core principle — the American Dream itself — and it’s one of the things that distinguishes us, and it’s central to the legal history in the U.S. back into the 1800s.”
House Democrat calls for federal white nationalist list
A House Democrat wants the Trump administration to compile a list of “potential” white nationalists, accusing the president of helping spread the movement.
”This President has taken the smoldering ember of white nationalism, doused it with rhetorical gasoline, and watched it spread like wildfire,” Rep. Emanuel Cleaver of Missouri said in a statement.
“White nationalists time and time again have used the exact language of this President to condone their violence against immigrants, Muslims, and other minorities,” said Cleaver, 74, a former Kansas City mayor and ordained United Methodist pastor.
