Sasse Slams Trump’s Embrace Of ‘Nuts’ QAnon Conspiracy Theory

Sen. Ben Sasse (R-NE) blasted on Thursday President Donald Trump’s approving response to the unhinged “QAnon” conspiracy theory that alleges that Trump is on a secret mission to expose a mass child sex trafficking ring among Democrats, “deep state” actors in the government, and other high-power elites.

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Weekly Jobless Claims Tick Up To 1.1 Million

The Department of Labor reported on Thursday that 1,106,000 jobless claims had been filed in the week ending on August 15, “an increase of 135,000 from the previous week’s revised level.”

The figures indicate that the streak of mass unemployment in the U.S. brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic has yet to be contained.

‘HE SPIED ON MY CAMPAIGN’: Trump Livetweets His Meltdown Over Obama’s DNC Speech

President Donald Trump has been regularly issuing several angry tweets in response to various speeches at the 2020 Democratic National Convention this week.

But he took his fury to a whole other level on Wednesday night when former President Barack Obama took the (virtual) stage.

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Harris Ends Night Three With An Inclusive Appeal Touching On Her Historic Nomination

Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA), a Black and South Asian woman, didn’t shy away from noting how her vice presidential candidacy is historic as she accepted her nomination as Joe Biden’s running mate during the third night of the Democratic National Convention. And she nodded to some came before her.

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Obama Appeals To Young Americans To ‘Give Our Democracy Meaning’ In ‘Dark Times’

Painting the current President as a failure and a cynic, former President Barack Obama on Wednesday urged Americans to vote in November rather than sitting out of electoral politics.

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GOP-Led Senate Committee Scolds WH, Trump Allies For Sketchy, Obstruction-y Tactics

The GOP-led Senate Intelligence Committee accused the White House of taking an approach to the committee’s Russia investigation that showed a “potential for abuse of executive privilege, particularly as it relates to impeding a Congressional inquiry.”

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How State Election Officials Are Scrambling To Respond To USPS’ Mail Delivery Warnings

When the United States Postal Service warned 46 states and the District of Columbia last month that their vote-by-mail deadlines risked disenfranchising voters, some election officials saw it as a call to action. 

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