August 1, 2025 Trump Corruption, Trump Lies
The Washington Examiner reports: President Donald Trump on Friday called on Senate Republicans to stay in session instead of taking a monthlong recess in order to confirm his nominees, who require confirmation from the upper chamber. Of the estimated 1,300 nominees requiring Senate confirmation, more than 160 nominees are ready for a vote. The massive backlog of nominees comes just …
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August 1, 2025 Trump Administration, Trump Corruption
The Hill reports: The Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History removed an exhibit this month referencing President Trump’s two impeachments, according to the institution’s spokesperson — drawing fire from Democratic Party lawmakers. The decision, part of an internal content review the museum agreed to participate in, came after facing pressure from the Trump administration to ax its art museum …
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August 1, 2025 Canada, Trump Corruption
CTV News reports: Prime Minister Mark Carney says U.S. President Donald Trump’s new 35 per cent tariffs are disappointing but that Canada will continue to develop trade both domestically and overseas in response. “While we will continue to negotiate with the United States on our trading relationship, the Canadian government is laser focused on what we can control: building Canada …
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August 1, 2025 Trump Administration, Trump Corruption
The New York Times reports: The Trump-era special counsel who scoured the Russia investigation for wrongdoing gathered evidence that undermines a theory pushed by some Republicans that Hillary Clinton’s campaign conspired to frame Donald J. Trump for colluding with Moscow in the 2016 election, information declassified on Thursday shows. The information, a 29-page annex to the special counsel’s 2023 report, …
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August 1, 2025 Trump cultists, Trump Lies
“People have criticized James Comer, alright? Who’s been in charge of Oversight for a while now. People have criticized Jim Jordan because for whatever reason, it seems like Republicans get weak in the knees when it comes to actually going beyond investigation and recommending something to Department of Justice. “I think Comer played a role in Kamala losing the race …
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August 1, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports: U.S. Rep. Bryan Steil was met with consistent boos during a town hall Thursday night, as scores of attendees jeered the Janesville Republican over his support for President Donald Trump’s policies. Steil struggled to get through answers from the crowd of more than 250 people gathered in Elkhorn Area High School’s auditorium. Many in the …
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August 1, 2025 European Union, LGBT News
The Associated Press reports: The liberal mayor of Hungary’s capital was questioned by police Friday over accusations of helping organize an LGBTQ+ Pride event that the country’s right-wing populist government had sought to ban. The Pride march in Budapest on June 28 was the largest event of its kind in the country’s history, according to organizers, despite Prime Minister Viktor …
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August 1, 2025 Employment, Trump Administration
CNBC reports: Nonfarm payroll growth was slower than expected in July and the unemployment rate ticked higher, raising potential trouble signs for the U.S. labor market. Job growth totaled 73,000 for the month, above the June total of 14,000 but below even the meager Dow Jones estimate for a gain of 100,000. June and May totals were revised sharply lower, …
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August 1, 2025 Democrats, Politics
“Listen, I am a devout public servant. I have spent my entire career in service of the people. And I thought a lot about running for governor. I love my state. I love California. I served as elected district attorney, attorney general, and senator. But to be very candid with you, when I was young in my career, I had …
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August 1, 2025 Republicans, Trump cultists
INGRAHAM: “Kamala’s book 107 Days, man, that was a long 107 days for everyone. But look, of course she was gonna write a book. She says she’s gonna give a ‘behind the scenes inside account.’ Well, she was the candidate. I should hope it’s an inside account. Whatever other kind of account could there be?” MCCARTHY: “The only thing I …
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