'I'd like to fire them': Trump makes stunning admission during Las Vegas rally

President Donald Trump made a stunning admission during a rally in Las Vegas on Wednesday. Trump traveled to Sin City to speak at Red Rock Casino Resort Spa and once again test his economic messaging ...

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Hormuz Draft Agreement Reportedly Awaits Khamenei Approval | OilPrice.com

Oil markets are awaiting a decision from Iran’s supreme leader after Iranian and Omani negotiators reportedly completed a draft agreement that could reopen the Strait of Hormuz

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Senate confirms Schwartz for CDC director - NewsBreak

The Senate confirmed Erica Schwartz for Centers for Disease Control director on Wednesday, giving the beleaguered agency its first full-time political lead

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Evening Roundup, August 5

Who gets paid leave?, MAHA goes toxic, Trump unexpectedly bridges partisan gap, how Blanche's confirmation is destructive,

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‘Tariffs have been incredible’: Trump grows more delusional on economy

Trump thinks that his failed tariff policies were an “incredible” success.

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Trump team plots to keep terrorizing people after they’re deported

Customs and Border Patrol is hunting down people who’ve been deported and demanding they pay up.

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GOP senator uses ‘fraud’ to defend Iran war

GOP Sen. Rick Scott of Florida is once again trying to gaslight Americans.

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Melania gets another shot to bore you to tears, thanks to Amazon

Amazon MGM Studios is producing a docuseries about the first lady following her initial film’s flop.

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Election deniers push false voter fraud claims in Michigan

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SPECIAL REPORT: FORMER CIA STATION CHIEF: PUTIN WILL INTERFERE IN US ELECTION

Ninety days before the midterms, the 28-year CIA veteran opens the Kremlin's own manual: machine-amplified active measures, aimed at the vote itself.

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Stories – Roxanne D Brown – Daily Kos

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Is Todd Blanche Going to Drop the Cold, Dead Hand of Anthony Comstock on America’s Women if He’s Confirmed?

Todd Blanche is campaigning to become our real, confirmed Attorney General, presumably so he can better help Donald Trump, his corrupt family, and the 13 billionaires in his cabinet make off with as…

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How we got to corruption, and how to get back on track

According to the Federal Reserve, the share of wealth owned by the top 1% of richest people in the US recently hit a record, the highest since recording began. The top 1% today holds $55 trillion in…

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Bidenomics Was More Successful Than People Think

Conventional wisdom holds that Joe Biden’s bet on climate investment was a bust. The data suggest otherwise.

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ICE coerced migrant with no criminal record to sign deportation papers

ICE accused of coercing migrant into signing deportation papers after detaining him at Oakland airport, judge rules.

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World leaders are getting sick and tired of Donald Trump’s antics | Opinion

Many of America’s allies have lost patience with the coercion and unreliability of Donald Trump’s diplomacy.

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Judge criticizes the Justice Department as he dismisses Jan. 6 seditious conspiracy case

A federal judge is decrying efforts to rewrite the history of the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol as he reluctantly dismissed the seditious conspiracy case against members of the far-right Oath Ke...

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‘Prisoners killed each other’s kittens. So now they’re forbidden inside’: Vladimir Karamazov’s best photograph

‘The men in this jail in Bulgaria used to adopt these stray kittens. But pets can be a problem. They get killed as punishment or for revenge’

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Three lions die of suspected heatstroke at Tokyo zoo as Japan swelters

Most of the zoo’s 16 lions have struggled to cope with high humidity this summer

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El Niño could push 50m people into acute hunger before end of next year

UN forecasters warn of worsening conditions in 45 countries currently experiencing severe food insecurity

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Germany investigates drone carrying ‘explosive device’ near Ukrainian plane at busy cargo airport – Europe live

German state prosecutors including units working on extremism and terrorism prevention take over investigation into Leipzig incident

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Nolan Wells went to an island with friends and never came home. His death has renewed debate over race and justice in Mississippi

Uncertainty around the investigation into the death of the 18-year-old, whose body was found after a 4 July boat trip with friends, has led some to question whether justice will be meted out equally

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Middle East crisis live: Israel resumes Lebanon strikes as US-Iran Hormuz stand-off continues

IDF had issued warning to inhabitants of southern Lebanese village to flee homes before striking

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Missouri rejects citizens’ bid for vote on Trump-backed redistricting plan

Missouri’s top election official has rejected a petition for a referendum on new congressional districts

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Trump's UFC Freedom 250 Fight Reportedly Lost Staggering Amount Of Money

An expensive birthday party for Donald.

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Tillis and Cornyn had nothing to lose — and still folded

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Evening Roundup, August 4

Blanche puts Trump first, government-sponsored cooking show, the always-ending Iran war, Senator Whitehouse talks Blanche's chances, and April Ryan with Bryan Fink

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Trump’s Memecoin Grift Hit With Calls for ‘Scam’ Probe

Two Democratic senators want answers about the president’s doomed crypto venture.

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Missing Mitch’s Staff Is Still Raking in Six-Figure Salaries

McConnell’s staff has continued to receive nearly half a million dollars during his prolonged absence from the Senate.

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