Who is Q? Behind conspiracy theory erupting at Trump rallies

A grassroots movement "about the covert battles being waged between the deep state and President Trump" finds life on the internet In this Tuesday, July 31, 2018, file photo, supporters of President Donald Trump shout down a CNN news crew before a rally in Tampa, Fla. TAMPA, Fla.

‘We are Q’: Conspiracy cult leaps from the internet to the…

"Tampa rally, live coverage," wrote "Dan," posting a link to President Donald Trump's Tampa speech in a thread on 8chan, an anonymous image board also known as Infinitechan or Infinitychan, which might be best described as the unglued twin of better-known 4chan, a message board already untethered from reality. The thread invited "requests to Q," an anonymous user claiming to be a government agent with top security clearance, waging war against the so-called deep state in service to the 45th president.

Ap Fact Check: Trump’s ‘historic’ economic gains, 2016 myths

President Donald Trump exaggerated his role in boosting U.S. economic growth, falsely claiming full credit for positive economic news and inaccurately declaring a "historic" turnaround. The statements capped a week of mystifying assertion in which Trump also invented history by saying he won the women's vote in the 2016 election, saw progress with North Korea that isn't evident to his top diplomat and boasted of "success" and "record business" in U.S. health care programs that have yet to start.

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London style: Malia Obama, 20, looks effortlessly cool in on-trend $170 Dr Martens boots as she and her British boyfriend take a night-time stroll through upmarket Mayfair 'I will not allow our great country to be sold out': Trump says the 'unpatriotic' press is 'driven insane by Trump Derangement Syndrome', insisting 90% of the coverage of him is negative Rudy Giuliani has his own 'covfefe' moment by tweeting the word 'You' and is mercilessly mocked on Twitter by many, including Soulja Boy President threatens to shut down the government if he doesn't get money for his border wall, as REPUBLICANS mull putting off the money until after November election Smug Trump claims his approval numbers top Reagan and 'Honest Abe' Lincoln - even though presidential polling wasn't even INVENTED until FDR's time Trump trolls Michael Cohen on Twitter, reminding him he once defended Don Jr. and slams the ... (more)

Lea Michele invites pals Ashley Tisdale, Emma Roberts and Hilary…

London style: Malia Obama, 20, looks effortlessly cool in on-trend $170 Dr Martens boots as she and her British boyfriend take a night-time stroll through upmarket Mayfair 'I will not allow our great country to be sold out': Trump says the 'unpatriotic' press is 'driven insane by Trump Derangement Syndrome', insisting 90% of the coverage of him is negative Rudy Giuliani has his own 'covfefe' moment by tweeting the word 'You' and is mercilessly mocked on Twitter by many, including Soulja Boy President threatens to shut down the government if he doesn't get money for his border wall, as REPUBLICANS mull putting off the money until after November election Smug Trump claims his approval numbers top Reagan and 'Honest Abe' Lincoln - even though presidential polling wasn't even INVENTED until FDR's time Trump trolls Michael Cohen on Twitter, reminding him he once defended Don Jr. and slams the ... (more)

5 Metrics that suggest Democrats are poised for big wins 100 days to the midterms

We're now just 100 days away from the midterms, and the big question on everyone's mind is whether Democrats will net-gain 23 seats and gain control of the House of Representatives. A look at five different metrics suggests that Democrats are favored to take back the House, though each of them suggest a different level of confidence.

Veterans Affairs to the forefront

July 23 marked a rare event in the politically and ideologically lacerated chambers of Congress. President Donald Trump's nominee for veterans affairs secretary, Robert Wilkie, won Senate confirmation by a strikingly bipartisan vote of 86 to 9. The VA borrows its mission statement from the penultimate phrase of one of the American history's loftiest documents, Abraham Lincoln's Second Inaugural Address: "To care for him who shall have borne the battle, and for his widow, and his orphan."

Trump Tells Hannity He’ll Campaign for GOP ‘6 or 7 Days’ a Week Ahead of Midterms

Sean Hannity that he plans to campaign "six or seven days a week" for Republicans ahead of the all-important midterms. Trump said this to Hannity on the Fox personality's radio show, according to Politico who flagged the quote: "I am going to work very hard, I will go six or seven days a week when we're 60 days out and I will be campaigning for all of these great people that do have a difficult race and we think we're going to bring them over the line."

Guantanamo commander: We’ve gotten no word of incoming prisoners

The commander in charge of Guantanamo prison operations said Friday that he has received no orders to prepare for new war-on-terror detainees, leaving uncertain when or if the prison would grow despite President Donald Trump's campaign pledge to detain more terror suspects at the base. Underscoring the uncertainty, Rear Adm.

On trade policy, Trump is turning GOP orthodoxy on its head

President Donald Trump's trade policies are turning long-established Republican orthodoxy on its head, marked by tariff fights and now $12 billion in farm aid that represents the type of government intervention GOP voters railed against a decade ago. President George W. Bush increased the number of countries partnering with the United States on free trade agreements from three to 16. President Ronald Reagan signed a landmark trade deal with Canada that was later transformed into the North American Free Trade Agreement and expanded to include Mexico.