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Trump Names Boring Dem Sen. Bob Casey 'Sleepin' Bob" at Penn Rally Crowd Starts Chanting, "Sleepin' Bob! Sleepin' Bob!" As a privately owned web site, we reserve the right to edit or remove comments that contain spam, advertising, vulgarity, threats of violence, racism, anti-Semitism, or personal/abusive attacks on other users. The same applies to trolling, the use of multiple aliases, or just generally being a jerk.

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IRONY: Social Media Mob Comes For Sarah Jeong, Who Cheered Social Media Mobbing Of Others - I've already argued today that Sarah Jeong, the new New York Times editorial board member, shouldn't be fired for her old racist tweets, since social media mobbing has become far too prevalent Statements in Response to Criticism of the Hiring of Sarah Jeong to the Editorial Board in Opinion - Statement from The New York Times - We hired Sarah Jeong because of the exceptional work she has done covering the internet and technology at a range of respected publications.

Last Slide – A Southwest Key employee accused of molesting …

The Times Can Hire and Fire Whomever It Likes - For some mysterious reason, my name keeps coming up in connection with that of Sarah Jeong, a writer recently hired by the New York Times editorial board. I am not familiar with her work, but there is a social-media campaign currently under way Last Slide - A Southwest Key employee accused of molesting eight teenage boys at a migrant shelter in Mesa is scheduled to go on trial this month, according to court documents.

History at stake in Tennessee clash for US Senate

Blackburn is strongly embracing President Donald Trump as she claims the Republican nomination for Tennessee's open U.S. Sen... . Former Gov. Phil Bredesen, front center, campaigns Wednesday, Aug. 1, 2018, in Memphis, Tenn., in his bid for U.S. Senate.

Trump trashes media as ‘fake, fake disgusting news’ at rally

Thundering that the media is the "fake, fake disgusting news," President Donald Trump unleashed a torrent of grievances Thursday at a Pennsylvania campaign rally in which he cast journalists as his true political opponent. Trump barnstormed in a state that he swiped from the Democrats in 2016 and that is home to a Senate seat he is trying to place in the Republicans' column this fall.

Teacher evaluations roil gubernatorial race in New Mexico

New Mexico GOP gubernatorial hopeful Steve Pearce speaks to business leaders in Albuquerque, N.M., on Monday, July 30, 2018, about his plan to transform the state's economy. Pearce and New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Democrat Rep. Michelle Lujan Grisham are pushing dueling economic plans aimed at tackling poverty in one of the nation's poorest states.

Marsha Blackburn and Phil Bredesen to battle for Tennessee Senate seat in marquee race

In Tennessee, a conservative Trump supporter and a moderate Democrat win their parties' nominations and battle to succeed Sen. Bob Corker. Marsha Blackburn and Phil Bredesen to battle for Tennessee Senate seat in marquee race In Tennessee, a conservative Trump supporter and a moderate Democrat win their parties' nominations and battle to succeed Sen. Bob Corker.

Government, Immigration Advocates Continue Court Clash Over Family Reunification

New court filings released late Thursday indicate that the Department of Justice and immigration advocates are still far apart in working out a process for reuniting migrant families who were separated under the Trump administration's zero-tolerance immigration policy. U.S. District Judge Dana M. Sabraw had instructed the Department of Justice and advocates lead by the American Civil Liberties Union to submit plans for reuniting families , especially some 400 parents who already were deported back to their homes countries without their children.

Man accused of threats to Congress, including GOP’s Scalise

Rep. Steve Scalise, grievously wounded in a 2017 shooting, and the No. 4 House Republican leader have received telephone threats, aides said Thursday after a western New York man was arrested and accused of leaving menacing voicemails for two lawmakers.

Archives: Kavanaugh documents not ready until October

The National Archives and Records Administration said Thursday it won't be able to finish reviewing nearly 1 million documents regarding Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh's time in the George W. Bush White House until the end of October, a potential roadblock in GOP hopes for confirmation before the November election. Republican leaders in the Senate appeared unfazed by the updated timetable, determined to push forward with confirmation hearings on President Donald Trump's nominee next month, even if the documents are not fully available.

USS Abraham Lincoln moving to San Diego, John C. Stennis carrier coming to Norfolk

On Thursday, the U.S. Navy announced that the Nimitz-class aircraft carriers, the USS Carl Vinson , USS Abraham Lincoln , and USS John C. Stennis will all move to different homeports. 180507-N-AD724-1012 ATLANTIC OCEAN The Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln transits the Atlantic Ocean.

Suspected Russian spy caught working inside US embassy in Moscow

A Russian spy was employed for more than a decade at the US Embassy in Moscow before being fired last year, a senior administration official tells CNN. The woman, a Russian national, worked for the US Secret Service for years before she came under suspicion during one of the State Department regional security office's routine security reviews in 2016, the official said.

The Latest: Hoyos wins Democratic primary in Tennessee 2nd

In this June 20, 2018, file photo, Republican GOP gubernatorial candidates, from left, Diane Black, Randy Boyd, Beth Harwell and Bill Lee take part in a debate in Hendersonville, Tenn. The contest to succeed popular term-limited Republican Gov. Bill Haslam has attracted four leading Republicans who have put some $40.2 million of their own money into the race and have spent a record $45.7 million total.