Trump called out for not leading effort to secure elections

As alarms blare about Russian interference in U.S. elections, the Trump administration is facing criticism that it has no clear national strategy to protect the country during the upcoming midterms and beyond. Both Republicans and Democrats have criticized the administration's response as fragmented, without enough coordination across federal agencies.

‘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.

Facebook Deletes 32 Fake Accounts in Bid to Stay Away From Controversy

Facebook says it has identified and deleted pages and accounts on its website attempting to mislead its users and sow discord among voters ahead of the US congressional elections in November amid accusations of Russian meddling in the US voting process. Facebook, the world's largest social media company with more than 2 billion monthly active users, said on Tuesday it had removed 32 fake accounts on Facebook and Instagram to combat alleged foreign meddling in US elections.

Trump administration widens availability of skimpy, short-term…

The Trump administration issued new insurance rules Wednesday morning to encourage more Americans to buy inexpensive, skimpy health plans originally designed for short-term use. The policies, intended to fill brief gaps in coverage, will be available for 12 months at a time, up from a current limit of three, and customers will be able to renew them for additional years.

Recall includes salads and wraps sold at Kroger, Walgreens

On Monday, a public health alert issued by the US Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service advised certain beef, pork and poultry salad and wrap products might be contaminated with cyclospora. The products were sold by grocery stores including Kroger, Trader Joe's and Walgreens.

Trump Campaigns In Florida

Tampa Bay Times : "Declaring himself the most popular Republican in the history of America, President Trump revved up thousands of fans Tuesday night at a rowdy Tampa Bay campaign rally to help gubernatorial candidate Ron DeSantis and, above all, celebrate Donald Trump." Of note: "One new element of this Trump was the widespread presence of people wearing T-shirts or carrying signs touting the fringe 'QAnon' conspiracy theorist.

Paul Manafort’s $15,000 ostrich jacket raises tantalizing…

Tuesday was the first day of the first trial to arise from the special counsel's probe of Russian interference in the 2016 presidential campaign. The defendant, Donald Trump's former campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, faces unrelated federal charges of financial fraud that could send him to prison for years.

St. Louis Democrat hopes to duplicate Ocasio-Cortez feat

To continue reading this premium story, you need to become a member. Click below to take advantage of an exclusive offer for new members: FILE - In this July 28, 2018 file photo, New York Democratic congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, who defeated10-term Rep. Joseph Crowley in the Democratic primary, campaigns for Michigan Democratic gubernatorial candidate Abdul El-Sayed in Detroit.

Mexico extradites accused gunman in ‘Fast and Furious’…

Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes, who is charged with the murder of Border Patrol Agent Brian Terry, was sent to the United States after awaiting extradition for more than a year A man accused of murdering a US Border Patrol agent in a case linked to the government's 'Fast and Furious' gun-running sting was extradited on Tuesday from Mexico to the United States. Heraclio Osorio-Arellanes, who is charged with the murder of Agent Brian Terry, had been awaiting extradition for more than a year.

Journal Junction for Aug. 1

Joe Manchin has the capability to influence the rejection of Kavanaugh for the Supreme Court but it's a good bet he will not do so. He will indicate that he is comfortable with Kavanaugh doing This is how disgusting it's getting: U.S. Rep. Ron DeSantis, R-Fla., who is campaigning for Govenor, is his children- one a baby the other a toddler- about the ways of Trump.

Oregon congressional candidate calls Melania Trump a hoebag

Roberts tweeted: 'Did you know the First Lady works by the hour? #thinkdirty #h**bag' in response to someone else's tweet about Mrs Trump A US congressional candidate from Oregon has been slammed for his offensive remarks about First Lady Melania Trump after he called her a 'h**bag' and implied that she was a prostitute. Mark Roberts, who is an independent running for Congress in Oregon's 2nd Congressional district, made the comments about Mrs Trump on Twitter on Monday.

Trump criticized for not leading effort to secure elections Source: AP

As alarms blare about Russian interference in U.S. elections, the Trump administration is facing criticism that it has no clear national strategy to protect the country during the upcoming midterms and beyond. Both Republicans and Democrats have criticized the administration's response as fragmented, without enough coordination across federal agencies.

Not good, not nice’: At Florida rally, Trump says China has – targeted our farmers’

TAMPA, Fla. - President Donald Trump on Tuesday issued a defiant defense of his trade policies, praising American farmers for weathering Chinese tariffs and telling a crowd at a rally for Republican candidates that "the days of plundering American jobs and American wealth - those days are over."