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Political Wire
07 Aug 12:51 • Taegan Goddard

U.S. Lost 23,000 Jobs in July

“The U.S. lost 23,000 jobs in July, the Labor Department said Friday, an unexpected decline, and springtime job gains were revised sharply lower,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

Political Wire
07 Aug 12:51 • Taegan Goddard

Corey Lewandowski Plots Return to Trump Orbit

“Corey Lewandowski is down, but not out,” the New York Post reports. “President Trump’s rough-and-tumble former campaign manager took a hit when Trump fired Kristi Noem as Homeland Security secretary in March, ending Lewandowski’s position as a special government employee with its access and perks.” “But the 52-year-old is working on engineering a return from […]

Political Wire
07 Aug 12:51 • Taegan Goddard

Iran Hopes to Deal Trump a Blow at Midterms

“Tehran has set out a protracted negotiating timetable designed to keep Donald Trump embroiled in the Iran conflict until the midterm elections, in the hope of inflicting the same ruinous blow on his presidency as Jimmy Carter suffered over the 1979-81 U.S. embassy hostage crisis,” The Guardian reports. “For many inside Iran, inflicting meaningful revenge […]

Sarah Kendzior’s Newsletter
07 Aug 12:48 • Sarah Kendzior

Covering Crime with Scandal

The oldest, and deadliest, trick in the book.

Techdirt
07 Aug 12:39 • Karl Bode

16 Groups Warn FCC’s New ‘Robocall Plan’ Is Really About Dramatically Undermining Privacy

Back in May I noted how the Trump FCC had unveiled a brand new plan to “stop robocalls.” I also noted how the plan doesn’t actually stop robocalls because a well-lobbied U.S. government (1) refuses to hold big companies accountable or collect fines, (2) constantly embraces weak rules that make telemarketers and debt collectors happy through endless loopholes, […]

Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
07 Aug 12:36 • Andrea Thompson

Trump Is Fawning Like A Schoolgirl Over His New Fed Chair's Good Looks

Trump finally gave someone the official Federal Reserve Chair job. Still, it now seems the President is far more concerned with complimenting the guy's striking good looks and playing phone tag with him like a preteen girl than with actually accomplishing anything related t...

Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
07 Aug 12:36 • John Amato

Sen. McCormick's Denial Is Insane: We 'Delivered For Working Families'

Pennsylvania Senator Dave McCormick erroneously claimed Americans are better off with Trump than Biden's economy, and then listed the problems Trump has caused that are fueling people's anger at his policies, which is reflected in all the major polls. Are you with me? Sen....

Latest articles from Crooks and Liars
07 Aug 12:36 • NewsHound Ellen

Ag Sec Rollins Repeats ‘Luxury Cars’ Whopper To Justify Starving The Poor

Just like the Trump administration lies about our elections in order to justify stealing them, they are lying about SNAP recipients in order to justify starving them. On Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins pulled out the old “welfare queen” trope about struggling...