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Schiff Hijacks China Hearing, Tries to Subpoena Trump-Putin Meeting Interpreter
Ranking member House Intelligence Committee Rep. Adam Schiff (D-CA) raised a motion to subpoena the interpreter who attended President Trump’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Helsinki, Finland, during a hearing on Thursday.
Breitbart
House Dems Bet on 'For the People' Slogan
House Democrats say they finally have a midterm slogan that can burst through President Trump’s “tweet” machine: “For the People.”
Washington Times
What 'Rule of Law'?
Senate Democrats Push National Catch-and-Release Bill
Senate Democrats are rallying behind a “family reunification” bill which promises a policy of catch-and-release for nearly all migrants who bring their children over the border.
Breitbart
Isn't That Illegal?
Illegals Register To Vote In San Francisco
San Francisco began registering non-citizens, including Illegal aliens, to register to vote Monday in the November election for the city school board, reported The San Francisco Chronicle.
Sacramento Bee
Trump: ‘Not One’ Country Has Been Improved by Mass Immigration
President Trump says he cannot name a single country that has been improved by mass immigration or large flows of refugees.
Breitbart
Michelle O Launches Voter Registration
Michelle Obama is jumping into the 2018 campaigns with a voter registration initiative that will be strictly nonpartisan (LOL)
Politico
Masked Protesters Hurl Feces At Pro-Trump Coffee Shop
Residents of a rapidly gentrifying enclave of Los Angeles tried to shut down the grand opening of a new coffee shop, saying the owner’s support of President Donald Trump’s stance on immigrants is reason alone to want him out of the neighborhood.
CBS
Extreme Fiscal Mismanagement
Deficit Projected to Top $1 Trillion Starting Next Year
The Trump administration expects annual budget deficits to rise nearly $100 billion more than previously forecast in each of the next three years, pushing the federal deficit above $1 trillion starting next year.
Wall Street Journal
Nearly Half of Republicans Doubt Russia Meddled
A new poll found a majority in the U.S. disapprove of President Trump's handling of a Monday summit with Russian President Vladimir Putin, but that among Republicans, there's widespread doubt that Russia intervened in the 2016 election
Washington Examiner
Our Tax DollarsWatchdog Exposes $14.7B of Pork-Barrel Spending
A watchdog group, Citizens Against Government Waste, on Wednesday released its annual Congressional Pig Book of what it considers the most egregious examples of pork-barrel spending in Congress, drawn this time from fiscal year 2018 appropriations bills.
Fox
Town Orders Family to Stop Hosting Bible Studies on Farm
The owners of a Pennsylvania farm have been ordered by the Sewickley Heights Borough to cease and desist holding Bible studies on their private property.
Todd Starnes
Baby Steps, Baby Steps
House Funds 200 Miles of Border Wall in 2019
The House Appropriations Committee has approved a 2019 budget that would fund another 200 miles of border barrier, plus small increases in the number of detention beds and ICE enforcement officers.
Breitbart
Jobless Claims Fall to The Lowest Level Since 1969
New claims for unemployment benefits fell 8,000 to 207,000 in the second week of July, the Department of Labor reported Thursday morning, the lowest such number since 1969
Washington Examiner
Anti-Straw Movement All Based on 9-Year-Old's Suspect Statistic
The origin of the movement to ban plastic straws may come as a surprise: It began with a 9-year-old boy named Milo Cress and his 2011 campaign, "Be Straw Free," which launched to raise awareness about plastic waste.
USA Today
Gender: Optional
'Boy or Girl?' Parents Raising 'Theybies' Let Kids Decide
Is Zyler a boy or a girl? How about Kadyn? That’s a question their parents, Nate and Julia Sharpe, say only the twins can decide. The Cambridge, Mass., couple represent a small group of parents raising “theybies” — children being brought up without gender designation from birth
NBC
Alert
Doctors, Hospitals Sue Patients For Negative Social Reviews
As doctors and hospitals throw their considerable resources behind legal fights, some patients face huge legal bills for posting critiques and other consumers face their own challenges trying to get a straight story.
USA Today
CNN Commentator Marc Lamont Hill Touts Cop-Killing Terrorist as ‘Freedom Fighter’
Temple University Professor and CNN commentator Marc Lamont Hill published a glowing Instagram post this week for cop-killing terrorist Assata Shakur.
Breitbart
NJ Considers Taxing Tap Water
Never short on ideas for things to tax, lawmakers in New Jersey are considering a tax on tap water. The proposal is being floated by State Sen. Bob Smith D-Middlesex, who is trying to say it's not actually a tax but a 'user fee'.
Fox5
Batwoman: Lesbian Comic Hero to Get TV Series
A TV adaptation of Batwoman is to become the first live-action superhero series with an openly gay lead character. The show is being developed for the US channel, the CW, adding to the network's collection of shows based on DC comics characters
BBC
Leftist Meltdown
Former Top Clinton Aide Blasts Air Horns At White House To Keep Trump Awake After Putin Summit
An ear-popping homecoming party was designed to keep the jet-lagged president awake—a last-minute protest pulled together with a single Tweet from a former top advisor to Hillary Clinton.
People
What About The Clinton Foundation?
Cuomo Opens Door to Criminal Case Against Trump Foundation
"At Governor Cuomo's direction, the state stands ready to provide the (New York) Attorney General with the appropriate criminal referral on this matter if and when she asks for it," Alphonso David, the governor's counsel, said in a statement.
Yahoo
Of Interest
Scientists Develop 'World First' Melanoma Blood Test
Australian researchers said Wednesday they have developed a blood test for melanoma in its early stages, calling it a "world first" breakthrough that could save many lives.
Medical Xpress
Education or Indoctrination?
University Makes Student Reflect on 'Masculinity' As Punishment
A University of Texas-Austin student was forced to reflect on a film about toxic masculinity after a Title IX investigation found him guilty of harassment based on a non-criminal standard of evidence.
Campus Reform
Of Interest
Anti-Anxiety Pills Could Be Next Drug Epidemic
Clonazepam (traded as Klonopin), diazepam (Valium) and alprazolam (Xanax) are among the most sold drugs in a class of widely prescribed anti-anxiety medications known as benzodiazepines. Public health officials warn the pills should be used only in the short term and should never be mixed with opioids or alcohol.
PEW
Pictured
Army’s New Machine Gun Will Pack Firepower Punch of Abrams Tank
The Army’s new weapon will look like a light machine gun, but will put M1 Abrams Main Battle Tank-style blasting power literally at the fingertips of U.S. soldiers.
Fox
Study
Bacon Bad For Mental Health
According to researchers at Johns Hopkins, people who eat meats cured with nitrates are three times more likely to experience a manic episode.
CBS
PA High Court Upholds Philadelphia Soda Tax
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court upheld Philadelphia’s tax on soda and other sweetened beverages in a ruling issued Wednesday.
Philly.com
Gallup Poll
Immigration Surges to Top of Most Important Problem List
Immigration has risen to the top of the list when Americans are asked to name the most important problem facing the nation -- edging out the government, which has been the top issue each month since January 2017
Gallup
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'Death Star' Spotted Devouring Young Planet
Scientists believe that they’ve just spotted a star basically licking its lips after ‘eating’ an infant planet.
Metro UK
Retail Apocalypse
These 11 Retailers May Not Survive '18
Many North American retailers were wiped out in the “retail apocalypse” which started in 2010. Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) and Walmart’s (NYSE:WMT) growth, the rise of fast fashion retailers, reserved spending habits after the Great Recession, and dying malls crushed countless retailers
USA Today
Strange Stuff
Scuba Diver Finds iPhone Lost At Sea -- After Text Lights It Up
A scuba diver was stunned to make an unexpected find at the bottom of the sea - when an iPhone lit up when it received a text. Incredibly the device still had more than 80% of its charge, despite being dropped to the seabed two days earlier.
Mirror
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