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AlterNet Crooks and Liars Daily Kos (Note: these articles are from RSS News Feeds websites, and are deleted after 30 days, August 7, 2025 at 4:45 PM EDT The number of Americans collecting unemployment benefits for at least one week climbed to its highest point since November 2021, according to a Washington Post report on Labor Department figures released Thursday. Those filing a "continued claim" for unemployment insurance rose to 1.97 million by late July, up from 1.85 million in early January. New unemployment filings remain modest, increasing by just 7,000 last week, according to the department. August 7, 2025 at 4:38 PM EDT Democratic strategist James Carville is now publicly apologizing to First Lady Melania Trump over a podcast episode in which he delved into her alleged history with convicted pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. The Hill reported Thursday that Carville -- who engineered former President Bill Clinton's rise to power -- has now edited out parts of a YouTube video in which he spoke about the first lady's purported connections to Epstein. On her official X account, he first lady posted an image of Carville's apology along with a screenshot of his YouTube video with a red X drawn through it. August 7, 2025 at 4:05 PM EDT Former Fox News host Jeanine Pirro -- who was recently confirmed by the Senate as the U.S. Attorney for the District of Columbia -- is finding it exceedingly difficult to do her job after President Donald Trump's administration hollowed out her office. That's according to the Daily Beast, which reported on an interview Pirro did with Fox News' Laura Ingraham about her current role as the Department of Justice's top prosecutor. Pirro lamented that her office was severely short-staffed, and implied that former President Joe Biden was at fault. August 7, 2025 at 3:20 PM EDT In a striking departure from party lines, former Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels -- a longtime voice in Republican politics -- has publicly rebuked a proposal backed by President Donald Trump and Vice President JD Vance to redraw congressional maps in Indiana mid"'decade. Texas is currently undertaking a redistricting process aimed at creating up to five additional Republican"'friendly congressional districts. In response, California Governor Gavin Newsom (D) has announced he will retaliate by initiating his own redistricting plan, likely via a special election, if Texas proceeds with its changes. August 7, 2025 at 12:01 PM EDT Although far-right MAGA Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Georgia) has been a forceful, combative supporter of President Donald Trump, she was critical of the military strikes that he ordered against Iran and favors a very isolationist approach to the Israel-Gaza conflict. And that stand is putting her at odds with Fox News host Mark Levin. MTG and Levin are having a bitter war of words. Levin attacked Greene as a "lunatic" and "fake MAGA," declaring, "The Republican Party isn't going the way of Marjorie Taylor Greene or her ilk. No way!" August 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM EDT For decades, Florida -- not unlike Pennsylvania -- had a reputation for being a volatile swing state that could go either red or blue in statewide elections. Former President George W. Bush won Florida twice, but so did his Democratic successor, former President Barack Obama. In 2025, however, Republicans seriously dominate Florida politics -- especially MAGA Republicans. And the Sunshine State is a who's-who of MAGA, including Gov. Ron DeSantis, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi (former Florida state attorney general), Sen. Rick Scott, conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer, former Rep. Matt Gaetz, and President Donald Trump himself. U.S. Rep. Cory Mills is another Florida-based MAGA rock star, but according to the Daily Beast's Ewan Palmer, he is so controversial and scandal-ridden that even Republicans find him worrisome. August 7, 2025 at 10:00 AM EDT President Donald Trump is reviving his years-old plan to exclude undocumented immigrants from the U.S. census, which legal scholars say is in direct conflict with the Constitution's requirement to count all persons. "I have instructed our Department of Commerce to immediately begin work on a new and highly accurate CENSUS based on modern day facts and figures and, importantly, using the results and information gained from the Presidential Election of 2024," Trump wrote Thursday morning. "People who are in our Country illegally WILL NOT BE COUNTED IN THE CENSUS. Thank you for your attention to this matter!" August 7, 2025 at 9:54 AM EDT John Boyd Jr., founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association warns farmers are going to lose their land under the policies of President Donald Trump, even the one's who voted for him. "We're hearing from farmers all around the country that bankruptcies are on the rise and farmers are asking, 'how am I going to be able to stay in my home or keep my home if they file bankruptcy.' Farm suicides are up and the president's tariffs have put this country in complete turmoil," Boyd told CNN anchor John Berman. August 7, 2025 at 9:52 AM EDT Rep. Nancy Mace (R-South Carolina) made a major announcement early Monday morning, August 4: She is seeking the GOP gubernatorial nomination in her state. And it didn't take Mace's critics, a combination of Democrats and right-wing Never Trump conservatives, long to attack her and note how much of a flip-flopper she has been: Mace was highly critical of President Donald Trump following the January 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol Building, but she later went full MAGA and often resorts to performative stunts to express her devotion to him. August 6, 2025 at 10:14 PM EDT Earlier this week, the House Oversight Committee issued multiple subpoenas in its investigation into deceased child predator Jeffrey Epstein. But one lawyer representing several of Epstein's victims is now railing against the effort for failing to include one notable witness who could shed the most light on Epstein. During a Wednesday interview with MSNBC host Jen Psaki, attorney Spencer Kuvin described President Donald Trump's treatment of top Epstein co-conspirator Ghislaine Maxwell as a "sham," after she was transferred to a minimum-security facility for nonviolent offenders following visits by Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche. Kuvin said none of his clients were notified of Maxwell's transfer ahead of time, and condemned the administration's handling of the Epstein case as "an attempt to try to whitewash" its refusal to release all of the remaining evidence on Epstein. August 6, 2025 at 9:13 PM EDT In a move aimed at cementing control over America's Semiquincentennial (America250), President Donald Trump and his allies attempted to replace four veteran Republican commissioners with loyalists -- only for their plan to collapse spectacularly. The Atlantic reported Wednesday that despite initial signals of compliance, all four refused to resign, prompting House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) to withdraw the pressure and Senate Majority Leader John Thune (R-S.D.) to oppose any shake"'up. August 6, 2025 at 9:05 PM EDT Illinois Governor JB Pritzker (D) is now making it explicitly clear to President Donald Trump that his federal agents will not be allowed in the Prairie State to arrest Democratic elected officials. Several Democratic state lawmakers from Texas are currently in Illinois, as they continue to deny Republicans the ability to pass new redistricting maps that heavily favor the GOP. Trump recently entertained the idea of having the FBI arrest them and bring them back to the Lone Star State. But according to a Wednesday report in the Hill, Pritzker is now instructing Illinois law enforcement agencies to not assist federal authorities. |
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