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Today's Political News Compilation - Thursday, August 15, 2024

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FACT FOCUS: Trump blends falsehoods and exaggerations at rambling NJ press conference


By ASSOCIATED PRESS
Updated 6:49 PM CDT, August 15, 2024

Former President Donald Trump on Thursday gave his second news conference in as many weeks as he adjusts to a newly energized Democratic ticket ahead of next week’s Democratic National Convention.

At his New Jersey golf club, the Republican nominee blended falsehoods about the economy with misleading statements and deeply personal attacks about his Democratic opponent, Vice President Kamala Harris.

Here’s a closer look at the facts.
Inflation did not take the toll Trump claimed. Growth surged under Biden

TRUMP: “As a result of Kamala’s inflation, price hikes have cost the typical household a total of $28,000. ... When I left office, I left Kamala and crooked Joe Biden a surging economy and no inflation. The mortgage rate was around 2%. Gasoline had reached $1.87 a gallon. ... Harris and Biden blew it all up.” ...

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Musk makes baseless claim about large number of dead people on federal payroll

  • News source: Politics - CBSNews.com
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Elon Musk suggested Wednesday that a number of federal employees who did not respond to an email requesting a summary of their achievements from the previous week could be "dead" or "not real people," but offered no facts to back it up.

"We think there are a number of people on the government payroll who are dead, which is probably why they can't respond, and — and some people who are not real people," Musk said.

President Trump echoed Musk's claims moments later to reporters ahead of a cabinet meeting.

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Trump offers assurances Ukraine will agree to 'very important' rare-earth minerals deal

  • News source: FOX News
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President Donald Trump offered assurances Thursday that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy will agree to a rare-earth minerals deal, ahead of the Ukrainian leader's visit to the White House Friday.

As part of negotiations to end the Russia-Ukraine War, the Trump administration is angling for Zelenskyy to sign an agreement that would allow the U.S. access to Ukraine’s minerals in exchange for support the U.S. has provided the country since Russia's invasion in 2022. Congress has appropriated $175 billion since 2022 for aid to Ukraine, according...
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SCOTUS tosses challenge to TN law banning drag shows with kids present, state AG hails decision

  • News source: FOX News
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Tennessee's ban on drag shows when children are present will remain in effect, as the Supreme Court earlier this week refused to hear a challenge to the law brought on by a drag performance group, a move the state's Republican attorney general heralded as "another big win for Tennessee."

The state's Adult Entertainment Act, passed in 2023, does not allow "adult-oriented performances" in public spaces, or anywhere where minors may see them.

"Free speech is a sacred American value, but the First Amendment does not require Tennessee to allow sexually...
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Blue city mayor embraces government efficiency in new memo to city employees

  • News source: FOX News
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San Francisco Mayor Daniel Lurie directed city employees to return to the office at least four days a week, as laid out in a memo on Tuesday. The liberal city joins local leaders across the country who have asked their employees to retire hybrid schedules since President Donald Trump took office.

Lurie, the new mayor committed to shaking up San Francisco, said working in-person "provides critical operational benefits to the City" that will improve government efficiency.

"Bringing our workers back to the office will make our services more...
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Israel's military publishes first report on 7 October 2023 failures

  • News source: BBC News - World
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The report says the military "failed in its mission to protect Israeli civilians" during Hamas's attack.
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Israel confirms Hamas handed over hostages' bodies as Palestinian prisoners released

  • News source: BBC News - World
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It was the last exchange of the Gaza ceasefire deal's first phase, leaving questions over what happens next.
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WATCH: Dad tricks daughter into going to Trader Joe’s for emotional surprise

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The night before Miranda McKeon marked three years cancer-free, her dad Paul insisted they go to Trader Joe's to get ice cream. Once they got there, however, he didn't take her to the ice cream aisle.
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WATCH: Body camera shows deputy rescuing baby from burning apartment

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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A Barrow County Sheriff's deputy, along with a Winder Police officer in Georgia, rescued the baby trapped in a burning apartment.
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'Heartbreaking': USAID staffers clear out desks after DOGE layoffs

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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Hundreds of supporters gathered outside of the Ronald Reagan Building in Washington, D.C., on Thursday as ousted USAID workers cleared out their desks.
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GOP is considering cuts to Medicaid funding. Here's who could be impacted

  • News source: ABC News: Top Stories
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The House GOP is considering significant cuts to Medicaid, potentially slashing billions. Health policy experts say Medicaid provides vital services to many Americans
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WWE mogul and Trump's Education chief pick advances to final round

  • News source: FOX News
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The nomination of Linda McMahon, the former World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) CEO picked by President Donald Trump to head the Department of Education, will head to a final Senate vote after passing the final procedural hurdle of the confirmation process.

The chamber passed a cloture vote on Thursday afternoon that advanced McMahon's nomination to a final floor vote to decide on her confirmation.

Trump tapped McMahon to serve as head of the Education Department, which he has said he wants to close "immediately."

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Government data torpedoes Swalwell's viral claim about plane crashes on Trump's watch: 'Habitual liar'

  • News source: FOX News
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Rep. Eric Swalwell, D-Calif., claimed earlier this month that "no president" has presided over more plane crashes during his first month in office than President Trump. But data obtained by Fox News Digital shows there were more plane crashes during that same time period under President Biden.

"No president has had more planes crash in their first month in office than Donald Trump," Swalwell posted on X Feb. 17, a comment viewed over 7 million times on X.

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Bipartisan duo looks to fend off food supply cyber threats as global tensions persist

  • News source: FOX News
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FIRST ON FOX: A bipartisan duo is looking to tag team cyber risks for American food supplies, debuting new legislation to increase analysis and threat detection in critical farm and food infrastructure.

Sens. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., and Elissa Slotkin, D-Mich., teamed up to introduce the Farm and Food Cybersecurity Act, designed to boost protection across agriculture and food sectors.

"America’s adversaries are seeking to gain any advantage they can against us—including targeting critical industries like agriculture," Cotton told Fox News Digital in...
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Air traffic controllers may get pay hike as Trump admin looks to boost recruitment

  • News source: FOX News
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Air traffic controllers are set to receive a 30% pay hike as President Donald Trump's administration seeks to boost recruitment Thursday.
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Transgender troops will be removed from the military, Pentagon says

  • News source: Jo Yurcaba and Courtney Kube | NBC News
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Transgender service members will be removed from the military unless they are granted a waiver, according to a memo the Pentagon filed in court late Wednesday.

The memo was released as part of a lawsuit filed by LGBTQ rights groups last month against President Donald Trump’s executive order barring trans people from enlisting and serving in the military and provides clarity on how the policy will be implemented.

Under the trans military ban Trump issued during his first term, trans service members who had come out prior to the ban taking effect...
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