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At as Trump stood in the background. A wide-ranging and vague theory, “QAnon” touches on a number of popular conspiracy theories: Democrats and prominent Hollywood figures are orchestrating underground pedophile rings; special counsel MORE for their ties to said rings; and hundreds of sealed indictments may have already been handed down in the Clinton case. The theories are proliferating online, fanned by cryptic messages posted by a person or persons going by the initial “Q." The persona first posted on 4chan last year, claiming to be a high-ranking secu

At least three of the events co-organized on Facebook by a group the company now thinks was part of a coordinated disinformation network appear to have been held, and to have been attended by hundreds of people. The events, in New York City and Springfield, Mo., were all co-hosted on Facebook by a group called the Resisters. All three events were critical of MORE. Archived versions of the event pages showed that 674 people responded on Facebook to say that they would attend the “We Stand with DREAMers! Support DACA!” event in New York on Sept. 9 last year.

MORE to immediately stop the Russia investigation, a significant escalation of Trump's attacks against the long-running probe that has dogged his presidency. The remark was Trump's most direct public appeal yet to end special counsel MORE's investigation, which he has blasted for months.

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The TAKE with Rick Klein The midterm stage is set, but there’s a whole lot that’s not easy to direct – or predict. With 99 days before Election Day, despite all the action and reaction of the Trump era, volatility remains across the electoral landscape. The Donald Trump to campaign for any GOP House member who wants him there.

The TAKE with Rick Klein What Robert Mueller’s team knows – and how and when he plans to tell the world about it – is one of the great mysteries of 2018. The veil comes down just a bit starting Tuesday.

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Capital Source The former poet laureate’s final poem was just three lines long, but it sure packed a political punch.   The two events will pit long-term Democratic incumbents against popular progressive challengers in two of the most high-profile races in the Sept. 4 primary.   A campaign spokesman said the reservation is an initial effort to make sure people vote yes on Question 3 on Election Day.  The $2.93 million that Warren aides said the Cambridge Democrat raked in between April and June was nearly 10 times the amount any of the three Republicans running in the Sept.

President Trump made a direct appeal to Attorney General Jeff Sessions to shut down special counsel Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian meddling over Twitter Wednesday.   On a trip to campaign for a congressional candidate, Rudy Giuliani said the president was not issuing a directive to the Justice Department, as Democrats had suggested.