Joe Kent’s resignation from President Donald Trump’s counterterrorism team is fueling a Republican fight over the Iran war and talk about Israel that critics call antisemitic. On Wednesday, Kent went on Tucker Carlson’s podcast and said Israel drove the decision to strike Iran. Kent also hinted at conspiracy claims about conservative activist Charlie Kirk’s death. The Republican Jewish Coalition and others warn the rhetoric echoes classic antisemitic tropes. Trump has stayed quiet on Kent’s comments about Israel. The split is widening in right-wing media, too. Ben Shapiro is blasting Carlson, while Megyn Kelly and Mark Levin trade insults as pro-war and anti-war voices clash.
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A House committee investigating Jeffrey Epstein labored for six months to question former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton. But once they finally had a chance to sit down with some of the highest-ranked officials to ever be deposed by Congress, the sessions veered off track with a leaked photo, talk of the pizzagate conspiracy theory and questions about disclosing government information on UFOs. Videos released by the House Oversight Committee of depositions for both Bill and Hillary Clinton from last week showed how overall the former Democratic president distanced himself from Epstein. Hillary Clinton repeatedly told the committee she never even recalled meeting Epstein.
Kentucky lawmakers met Tuesday afternoon to discuss the topic of election security, and to debunk what they said were misconceptions about election fraud.
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QAnon is a virtual cult that began in late 2017.
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Increasingly, experts and government officials in the United States and Europe are accusing China — the country first hit by the virus — of stoking confusion.
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As scientists learn more about fighting the virus, it leaves a lot of unanswered questions. As humans, a local doctor said, we're inclined to find answers or fill in the blanks.
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The claims have turned their lives upside down. The couple say their home address has been posted online and that, before they shut down their accounts, their social media inboxes were overrun with messages from believers of the conspiracy.
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Scientists have banded together across international borders to condemn the nationalist-tinged conspiracy theories. And yet, they are divided on what was once widely thought the most likely culprit.
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The Facebook event -- which was clearly posted tongue-in-cheek -- is scheduled for Sept. 20.