PolitiFact guide to key 2018 elections

Check out PolitiFact's guide to key 2018 midterm races https://t.co/TD2fQYORJb pic.twitter.com/kkqLVcyWzJ

— PolitiFact (@PolitiFact) August 25, 2018

Trump politicizes the death of Mollie Tibbetts

First, my condolences to her family.

It is terrible of Trump to politicize this terrible crime. Of course, Republicans don’t want to talk about gun safety after mass shootings but it’s alright to talk about immigration after this tragedy.

President Trump blames Democratic immigration policies for death of Mollie Tibbetts https://t.co/LlYNHI23kq pic.twitter.com/nnTiXjZYVx

— CNN (@CNN) August 25, 2018

"She would not want this to be used as fuel against undocumented immigrants": Some of Mollie Tibbetts' family don't want her death politicized https://t.co/LuVddqqhkn pic.twitter.com/lZGjFO7rrN

— CNN (@CNN) August 24, 2018

Mollie Tibbetts was murdered because she told a man to leave her alone while she was jogging. But because he was an illegal immigrant you all wanna advocate for border control instead of against the root of the problem: violence towards women for saying no

— Jordyn Tieman (@jordyntieman) August 22, 2018

https://t.co/Q5GyJAmXPF Mollie Tibbetts murder isn’t about immigration, it’s about toxic masculinity. Facts are facts: Immigrants don’t commit more violent crime. But men sure do.

— Amanda Marcotte (@AmandaMarcotte) August 24, 2018

Russian bot-and-troll networks continue to exploit race-related issues to distract from bad news for Trump, posting thousands of tweets about the death of Mollie Tibbets to draw attention away from Michael Cohen and Paul Manafort. https://t.co/YkILF3Wn42

— The Moscow Project (@moscow_project) August 24, 2018

The killer of Mollie Tibbetts killed one person, so Congress must immediately act on border wall.

Stephen Paddock killed 58 and wounded 851 in Las Vegas, but Congress must not act on guns.

— Denizcan Grimes (@MrFilmkritik) August 25, 2018

Blinded by xenophobic rage, the GOP and conservatives are calling for the creation of the very surveillance state they once feared. My piece in @nytimes https://t.co/VtShXyGyrY

— Nick Gillespie (@nickgillespie) August 24, 2018

Members of TPUSA's University of Iowa chapter have resigned after Candace Owens and Charlie Kirk sought to "exploit" Mollie Tibbits' murder to push an anti-immigrant "political agenda" https://t.co/NTlyNUP8dz

— The Daily Beast (@thedailybeast) August 24, 2018

Gingrich: Death of Mollie Tibbetts can help GOP win elections https://t.co/e54aGTO1j0 pic.twitter.com/4xBCNbjUYt

— The Hill (@thehill) August 24, 2018

Fox News’ fixation on Mollie Tibbetts’ murder is astonishingly hypocritical: https://t.co/TdkMMLR9G7 pic.twitter.com/6GM0iWDlrm

— Slate (@Slate) August 25, 2018

in article abt how Republicans are hitting Dems for Tibbetts murder, NYT quotes 7 Republicans, 0 Dems https://t.co/gSVngDAoKx

— Eric Boehlert (@EricBoehlert) August 24, 2018

Fox News’ coverage of Mollie Tibbetts’ death spiked after it was linked to an undocumented immigrant https://t.co/5rxJ8Jku47 pic.twitter.com/D0bOACjEmt

— Media Matters (@mmfa) August 24, 2018

NEW by Sandi Tibbetts Murphy on those politicizing Mollie Tibbetts' death:

"[If] did not know her, you do not get to usurp Mollie & her legacy for your racist, false narrative. We hereby reclaim our Mollie."

"We must be willing to address the way we raise our boys & young men." pic.twitter.com/WV8Jqot0bM

— Kedron Bardwell (@KedronBardwell) August 25, 2018

When Trump refers to a young woman apparently murdered by an undocumented immigrant as “permanently separated from her family,” he is using her and her loved ones as pawns in his war on immigration — and mocking the parents and children he has heartlessly separated at the border.

— Laurence Tribe (@tribelaw) August 23, 2018

Iowa student's murder thrust into U.S. debate over immigration https://t.co/QXH9lKrCr9 pic.twitter.com/ym55zyTADX

— Reuters Top News (@Reuters) August 23, 2018

The death of Kate Steinle set off an anti-immigrant wave during the 2016 campaign, and now the death of Mollie Tibbetts may do the same. https://t.co/le9jJaPiTD

— USA TODAY (@USATODAY) August 22, 2018

"As far as I'm concerned, they're Iowans with better food." Mollie Tibbetts' father counters immigration outcry with praise for the kindness of Hispanics in Iowa during the hunt for his slain daughter. https://t.co/QU45B45smP

— AP Central U.S. (@APCentralRegion) August 27, 2018

A day after Donald Trump Jr. wrote a column blaming Democrats for Mollie Tibbetts's death, her father writes a rebuttal, "to call out the racists among us and ask people to aspire to higher American ideals." https://t.co/ujcLfyf4Ui

— The New York Times (@nytimes) September 3, 2018

This is a beautifully told story about where our country was, not long ago, and where it is now. A crime, a closed window for mourning, and a town changed by a bitter national debate. Great from @kemettler https://t.co/9JDEL5ubDU

— Scott Wilson (@PostScottWilson) September 2, 2018

“What happens when the Supreme Court becomes significantly more conservative than the public?”

It will get more conservative when Kavanaugh is added

What happens when the Supreme Court becomes significantly more conservative than the public? https://t.co/8Wow4GZ6X1

— NYT Magazine (@NYTmag) August 25, 2018

Trump may have committed tax fraud

Lock him up!

Really sharp catch by @crampell of an issue people are overlooking: Trump may well have committed criminal tax fraud https://t.co/TmtXnUXQiZ

— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) August 24, 2018

Trump rolled back Obama emissions controls

This story was lost a bit during all of the criminal stuff this week but it’s big. People will die because Trump will not reduce emissions.

President Trump's coal emissions rollbacks will be bad for the country's health, experts say https://t.co/NVi1wOUfB1 pic.twitter.com/H5MqeA8Dzp

— CNN (@CNN) August 21, 2018

The Trump administration's rollback of the Clean Power Plan will increase the amount of carbon dioxide in the air and cause 1,400 premature deaths every year. What it's unlikely to do is stop the coal industry's precipitous economic decline, economists say https://t.co/O0jdN15VeF

— CBS This Morning (@CBSThisMorning) August 24, 2018

JUST POSTED: The Trump E.P.A. Clean Power Plan Has a Dirty Little Secret of Sorts: It Makes it Easier for the Nation's Dirtiest Coal Plants to Keep Running (and Stay Dirty) https://t.co/m0JLW6BUkT

— Eric Lipton (@EricLiptonNYT) August 24, 2018

Even the coal industry’s shills in the Trump administration acknowledge their plan to roll back regulations on coal-burning power plants will increase carbon emissions and lead to up to 1,400 premature deaths annually – not to mention its negative effects on the planet. https://t.co/s07J09l1pu

— Robert Reich (@RBReich) August 21, 2018

“NRA Says FBI Is Treating Trump As Unfairly As Al Capone”

Job Creator, 2nd Amendment Enthusiast, Deep State victim — Al Capone is the Republican party's new hero https://t.co/fUINgKAxmt pic.twitter.com/xcwZXU0fwl

— Jonathan Chait (@jonathanchait) August 24, 2018

Infowars host says John Kerry may be to blame for the Hawaii hurricane

It would be funny if it wasn’t pathetic

Infowars host alleges that Hurricane Lane, which is threatening Hawaii, has been split in two by an energy beam shot from Antarctica, possibly by John Kerry https://t.co/sPbtbOZP1k pic.twitter.com/Bew4b7IHub

— Media Matters (@mmfa) August 24, 2018

Kremlin sources go quiet

The Republican crusade to attack Democrats is making all of us less safe

Pretty chilling NYT story about how Jim Jordan’s crusade to expose Stefan Halper as a confidential source appears to have scared off multiple sources inside Russia who are helping US intelligence community understand Putin’s next steps https://t.co/DPRrkm3wee

— Robert Caruso (@robertcaruso) August 24, 2018

Pro-Trump super PAC invests in congressional races

The main pro-Trump super PAC ⁦@AmericaFirstPAC⁩ announces its $12.5 million investments in 2018 midterm races: pic.twitter.com/hUlmr93CYQ

— Michelle Ye Hee Lee (@myhlee) August 24, 2018

37% of Trump voters think there have been fewer scandals under Trump

Nothing to add – this is unreal. This is the most corrupt administration in decades.

37 percent of Trump voters think there have been fewer scandals under President Trump than past presidents. https://t.co/nGD1XTW1EV

— Ryan J. Reilly (@ryanjreilly) August 23, 2018