On both sides of the Atlantic, a loose network of nationalists has used anti-Semitic imagery to portray Mr. Soros as the shadowy leader of a globalist cabal. George Soros, a billionaire Democratic fund-raiser, has long been villainized in certain right-wing circles. Now conspiracy theories about him have gone mainstream, to nearly every corner of the Republican Party. The attack, after the speaker criticized President Trump’s birthright citizenship plan, suggested that Mr. Trump was preparing to cast blame elsewhere for Republicans’ possible loss of the House. The former president’s star power among Democrats is unmatched, but some supporters are skeptical that his leadership style is suited to the sharp-elbowed political moment. From nonexistent riots to conspiracy theories about migrants to false claims about his popularity and job-creating record, the president has offered a litany of falsehoods in the midterm campaign. In the deeply blue state, the race between Senator Robert Menendez and Bob Hugin is tight. Party leaders are pulling out the stops to defend the seat. The criticism escalated sharply after reports this week that an investigation into Mr. Zinke had been referred to the Justice Department, a potential prelude to a criminal investigation. Ryan Zinke has faced more than 15 ethics inquiries since taking over the Interior Department. At least six are ongoing. Grief is sinking in across Pittsburgh as the public rituals of mourning those killed in the synagogue shooting accumulate day by day. A campaign to #ShowUpForShabbat a week after the massacre at a Pittsburgh synagogue is meant to send a message of solidarity with the Jewish community. Federal charges against the man accused of killing 11 people on Saturday could bring the death penalty. Workers are up in arms over how the company treated accused executives, another sign of growing employee activism at the Silicon Valley behemoth. 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