In the weeks before Joe Biden named Sen. Kamala Harris his running mate, women’s groups were readying a campaign of their own: shutting down sexist coverage and disinformation about a vice presidential nominee they say is headed for months of false smears and “brutal” attacks from internet haters. Read more
Now that President Donald Trump has issued a series of executive edicts and the national political conventions are set to begin, consuming the attention of both Trump and top Democrats, the talks seem to be on an indefinite pause. Read more
President Donald Trump’s move to defer Social Security payroll taxes could be taking him into treacherous political territory. Read more
The number of Americans named by the ministry exactly equals the number of Hong Kong and Chinese officials placed on a sanctions list by the U.S. last week over the crackdown. Read more
Puerto Rico’s historic primaries were marred by a lack of voting materials that forced frustrated voters who braved a spike in COVID-19 cases to turn around and go back home. Read more
It was an unexpected perk of their country club membership: being the audience for President Donald Trump’s hurriedly announced news conference Friday evening at his course in Bedminster, New Jersey. Read more
Joe Biden’s controversial remarks about race this week risk alienating young Black voters who despise President Donald Trump but are not inspired by his Democratic rival. Read more
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer traveled to Delaware last weekend to meet with Joe Biden, the presumptive Democratic presidential nominee’s first known in-person session with a potential running mate as he nears a decision. Read more
The Washington gridlock will likely mean more hardship for millions of people who are losing enhanced jobless benefits and further damage for a coronavirus-weakened economy. Read more
President Donald Trump today ordered an unspecified ban on “transactions” with the Chinese owners of the consumer apps TikTok and WeChat. Read more
Even for a president known for his blunt criticism, Trump’s remarks stood out and they signaled how contentious the campaign may get over the coming months. Read more
Kanye West’s unlikely White House bid is getting help qualifying for presidential ballots in key states from Republicans around the country, fueling suspicions he’s being pushed to run by allies of President Donald Trump. Read more
Washington talks on vital COVID-19 rescue money are teetering on the brink of collapse after a marathon meeting in the Capitol tonight generated a wave of recriminations but little progress on the top issues confronting negotiators. Read more
As president, Trump hasn’t personally squared off against the ACLU from the witness stand, but the broader warning has been borne out. Read more
The post in question featured a link to a Fox News video in which Trump says children are “virtually immune” to the virus. Read more
Rep. James Clyburn said Wednesday the COVID-19 crisis is “much, much worse” than the 2008 Great Recession because the U.S. is without a national strategy to contain the coronavirus. Read more
The governor who in large measure has defined states’ up-and-down fight against the coronavirus, including occasional combat with the White House, is poised to widen his national spotlight. Read more
The officials, speaking only on condition of anonymity to discuss internal assessments, said that while it was not out of the realm of possibility that the blast was deliberately caused, the belief so far was that it was most likely an accident. Read more
In an abrupt reversal, President Donald Trump now is encouraging voters in the critical swing state of Florida to vote by mail after months of criticizing the practice, and only days after threatening to sue Nevada over a new vote-by-mail law. Read more
The move is worrying researchers, politicians and others who say the change will miss hard-to-count communities, including minorities and immigrants, and produce less trustworthy data. Read more
“They are dying, that’s true. And you have — it is what it is.” Read more
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