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Trump and GOP Want COVID-19 Protections for Bosses — But Not Workers
Republicans want legal protections for employers as safety enforcement tumbles under President Trump.
McConnell Says COVID Unemployment Checks “Make It More Lucrative Not to Work”
As unemployment skyrockets, McConnell says he won't consider a new round of coronavirus relief for a “month or so.”
Police Fire Rubber Bullets, Tear Gas at Protest Against Killing of George Floyd
Massive protests erupted in the wake of video footage showing a Minneapolis police officer kneeling on Floyd's neck.
Trump Threatens to “Close” Twitter for Fact Checking His Tweets on Voting
Social media sites regulate their own content, and Trump's claims about free speech violations are inaccurate.
Small Towns Have Been Left to Fend for Themselves as COVID-19 Depletes Budgets
It’s flood season and local leaders have no idea how to help residents through natural disasters.
As Trump Golfed and Downplayed COVID, US Death Count Pushed Past 100,000
Americans make up 30 percent of world COVID Deaths, a number likely to rise by July Fourth, according to some models.
Lake of Ozarks Partygoers Who Ignored Social Distancing Told to Self-Isolate
Missouri's relatively low infection rate is in jeopardy after the weekend party drew crowds from around the state.
COVID Isn’t a “Peacemaker.” Expect the Pentagon to Modify Warfare — Not End It.
After the pandemic, talk of “ending” this country’s forever wars may merely be an exercise in semantics.
Trump Surprises GOP With Threat to Pull RNC Convention Out of North Carolina
The RNC is moving “full steam ahead” with the convention as an in-person event.
Feds Made It Harder to Free Prisoners Amid COVID, Even as Barr Promised Releases
A secret Bureau of Prisons policy has kept all but 1.8 percent of federal prisoners behind bars, where the virus rages.