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Pence Was Exposed to COVID From Top Aide. He Plans to Keep Campaigning Anyway.
CDC guidelines call for a 14-day quarantine after exposure, but the vice president has chosen to endanger lives instead.
Silicon Valley Campaign Cash Complicates Democrats’ Plan to Break Up Tech Giants
Democratic candidates in key Senate races are outraising their GOP counterparts in campaign cash from the tech industry.
New Research Shows Masks Are Helping Hold Down COVID Death Rates Significantly
As new cases in the U.S. hit a record high, health experts say masks are playing a tremendous role in preventing deaths.
The Squad Calls for UN Inquiry Into Alleged Human Rights Abuses at Trump’s DHS
Reps. Ocasio-Cortez, Pressley, Omar and Tlaib were among several lawmakers calling for an international investigation.
USPS Ordered to Reassemble Sorting Machines for Election Mail After States Sue
The order's a win for those concerned about election mail capacity, but many machines may not be able to be reassembled.
Trump May Fire Barr and FBI Director for Not Investigating Biden
Sources say that Trump is demanding a repeat of the FBI announcement that contributed to his 2016 electoral win.
Trump Smears Victims of Mass Family Separations as “Bad People”
The president had already openly declared in 2018 that “you have to take the children away.”
Trump’s Lawyers Want Trump’s Judges to Limit Voting
In more than 300 voting cases, Republicans filed to strike rules to encourage turnout and opposed lawsuits to expand it.
Trump Posts “60 Minutes” Interview, Complains About “Tough Questions” Throughout
The president also claimed he had done “a great job” with his handling of the coronavirus pandemic.
Trump’s “Lethal Screwup” on COVID Led to 130,000 Avoidable Deaths, Study Says
Researchers at Columbia University described the Trump White House's inactions on coronavirus as an “abject failure.”