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White House Official Spurns COVID Prevention: “Everybody Is Going to Catch This”
More Americans died from coronavirus during the RNC than did during the attacks on September 11, 2001.
Former DHS Official Claims Trump “Wanted to Maim” Migrants at US-Mexico Border
When discussing border security, Trump would concoct “sickening” schemes, the former official said.
White Supremacist Groups Have Infiltrated US Police Departments, Report Says
The report came two days after police in Kenosha appeared to welcome the presence of armed militias at a protest.
Kenosha Police Chief Blames Murdered Protesters for Their Own Deaths
Kyle Rittenhouse shot three demonstrators, killing two of them, during protests on Tuesday night.
NBA, WNBA, MLB Teams Strike to Protest Jacob Blake Police Shooting
WNBA players wore shirts spelling out Blake's name, with holes in the back to symbolize how many times he was shot.
As RNC Speakers Denounce Protests, Police Pepper Spray Activists Protesting RNC
Charlotte police bull-rushed protesters with their bikes and pepper-sprayed individuals in the face at close range.
Pandemic Could Disenfranchise Hundreds of Thousands of Nursing Home Residents
The looming mass disenfranchisement of the U.S.’s elderly and disabled is a hidden effect of the ongoing crisis.
Top Democrat Demands DeJoy Turn Over All Secret Trump Campaign Communications
DeJoy conceded that he has “spoken to people that are friends of mine that are associated with the campaign.”
Trump and Sen. Martha McSally Could Lose Arizona for GOP, Republicans Fear
Sagging poll numbers for Trump and McSally threaten to flip both chambers of the state legislature to Democrats.
Nearly 9,000 New COVID Cases Identified Among Florida Kids After Schools Reopen
A new study finds that asymptomatic children have likely played a bigger role in the spread of infections.