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States That Expanded Mail Voting Are Seeing a Turnout Spike in Primary Elections
At least four of the eight states that held primary elections last Tuesday saw higher turnout than they did in 2016.
Mounting Pressure Forces Starbucks to Roll Back Ban on Supporting BLM at Work
An internal memo had forbidden company employees from wearing apparel that supports the movement for Black Lives.
Klobuchar Worked With Law Enforcement Group to Increase Police Budgets
The possible VP pick sought to ramp up the budget for a key cop-hiring program created by Joe Biden’s 1994 crime bill.
Trump Rally-Goers Required to Agree Not to Sue If They Contract COVID-19
The rallies have potential to be super-spreader events, especially as states see increases in COVID cases.
Congress Members Obtain COVID-19 Loans Through Small Business Program
Large corporations have received millions in loans while Black and Latino-owned businesses were shut out.
“I Can’t Do It” Say Some GIs Being Deployed to Quell Uprisings
It's not clear what repercussions could result if a GI refused to adhere to the president's orders.
Trump Refuses to Discuss Removing Confederate Names From Military Bases
The White House is spinning removal of Confederate names from bases as an affront to those who served in recent years.
Trump Picks Site of Anti-Black Massacre for Rally on Day Marking End to Slavery
As many as 300 Black Tulsa residents were killed during a massacre instigated by whites against their community in 1921.
Black Lives Matter Movement in Seattle Occupies Six-Block “Autonomous Zone”
In its list of demands, the “Free Capitol Hill” group calls for police abolition, economic changes and more.
Police Killed Breonna Taylor in Her Home. Their Report Lists Injuries as “None.”
The report runs four pages and is almost entirely free of information about the no-knock raid that killed Taylor.