News | Economy & Labor If Kushner Companies Default on Near-Record Loan, Taxpayers May Be on the Hook The government-backed loans helped the Kushners buy thousands of apartments in their biggest purchase in a decade. By Heather Vogell , ProPublica October 1, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Federal Judge Rejects Attempt to Block Mail-In Voting in Montana The Trump campaign and Republican National Committee failed to cite a single instance of fraud in the state. By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams October 1, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections GOP-Led Inquest Decried as Effort to Suppress Florida Voters With Felony Records Election lawyers said the Florida attorney general is doing the governor’s bidding to suppress likely Democratic votes. By Steven Rosenfeld , IndependentMediaInstitute October 1, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump’s Disorderly Behavior Prompts Debate Commission to Explore Format Changes Any changes that come about, however, will require both campaigns to agree to them first. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 30, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health White House Overrules “No-Sail Ban” Despite Cruise Ships Being Hotbeds of COVID The CDC noted last month that lifting the ban would result in “substantial unnecessary risk” to a number of individuals. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 30, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump’s Refusal to Condemn Proud Boys at Debate Reflects His Electoral Strategy Trump “has long had an unspoken alliance with them,” counter-far right researcher and activist Spencer Sunshine said. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 30, 2020 Truthout
News | Prisons & Policing Grand Jury Not Given the Option to Indict the Cops Who Shot Breonna Taylor A judge has ordered the release of the grand jury recordings in the Breonna Taylor case following the revelations. By Igor Derysh , Salon September 30, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump Denounced for Calling on Supporters to Engage in Voter Intimidation At the first presidential debate, Trump encouraged his supporters to “go into the polls and watch very carefully.” By Jake Johnson , CommonDreams September 30, 2020 Truthout
News | Politics & Elections Trump and Allies Are Already Sabotaging the Election, Experts Say Undermining the election process is part of Trump's strategy to discourage voting and discredit the results if he loses. By Mike Ludwig , Truthout September 30, 2020 Truthout
News | Environment & Health Meatpacking Plants Deny Workers Comp to Thousands Who Contracted COVID-19 Out of 930 workers compensation claims made by workers in Minnesota alone, none have been approved so far. By Chris Walker , Truthout September 29, 2020 Truthout