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Sanders: “Richest 1 Percent Is Responsible for 70 Percent of All Unpaid Taxes”
An estimated $381 billion per year revenue shortfall follows a sharp decline in enforcement against tax evasion.
Health Official Says Tulsa’s Spike in COVID Cases Likely Linked to Trump Rally
Despite the spike, the Trump campaign is holding a rally this weekend where masks are “encouraged” but not required.
Betsy DeVos Compares Risk of Returning to School to Riding a Rocket Ship
DeVos reportedly told governors that the health risks of COVID should not deter them from reopening schools.
Hate Groups Rake In PPP Loans as Racial Justice Movement Expands
Several hate groups have been granted up to seven-figure loans by the federal government's Paycheck Protection Program.
Fauci Says Trump’s Focus on COVID Deaths Is “False Narrative to Take Comfort In”
Long-term impacts of the disease are unknown, and many asymptomatic patients are showing signs of some lung damage.
Supreme Court Ruling Means 126,000 May Lose Contraception Coverage
Critics of the ruling said access to birth control is “basic, essential health care,” as well as a “fundamental right.”
Pence Aide Katie Miller Admits She Was Unaffected by Seeing Family Separations
The Trump administration has separated more than 5,000 children from their families at the border.
Trump Health Secretary Says Health Care Workers Don’t Get Infected With COVID
According to the CDC, more than 94,000 health care workers have contracted COVID-19 and at least 500 have died.
Trump Threatens to Cut Funding for Schools If They Don’t Reopen in the Fall
Trump suggested other countries' schools were reopening, ignoring the fact that U.S. infection rates are much higher.
Trump Gives Official Notice of Withdrawal From the World Health Organization
If Trump remains president in 2021, an exit by the U.S. from the WHO will go through as planned.