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Trump Blames His COVID Diagnosis on Grieving Military Families
The president said he may have contracted coronavirus from Gold Star families who wanted to hug and kiss him.
Pence’s Handling of COVID Is Straight Out of the Christian Right Playbook
The tendency to lie to advance an agenda is not something Pence needed to learn from Trump.
Pence Refused to Say Whether Trump Would Accept Election Outcome
From a progressive perspective, last night presented ample opportunities for both optimism and revulsion.
Rev. William Barber: Republicans Can’t Win Without Voter Suppression
Barber says that voter suppression efforts ahead of the election amount to “surgical racism with surgical precision.”
A “Still Infectious” Trump Refuses to Participate in Virtual Debate
The debate was changed to a virtual format to protect town hall participants from unnecessary exposure to coronavirus.
Bernie Sanders Says Medicare Should Be Expanded Out of an “Abundance of Caution”
“For Trump, ‘socialized medicine’ is bad for everyone but himself. Total hypocrisy!” tweeted Sanders.
Senate Race Between Lindsey Graham and Jaime Harrison Shifts to a “Toss-Up”
Cook Political Report analysts call the contest the most “surprising race” of the year.
Trump Is Trying to Scare You With the “Socialism” Boogeyman
From public schools to subsidized farms and the internet, socialism has long existed in some form in the U.S.
Trump Loses Yet Another Attempt in Appeals Court to Keep His Tax Returns Hidden
The unanimous ruling by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals means Trump will turn once again to the Supreme Court.
“Super-Spreader” Trump Returns to Oval Office Despite Being Contagious
Trump's COVID negligence is threatening more than his inner circle.