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Trump Plans to Have On-Air Medical Evaluation on Fox News
The White House has not been forthright on many questions regarding Trump's recovery so far.
Citing Trump’s COVID Diagnosis, Pelosi Plans Discussion of His Possible Removal
The 25th Amendment allows for the removal of a president deemed unable to discharge their official powers.
FBI Charges Men Involved in Whitmer Kidnapping Plot With Domestic Terrorism
Local Democrats have been warning for months about the threat posed by far right extremists.
QAnon Candidate Gave Own Campaign $450k After Receiving PPP Loan
A watchdog group and Greene's former GOP opponent have called on her to give the money back.
Trump Has Made Hundreds of Millions From Foreign Business Interests Since 2016
Trump-branded properties charged the federal government at least $1.1 million since Trump took office.
Did Trump’s “LIBERATE MICHIGAN” Tweet Inspire Militia Plot Against Gov. Whitmer?
Trump's April tweet to armed white militias who had occupied the Michigan capitol raised grave concerns at the time.
Pence’s Politeness Masks a Ruthless Ideology
Right-wing media and political networks are a conveyor belt carrying mediocre men into the halls of power.
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.
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.