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Trump’s Properties Billed Taxpayers $1.1 Million for Secret Service Rentals
The Secret Service often pays for rentals months in advance, due to Trump's sporadic travel schedule.
Historians Blast Barr for Comparing Stay-at-Home Orders to Slavery
"Mr. Barr needs a refresher course on the basics in U.S. history," historian Gerald Horne said.
The Next Revolt by Athletes Could Damage Trump’s Reelection Prospects
The reaction of the Trump administration and its allies to such protests has underlined the threat they feel from them.
Giuliani’s Payroll Company Got a Paycheck Protection Loan But Lists No Employees
Giuliani's company acquired its loan from Signature Bank, which at one point came under scrutiny for Trump family ties.
Another Day of COVID, Another Failed Stimulus, Another Thousand Deaths
“Go for much higher numbers, Republicans” was the squeal of retreat Speaker Nancy Pelosi had been waiting for.
A Conservative Lawyer Is Holding Voter Fraud Meetings With Republicans Only
Heritage Foundation's Hans von Spakovsky is a leading purveyor of discredited voter fraud notions.
Trump’s “Peace” Deals Will Worsen Oppression in Middle East, Legal Scholar Says
Israel signed a U.S.-brokered deal to normalize relations with the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain.
Scientific American Breaks With 175-Year Precedent to Endorse Biden
The magazine’s editors said they were “compelled” by Trump’s rejection of science, which “has badly damaged the U.S.”
US Postal Service Sued Over Refusal to Release DeJoy’s Calendar
The USPS's stonewalling could indicate that the postmaster general has something to hide.
Trump Insists He “Up-Played” COVID Despite His Stated Strategy of Downplaying It
In March, discussing COVID-19 dangers with journalist Bob Woodward, Trump said he had “wanted to always play it down.”