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Jared Kushner Calls US COVID Death Toll of 60,000 a “Great Success Story”
Like Trump, his son-in-law is apparently not beyond putting a rosy spin on a national tragedy for political gain.
Head of Postal Union Says Mailed Ballots Are Best Way to Secure 2020 Election
Trump’s attacks on the U.S. postal service could threaten efforts to vote by mail.
Chomsky: COVID-19 Has Exposed the US Under Trump as a “Failed State”
Chomsky analyzes Trump’s backing of “anti-lockdown” protests, attacks on the postal service and U.S. structural flaws.
Trump and McConnell Aren’t Waging War on COVID. They’re Waging War on Us.
Trump and McConnell are putting their boots to the neck of every state they deem ideologically unfit.
USDA Under Fire for Allowing Millions of Pounds of Produce to Rot
This comes as food insecurity surges across the U.S.
Trump Lavished Himself With Praise for COVID Response 600 Times as 55,000 Died
While the president thinks he's done a good job handling the pandemic, a majority of registered voters say otherwise.
Trump Demands Postal Service Increase Prices Fourfold for Customers
The president is threatening to withhold future COVID-19 relief from the USPS unless it raises shipping prices.
HHS Spokesman Tweeted About Chinese People Sucking “Blood Out of Rabid Bats”
The new Department of Health and Human Services spokesman deleted most of his tweets earlier this month.
“Grim Reaper” Mitch McConnell Is Using COVID-19 Crisis to Punish Blue States
McConnell wants to starve blue states, give billions to corporations and still win the election.
Group Promoting COVID-19 “Liberate” Protests Tied to Hydroxychloroquine Push
“Hydroxychloroquine is the cure!” reads a sign displayed at one of the protests.