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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.
Elizabeth Warren Loses Brother to COVID-19 Amid Trump’s Push to Reopen Country
Warren, whose home state ranks 3rd in infections reported, recently criticized Trump for misleading the public.
Take Care of Yourself and Your Family. Do Not Listen to the President.
Things are going to be different when this is done. Please do what you can to be here for that.
Barr Threatens Legal Action Against States’ Stay-at-Home Orders
In a radio interview, Barr said the Justice Department would side with plaintiffs against states’ stay-at-home orders.
Governor Kemp Is Lubricating the Economic Machine With His Constituents’ Blood
Kemp ignored his COVID-19 task force, while Trump’s task force is laboring to ignore him. This is not good government.
Trump Supporters Are Brandishing Automatic Weapons at Anti-Shutdown Protests
Armed protests could become normalized in the lead-up to a bitter national election in November.