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Biden Is a Problem for Democrats in Pennsylvania

Activists are mobilized to win back this crucial swing state. But they're not excited by Biden.
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Trump Goes Full Conspiracy Theory About Wisconsin's Coronavirus Concerns

In an unhinged briefing, the president insisted that mail-in voting is corrupt and that Democrats wanted to move the election to hurt the GOP.
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Opinion | Trump Anoints a New Class of Media Stars

9 hours ago | Politico

For somebody who publicly professes to despise the press-especially the broadcast journalists who ask him tough questions-President Donald Trump has a knack for elevating...
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Democrat Carroll Foy files to run for Virginia governor

9 hours ago | Star Tribune

Democratic state Del. Jennifer Carroll Foy has filed paperwork to run what could be a history-making campaign to become Virginia's first woman governor and the first...
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Zoom's legal perils mount as Democrats call for FTC probe

9 hours ago | Politico

Virtual conferencing platform Zoom is facing the prospect of mounting legal threats in Washington after a slew of prominent Democratic lawmakers urged federal regulators...
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Dems eye Medicaid incentives for next coronavirus rescue package

10 hours ago | Politico

Democrats are considering a new strategy to win over Obamacare holdouts in the states: generous enticements to expand Medicaid in the next coronavirus rescue package. In an...
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Trump takes aim at agency watchdogs: 'Give me the name'

11 hours ago | My Sanantonio | 2 articles

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump is moving aggressively to challenge the authority and independence of agency watchdogs overseeing his administration, including removing the...
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Epidemic Raises Question Of Whether We Truly Need Party Conventions Any More

13 hours ago | NPR

The national Democratic and Republican Party conventions are essentially the opposite of social distancing. Some are wondering if they're truly necessary any more, given the...
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Democrats Call For Coronavirus Hazard Pay In Next Relief Bill

13 hours ago | The Huffington Post | 3 articles

Their proposal could boost front-line workers' wages by as much as $25,000 this year.
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Wisconsin voters brave long lines amid coronavirus crisis

13 hours ago | Politico | 2 articles

Lines outside of polling places in Wisconsin stretched for blocks on Tuesday, as the state's presidential primary and hundreds of local elections went forward largely as usual...
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Fact Check: Is Mail Ballot Fraud As Rampant As President Trump Says It Is?

Pressure is increasing to make mail voting more available nationwide in response to the coronavirus pandemic, but President Trump on Tuesday called it "very dangerous." (Image... Read more ...

Sen. Elizabeth Warren Calls For National Voting Overhaul

The massive set of proposals includes $4 billion in new elections funding, 30 days of required early voting, and a mail-in-ballot to be sent to every registered voter in the... Read more ...

Trump says he didn't know of, still hasn't seen Navarro memos on possible...

President Donald Trump on Monday denied that he'd ever seen a handful of memos, written and circulated through the White House by his top trade adviser beginning in January... Read more ...

Wisconsin voters brave long lines amid coronavirus crisis

Lines outside of polling places in Wisconsin stretched for blocks on Tuesday, as the state's presidential primary and hundreds of local elections went forward largely as usual... Read more ...

What's really going on with coronavirus testing right now

President Donald Trump and other officials are boasting that the United States is now testing nearly 700,000 people each week for the coronavirus. But that's not enough to... Read more ...

Report: Navy Boss Who Insulted Captain Resigns

Acting Navy Secretary Thomas Modly initially stood by his attack on Capt. Brett Crozier , who was fired for asking his superiors for permission to evacuate crew members ill... Read more ...

Sailor aboard 4th U.S. aircraft carrier tests positive for coronavirus

A sailor assigned to the USS Nimitz, a Bremerton, Wash.-based aircraft carrier, tested positive for Covid-19 last week after experiencing symptoms while on board the ship... Read more ...

Incoming press secretary's coronavirus dismissals mirrored Trump's

Like her new boss, incoming White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany has a history of downplaying the coronavirus. McEnany, the current national press secretary for... Read more ...

Appeals court rejects block on Trump administration execution plans

An appeals court panel has voted, 2-1, to overturn an injunction against the Trump administration's plan to restart federal executions for the first time since 2003. However... Read more ...

Trump removes independent watchdog for coronavirus funds, upending oversight...

President Donald Trump has upended the panel of federal watchdogs overseeing his implementation of the $2 trillion coronavirus law, tapping a replacement for the Pentagon... Read more ...