COVID-19 is ripping through the White House again, as at least five aides to Vice President Mike Pence have tested positive.
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Kushner: Trump Can’t Make Black People ‘Want To Be Successful’
Trump senior adviser Jared Kushner, who was born into a wealthy family, suggested on Monday that Black people must “want to be successful” so that his father-in-law’s policies can help them. Continue reading “Kushner: Trump Can’t Make Black People ‘Want To Be Successful’”
Here’s How Pence’s Top Aide Kept Minimizing And Downplaying COVID Before He Got Infected
Vice President Mike Pence’s chief of staff, Marc Short, tested positive for COVID-19 on Saturday. Though he was among several of Pence’s aides who contracted the virus, Short’s diagnosis was particularly startling given all the ways he had openly dismissed the severity of COVID-19.
Facebook Generates Extremism for Society and Profits for Investors
We’re all in the final stretch of the big contest. But I wanted to flag your attention to a column in the Post about some new peer-reviewed research about Facebook and its effect on political polarization. Unsurprisingly the more time someone spends on Facebook the more polarized their beliefs become. But it’s five times more polarizing for conservatives than for liberals. And that’s not the most telling data.
MN AG Reaches Settlement With Firm That Sought To Recruit Armed Polling Place Guards
A security contractor that sought to recruit special operations veterans to patrol polling places in Minnesota has reached an agreement with the state’s attorney general’s office to abandon that effort, both sides announced Friday.
Harris Laughs When Asked Whether She’d Push For ‘Socialist Perspective’ If Elected
Sen. Kamala Harris (D-CA) laughed during an interview on “60 Minutes” that aired Sunday when asked whether she would pushed for a “socialist or progressive perspective” if Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden wins the election. Continue reading “Harris Laughs When Asked Whether She’d Push For ‘Socialist Perspective’ If Elected”
Trump Wants COVID-19 Media Coverage To Be Illegal: ‘Should Be An Election Law Violation’
President Donald Trump argued on Monday morning that it ought to be against the law for the news media to cover the pandemic ahead of the elections as the COVID-19 death toll in the U.S. surpasses 225,000.
Fox News Prez And Top Hosts Told To Quarantine After COVID-19 Exposure
Fox News Media President Jay Wallace and several of the network’s top personalities have reportedly been told to quarantine themselves and get tested for COVID-19 after they were all unknowingly exposed to an individual who had contracted the virus.
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Trump To Fire Esper, FBI Director, And CIA Director If He Wins Reelection
President Donald Trump is reportedly expected to give Defense Secretary Mark Esper, FBI Director Christopher Wray, and CIA Director Gina Haspel the ax right after Election Day on November 3 if he defeats Democratic rival Joe Biden.
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Trumpworld Boosts Pence’s ‘Essential Worker’ Excuse Amid Aides Contracting COVID
Trumpworld echoed Vice President Mike Pence’s “essential worker” rationale on Sunday as justification for the VP staying on the campaign trail, despite a COVID-19 outbreak among his aides within weeks of figures in Trump’s orbit contracting the novel coronavirus. Continue reading “Trumpworld Boosts Pence’s ‘Essential Worker’ Excuse Amid Aides Contracting COVID”