FBI director Christopher Wray on Thursday described “very active” efforts by Russians to exert influence on the November presidential election, with a meddling campaign focused on denigrating Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Continue reading “FBI Warns Of ‘Active Efforts’ To ‘Denigrate’ Biden As DHS Hides Russian Disinfo Scheme”
Trump Officials Stay Silent As Subordinates Rant, Froth At Mouth
There’s no other agency with as much power to respond to COVID-19 as the Department of Health and Human Services.
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Where Things Stand: If The CDC Chief Isn’t ‘Closest To The Process’ Of Vaccine Creation, Who Is?
We covered news this morning of White House chief of staff Mark Meadows attempts to distance President Trump’s own CDC director from the vaccine development process in order to adhere to Trump’s own political narrative surrounding its creation.
Schumer Unleashes Unflattering Monikers On Trump And McConnell Amid COVID Relief Stalemate
A group of congressional Democrats flanked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) at her usual Thursday press conference, with freshmen and party leaders alike laying out the grim realities of a country plagued by COVID-19.
PA Supreme Court OKs Ballot Drop Boxes, Postmark Deadlines, In Win For Dems
President Trump’s crusade against ballot drop boxes and other absentee voting practices that make the process easier was dealt a major setback Thursday with a Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruling that permitted policies that will facilitate mail-in voting. Continue reading “PA Supreme Court OKs Ballot Drop Boxes, Postmark Deadlines, In Win For Dems”
Barr Compares Lockdowns To ‘Slavery’ While COVID Disproportionately Kills Black Americans
Attorney General Bill Barr made an astonishing comparison between lockdowns prompted by COVID-19, which is known to be disproportionately deadly to Black communities, to chattel slavery on Wednesday night.
Trump’s Fantasies of an Election Night Putsch
This week David and Kate and I talk about Trump’s storyline of putting down protestors by force on election night and more. Watch after the jump or listen on the audio version of The Josh Marshall Podcast.
DHS Probes Whistleblower Claims Of Unwanted Hysterectomies At Private ICE Jail
The Department of Homeland Security’s internal watchdog is investigating a whistleblower complaint alleging that immigrants locked up at a private detention center in Georgia underwent unwanted medical procedures, including hysterectomies.
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Seattle Mayor Accuses Trump And Barr Of ‘Tyranny’ Over DOJ Effort To Charge Her Criminally
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan (D) accused President Donald Trump and Attorney General Bill Barr of “tyranny” late Wednesday suggesting the pair had warped the Justice Department into a “political weapon” used on those who speak out against the Trump administration.
Trump Ramps Up Election Delegitimization Crusade: Results May ‘NEVER BE ACCURATELY DETERMINED’
President Trump on Thursday warned that results in the November presidential election may “NEVER BE ACCURATELY DETERMINED” in his latest effort to discredit mail-in voting amid the COVID-19 pandemic and preemptively delegitimize the results of the election. Continue reading “Trump Ramps Up Election Delegitimization Crusade: Results May ‘NEVER BE ACCURATELY DETERMINED’”