President Trump’s press conference in the White House Rose Garden on Tuesday afternoon quickly devolved into a long and meandering campaign-style speech attacking Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden. Continue reading “Trump Denies He’s The Underdog In Election After Unhinged Speech Ripping Into Biden”
He’s Back: Gorka Lands Presidential Appointment To Gov’t Board
The fringe national security commentator Sebastian Gorka has scored another presidential appointment.
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Justice Ginsburg Hospitalized For ‘Possible Infection’
Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was hospitalized and went under a procedure on Tuesday for treatment for a “possible infection,” the Supreme Court announced.
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Trump Both-Sides A Question About Police Killings Of Black People
President Donald Trump snapped at a reporter on Tuesday who asked why Black people still die at the hands of the police, saying that “more” white people die.
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FEMA Sends Texas 14 Mobile Morgues As Coronavirus Death Counts Rise
The Sunbelt states buckling under COVID-19 have started making preparations for the worst to come: They’re ordering extra morgues.
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FLOTUS Joins Slew Of GOPers Pushing Masks As Trump Repeatedly Flouts Guidance
First lady Melania Trump on Tuesday tweeted a photo of herself wearing a white face mask, urging Americans to wear face coverings and practice social distancing in a move that appeared to diverge from her husband’s political war on mask-wearing.
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Calls For Arrests, Accusations Of Fabrication Fly In Bloomington Alleged Assault Case
The attorney for Vauhxx Booker, the Indiana civil rights activist who was allegedly assaulted near a lake outside of Bloomington on July 4, said Monday that “it is time for arrests” in the case that Booker has called an “attempted lynching.”
Earlier Monday, attorneys for Sean Purdy and Caroline McCord, who were present during the alleged assault, held a press conference accusing Booker of twisting the altercation. Video footage of part of the incident showed Purdy holding onto Booker and McCord shouting at him and others to let Booker go.
Trump Admin Ditches Rule That Would’ve Kicked Out Int’l Students For Online Classes
The Trump administration has backed off of a new guidance that would’ve required international students with all online course loads to leave the country.
RNC To Move Convention Outdoors As GOP Lawmakers Continue Dropping Out
Republican officials are reportedly planning to move the Republican National Convention (RNC) in Jacksonville, Florida outdoors as concerns mount over the high risk of infection amid COVID-19.
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An Update from Paris
From TPM Reader DW …
My eldest daughter (a French citizen) lives in Paris. When Paris locked down, she was only allowed to go out of her house – up to 1 kilometer- for exercise or to the store, twice a day, and for exercise- it had to be between specific hours. It was pretty drastic since she lives in a very tiny Parisian studio and was not allowed to do any exercise socially, such as walk with a friend. She was required to carry a written statement about why she was out should law enforcement stop her. They did allow people to return to their families before their shutdown and most of her Parisian apartment neighbors went to their parents’ regional homes. The only people she came in contact with were the grocery store clerks, who were behind plastic panels. Her hours at the university that employs her were reduced, but French unemployment made up the difference.