The surgeon general on Friday dodged questions about two large gatherings that President Donald Trump is hosting this weekend.
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AZ GOP Rep. Clashes With Fox News Host Over Call To Disband WH COVID-19 Task Force
Rep. Andy Biggs (R-AZ) found himself in hot water during an interview with Fox News host Neil Cavuto on Thursday after demanding the disbandment of the White House Coronavirus Task Force amid surging COVID-19 cases in several cities. Continue reading “AZ GOP Rep. Clashes With Fox News Host Over Call To Disband WH COVID-19 Task Force”
Watchdog Says Commerce Department is ‘Actively Preventing’ Report On Sharpiegate
Remember that whole episode last summer when the President of the United States claimed that Alabama was in Hurricane Dorian’s path, when it really wasn’t? And remember when a government meteorologist quickly pointed out the error — and then was swatted down by his higher-ups in Washington, who issued an unsigned statement backing Trump?
They’re Not ‘Real Americans’ And All The Other Reasons Republicans Oppose D.C. Statehood
Last week, the House passed a bill introduced by Del. Eleanor Norton, D.C.’s sole, non-voting representative, in a historic moment and unprecedented triumph in a years-long battle by district activists for statehood.
Ex-US Attorney Berman To Sit For Closed-Door Interview With House Judiciary Next Week
Former U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York Geoffrey Berman will sit for a transcribed, closed-door interview with the House Judiciary Committee on July 9, a House aide told TPM.
In Whiplash-Inducing Reversal, Abbott Requires Masks In COVID-Ravaged Texas
In a major reversal, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) issued a statewide rule Thursday requiring masks to be worn in public, but only after the dramatic COVID-19 spike in the state.
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Joint Chiefs Chairman Confirms Soldiers Were Issued Bayonets For DC Protests
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has confirmed a report by The Associated Press that some of the service members who were mobilized to Washington, D.C., last month in response to civil unrest over the killing of George Floyd were issued bayonets. Defense documents obtained by the AP show some were not trained in riot response.
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This Is a Big Deal
This may seem trivial on the surface. But it is a big, big deal. President Trump is trying to use an NDA to stop Omarosa Manigault-Newman from talking about her time working as a government employee at the White House. But the specifics are key. It’s the Trump campaign taking the action, not the White House or the federal government or even Trump personally. So the Trump campaign, a private organization, is trying to use an NDA to block someone from talking about their time working as a government employee at the White House.
‘Nothing Is Normal Here’: Trump Campaign Claims Its NDA Applies To Omarosa’s WH Work
The Trump campaign has recently filed hundreds of arbitration counts against Omarosa Manigault-Newman over a confidentiality agreement she signed, the former White House employee and “Apprentice” star said Wednesday.