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'Not a Tragic Accident—A Crime Scene': Critics Say Trump Covid Diagnosis a 'Culmination' of His Deadly Pandemic Response
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Now is not the time to be euphemistic about Trump's recklessness. His
disregard for basic health protocols has been bad not just for himself
and his staff, but also for countless Americans."
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'Willing to Put Lives at Risk to Fill RBG's Seat': Despite Covid-19 Outbreak, McConnell Says 'Full Steam Ahead' for Confirmation
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Scheduling a hearing for 10 days from now is reckless and stupid," said
one critic.
'Wear a Mask, Keep Social Distance, and Wash Your Hands,' Says Joe Biden After Testing Negative for Covid-19
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"I don't wear masks like him," Trump mockingly said of Biden during
Tuesday night's debate. "Every time you see him he's got a mask."
#CountOnUs: Youth Organizers Have a Plan to Mobilize If Trump Tries to Steal the Election
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by Jessica Corbett, staff writer
"Together, we're going to vote and organize like our communities and
planet are at stake, because they are."
Just After Declaring 'End of the Pandemic Is in Sight,' Trump Tests Positive for Coronavirus
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
A spokesperson for the French government said Trump's diagnosis
"demonstrates that the virus spares no one, including those who have
shown skepticism."
Just Three Days After Meeting With Amy Coney Barrett Without Mask, GOP Senator Mike Lee Also Tests Positive for Covid-19
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
The announcement by the Republican from Utah came just hours after
President Donald Trump revealed he had the virus.
Amid Growing Economic Misery, Not One House Republican Voted for Bill to Boost Unemployment Benefits, Send Another Round of Checks
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
Following passage of the House bill, one advocate said "it is past time
for Senate Republicans to move to help the American people instead of
focusing on trying to ram through the confirmation of another Supreme
Court Justice."
House Probe Into Trump's Failed Covid-19 Response Shows "Unprecedented, Coordinated" Political Interference
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by Kenny Stancil, staff writer
"The apparent goal of this unprecedented, coordinated attack on our
nation's public health agencies... was, in the president's words, to
'play it down.'"
So-Called 'Election Integrity' Panel in Pennsylvania Seen as GOP Trojan Horse to Help Trump Steal Election
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by Andrea Germanos, staff writer
State Democratic lawmakers called the situation "a national emergency"
and said Republican efforts are a "dangerous threat to democracy."
'Know Who Didn't Get a F***ing Break? The Children': Outrage Over Melania Trump's Recorded Comments on Imprisoned Kids
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by Julia Conley, staff writer
In secretly-taped audio recordings released late Thursday, First Lady
Melania Trump was heard dismissing public outrage over the family
separation crisis begun by her husband's administration at the
U.S.-Mexico.
'Has President Trump Written All Over It': Outrage as Texas Gov Slashes Ballot Drop-Off Sites to Just One Per County
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by Jake Johnson, staff writer
"Governor Abbott and Texas Republicans are scared," said the chair of
the Texas Democratic Party.
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Whatever Removes Donald Trump—a Miserable Bastard—From Public Life Is Good
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by Jeffrey C. Isaac
Donald Trump has been laying waste to our Constitution, our democracy,
and our very society.
Mask-Mocking Donald Trump Tests Positive for Covid-19
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by Juan Cole
When Joe Biden said during Tuesday night's debate that the CDC said
mask-wearing between now and January could save an estimated 100,000
lives, the president falsely interjected, "but they've also said the
opposite."
Who Owes Who an Apology and Will "Palestine" Be Allowed on Canadian Airwaves?
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by Ariel Gold, Mary Miller
If anything is illegitimate, it is not the word or state of Palestine,
and certainly not the Palestinian struggle for liberation. It is
Israel's policies of land theft, violence, illegal settlement
construction, and other human rights abuses.
A Second Trump Term Would Be 'Game Over' for the Climate, Says Top Scientist
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by Mark Hertsgaard
Michael Mann, one of the world's most eminent climate experts, says
Earth's future 'is in the hands of American citizens.'
It’s Not 'Chaos': Trump Revealed a Clear Blueprint for Crushing American Democracy
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by Will Bunch
When Trump revealed his scheme under the hot TV lights, the message
wasn't just received by Proud Boys and by Putin's social-media meddlers
in St. Petersburg, but also by the American people who solidly support
removing him from the White House.
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Newswire...
Opponents of Formosa Plastics’ Louisiana Plant Move to Overturn Federal Approval
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Indigenous Activists Target Liberty Mutual's Boston Headquarters Demanding They Stop Insuring Tar Sands Projects
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Federal Court Requires EPA to Enforce Civil Rights
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Common Cause Response to Supreme Court Granting Cert. Petition in FCC v. Prometheus
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Court Breathes New Life into Lake Erie Bill of Rights Legal Fight
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