If anyone thought Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) would simply go away quietly following her unsuccessful bid to win the Democratic nomination for president, they were mistaken. Warren appeared on MSNBC this week and blasted President Trump for his refusal to commit to a peaceful transfer of power if he were …
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A simple message to President Trump’s supporters: He doesn’t like you. In fact, you disgust him. Well, not all of you. The rich and powerful, he likes. If you’re on TV on a regular basis, your net worth is at least eight figures, or you live in a glitzy zip …
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After months of threats against Chinese-owned social media apps, the Trump administration announced plans to ban TikTok and WeChat from U.S. app stores as of this weekend. “At the president’s direction, we have taken significant action to combat China’s malicious collection of American citizens’ personal data,” said Commerce Secretary Wilbur …
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On Friday evening, President Trump announced to journalists that he would be banning TikTok, effective almost immediately. Like most of Trump’s pronouncements, this one failed to come to fruition: as of this writing, the wildly popular app is still up and running, and Microsoft is currently still in negotiations to …
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Trump had it all: Home-field advantage, an adoring audience, a pitcher who was determined to make him look good by serving up nothing but softballs, and yet again the president struck out. Somehow, in the midst of a campaign season, Trump could not name a single thing he’d prioritize if …
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In an unhinged Twitter rant, President Donald Trump went after his former national security adviser John Bolton, threatening him and using violent language following a judge’s decision to allow publication of Bolton’s upcoming book. On Saturday, U.S. District Judge Royce C. Lamberth of the District of Columbia rejected Trump’s request …
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Donald Trump’s astounding incompetence in recent months — worsening the effects of the lethal COVID-19 pandemic, mishandling the ensuing economic disaster, and maliciously inflaming racial tensions — has affirmed that he is without question the worst president in American history. None of the other contenders for the dishonor, including James …
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Excerpted from “Unrigged: How Americans Are Battling Back to Save Democracy,” by David Daley. Published by Liveright, a division of WW Norton and Co. Copyright 2020. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. Kris Kobach wears the aw-shucks smile of the star quarterback on prom night, naturally winning the approval of …
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John Oliver discussed two groups heavily impacted by the COVID 19 pandemic onLast Week TonightSunday: the unemployed and essential workers. The host kicked off with the staggering statistic that one in 10 workers have lost their jobs in the past three weeks. He attacks the federal government’s Payment Protection Program, …
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White House trade adviser Peter Navarro said that because he is a “social scientist,” his opinion about an unproven drug that carries serious risks for coronavirus patients should be taken seriously. Navarro made the remark during a tense Monday morning interview on CNN. Host John Berman asked Navarro about a …
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