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‘It is outrageous to threaten schools to open no matter what in the middle of a pandemic,’ said Rep. Andy Levin.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 12, 2020
Sen. Kelly Loeffler (R-GA) is ignoring evidence of violence carried out by far-right groups.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 12, 2020
Americans support NFL players kneeling in protest of racist police brutality — something Trump has repeatedly condemned.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 11, 2020
A health expert called rising cases in Arizona ‘alarming.’
By Dan Desai Martin - June 11, 2020
The RNC has reportedly made tentative plans to have Trump speak in Jacksonville this August, after North Carolina refused to allow a full convention without any virus safety measures.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 10, 2020
On the day George Floyd was laid to rest, Tennessee Republicans refused to remove a statue honoring the first grand wizard of the Ku Klux Klan.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 10, 2020
Voters were plagued with long lines in South Carolina, Georgia, and Nevada on Tuesday.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 10, 2020
Arizona, Florida, and Texas are among those states seeing the number of new coronavirus cases spike higher than ever.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 09, 2020
Donald Trump continues to roll back environmental policies put in place by former President Barack Obama.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 09, 2020
Mail-in voting increased by 1,000% from 2016 in Iowa’s June primary.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 08, 2020
Pompeo would likely be asked about the recent firing of the State Department inspector general.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 08, 2020
Also: A symbol of racism will come down in Virginia, and public schools in Portland, Oregon, are ‘discontinuing’ the presence of police officers.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 05, 2020
A Park Police spokesperson initially said ‘it was a mistake on our part’ to describe the chemical compounds used on the crowd as tear gas, before later issuing a new statement saying the opposite.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 05, 2020
‘Richmond is no longer the capital of the Confederacy,’ said the city’s mayor.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 05, 2020
Michigan state Rep. Gary Eisen posted a photo on social media of several magazines of ammunition days before a planned NAACP protest.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 04, 2020
The Republican Attorneys General Association lashed out at the attorney general of Massachusetts after she called for racial justice.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 04, 2020
Fewer than 3 in 4 Republican voters support Arizona GOP Sen. Martha McSally, according to the latest Fox News poll.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 04, 2020
Many Republican-led states want workers to choose between their health and unemployment benefits.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 04, 2020
Republican Reps. Tom Emmer and Steve Scalise refused to condemn attacks on peaceful American protesters.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 03, 2020
Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper says he will not ‘risk the health and safety of North Carolinians’ despite pressure from Donald Trump to hold a large event.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 03, 2020
‘I think it’s very unfortunate that people of faith would call into question what is in anyone’s heart.’
By Dan Desai Martin - June 02, 2020
‘Our broken windows are nothing compared to 400 years of broken lives,’ said the owner of a Boston beer, wine, and liquor store.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 02, 2020
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell refuses to bring up legislation dealing with police reform or the coronavirus pandemic in the Senate.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 02, 2020
Vice President Mike Pence cost taxpayers $325,000 in 2017 for a political stunt to publicly oppose a peaceful protest.
By Dan Desai Martin - June 01, 2020
Also: The governor of Pennsylvania wants to raise the state’s minimum wage, and Michigan is helping businesses procure protective equipment.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 29, 2020
Coronavirus cases have more than quadrupled in the month since Trump told employees to return to their jobs.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 29, 2020
Voters in the state will receive absentee ballot applications in the mail for November’s election.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 28, 2020
The bipartisan, House-passed H.R. 3 would lower drug costs for all Americans.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 27, 2020
White House press secretary Kayleigh McEnany says absentee ballots are for when voters are “unable to vote in person,” which health experts have argued should include a pandemic.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 27, 2020
A new report reveals the Trump administration rolled back Obama-era regulations that left hospitals and nursing homes unprepared to face the current crisis.
By Dan Desai Martin - May 27, 2020