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May 22 2020
News
If You're Feeling Impulsive Right Now, You're Not Alone
Over the last two months, since the coronavirus pandemic thrust the world into a collective panic, Minneapolis freelance journalist Ashley Abramson has stocked up on throw blankets, decorative baskets, candles, makeup, and skincare items. Abramson, 31, said none of the decisions about buying so many small extravagances were particularly thought out or planned through. “I’ve always been more
ViceAug 14 2020
Background
Killing of George Floyd
On May 25, 2020, George Floyd, a 46-year-old black American man, was killed in Minneapolis, Minnesota, during an arrest for allegedly using a counterfeit bill.[1] Derek Chauvin, a white police officer, knelt on Floyd's neck for almost eight minutes[note 1] while Floyd was handcuffed and lying face down, begging for his life and repeatedly saying "I can't breathe".[4][5] Officers J. Alexander
WikipediaAug 13 2020
News
Details, title and cover revealed for Bob Woodward's upcoming book on Trump
First it was fear, now it's rage.
Following up on his 2018 best-selling book "Fear," legendary investigative journalist Bob Woodward's new book on President Donald Trump -- titled "Rage" -- will have stunning details about the President's behavior and decision making, according to sources familiar with the book. Woodward, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, is known for his behind-the-
CNN DigitalJun 05 2018
News
Trump fires back over nixed Eagles visit: ‘No escaping to Locker Rooms!’
President Trump fired back Tuesday amid the Philadelphia furor over his decision to disinvite the Eagles from a White House event, touting a patriotic ceremony being held instead and declaring: “No escaping to Locker Rooms!”
Fox News DigitalApr 16 2020
Perspectives Blog
Story of the Week: Trump, Governors Start to Plan Regional Re-openings
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President Donald Trump's administration and state governors are developing plans to ease social distancing guidelines once conditions are deemed safe enough.
The rough plan aims to lift some social distancing guidelines after May 1, with harder-hit areas waiting longer. The final decision will ultimately
Henry A. BrechterDec 26 2019
News
Acquiring Private Land Is Slowing Trump's Border Wall
Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf visited a construction site in the Rio Grande Valley of Texas on a windswept day last month and repeated a Trump administration pledge.
"We are on track to build 450 to 500 miles of new wall by the end of 2020," he told reporters. Behind him, steel panels atop a concrete levee wall, 30 feet in all, are rising from the sugar cane fields and
NPR (Online News)May 21 2020
News
FBI director stuck in the middle with 'Obamagate'
FBI Director Christopher Wray is sitting in an increasingly hot seat as Republicans and the White House press forward with investigations into what President Trump is calling “Obamagate.”
Congressional Republicans are pressing Wray to provide more information after recently released FBI field notes showed officials debating how to handle the case against former national security adviser
The HillJan 18 2021
Opinion
How Bureaucracy Killed Hundreds of Thousands of Americans
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, the media have spilled barrels of ink over mistakes by the federal government. We've heard endlessly about the failure to quickly ramp up testing, the confusion over mask-wearing and the debates over proper lockdown policy. But when the history of this time is written, the fundamental mistake made by the United States government won't be rhetorical
Ben ShapiroNov 09 2020
Analysis
How Democrats’ Senate Dreams Crumbled
Maine House Speaker Sara Gideon had led GOP Sen. Susan Collins in polls ― public and private, Republican and Democratic ― for months. Her likely victory over the longtime incumbent was a key building block in Democrats’ plan to retake the Senate after six years in the minority.
But in the final weeks of the 2020 election, Democrats started to worry. Their internal polls showed Collins
HuffPostOct 09 2018
News
Voter Registrations Spike as Deadlines Loom. Taylor Swift Had Something to Do With It.
Taylor Swift’s decision to jump into politics over the weekend, announcing her support in an Instagram post for two Democrats in Tennessee and urging her 112 million followers to register to vote, appears to have contributed to a flurry of last-minute registrations before deadlines in many states.
New York Times (News)