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Apr 20 2020
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Adjourning Congress
“Citing the coronavirus, Donald Trump is threatening unprecedented action — adjourning both houses of Congress — to entice the Senate to approve more of his nominees… The Constitution does not spell out a unilateral power for the president to adjourn Congress. It states only that he can decide on adjournment if there is a dispute over it between the House and Senate. Such a disagreement does
The Flip Side
Jul 31 2020
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Trump can’t delay elections. So why is he suggesting it?
What’s happening: President Trump suggested Thursday that the upcoming presidential election may need to be delayed, citing unfounded claims that mail-in voting would lead to widespread voter fraud.
Simply put, the president has no power to change the date of the election. The Constitution gives Congress the right to “determine the time of choosing the electors, and the day on which
Yahoo! The 360
Jul 31 2020
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Mass shootings soar to at least 336 incidents and counting
Mass shootings are skyrocketing amid the coronavirus lockdown, with more attacks so far in 2020 than usually occur over the span of an entire year.
As of Thursday, 336 mass shootings have been documented across the United States, according to the Gun Violence Archive, an independent research group. The number of mass shootings, which is defined as four or more victims, not including the
Washington Examiner
Jun 29 2020
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U.S. teens envision fall school reopening during COVID-19 pandemic
When U.S. schools begin the next academic year with the country still fighting the coronavirus pandemic, students should spend half their time in classrooms and half doing online activities that pinpoint their individual learning style such as videos or reading.
That advice comes from Nimish Mathur, 17, and his team from DuPont Manual High School in Louisville, Kentucky.
The “I’m
Reuters
Apr 16 2020
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Wall Street rises as Amazon and Netflix hit record highs
U.S. stocks rose on Thursday as Amazon.com Inc (AMZN.O) and Netflix Inc (NFLX.O) surged to record highs, although trading was choppy as investors worried about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on first-quarter earnings.
Amazon.com rose 4.4% and Netflix climbed 2.9% as sweeping stay-at-home orders drove demand for online streaming services and home delivery of goods.
The
Reuters
Mar 09 2020
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Trump: Oil Price Drop 'Good for the Consumer'
President Donald Trump sought to calm the nation's growing economic panic Monday by blaming the media and Democrats for fanning the flames of coronavirus fears, while praising the massive drop in oil prices as "good for the consumer."
Trump applauded the near 30% dip in oil prices over the weekend, which contributed to a massive sell-off on Wall Street that at one point took more than 2
Newsmax (News)
Jun 29 2020
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The Human Cost of Trump's Guest Worker Ban
On June 22nd, 2020, President Donald Trump issued a proclamation suspending the entry of guest workers to the United States, supposedly in response to unprecedented unemployment levels. Specifically, the proclamation ordered immigration officials to deny entry stamps to a range of guest worker visas, including H-1Bs. The result is that, for tens of thousands of valid visa holders, entry to the
The Verge
Apr 19 2020
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Briefing or rally? Trump shifts to campaign mode as he rails against the media
He bashed “Sleepy Joe” Biden. He railed against the Russia investigation and “fake people” in the media. He predicted that had he not been elected, the world might have ended.
And somewhere along the way, he talked about the coronavirus.
The past few weeks have seen a battle between Donald Trump, the president, and Donald Trump, the candidate. He has always been more comfortable
The Guardian
Apr 21 2020
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‘It’s Not True’: South Korea Trashes Sensationalist CNN Report on Kim Jong-un
Yonhap also found no evidence of Kim enduring any medical hardships ongoing at North Korea’s embassy in Beijing and Chinese government sources told Reuters they, too, had no evidence of a medical emergency in Pyongyang.
Late Monday night, CNN – an American left-wing news network with a long history of publishing poorly-sourced or false news reports – published a story titled “U.S.
Breitbart News
Apr 17 2020
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Pelosi delays reauthorization of domestic violence law over 'boyfriend' language
Stay-at-home orders to help contain the spread of the novel coronavirus have spurred fears about a wave of domestic violence, but the Violence Against Women Act, a key federal law on the matter, lapsed more than a year ago during a gun control debate.
Senate Republicans wanted to renew the law as-is, but House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, California Democrat, insisted that any reauthorization
Washington Times