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Jul 15 2020
Fact Check
President Trump has made more than 20,000 false or misleading claims
It took President Trump 827 days to top 10,000 false and misleading claims in The Fact Checker’s database, an average of 12 claims a day.
But on July 9, just 440 days later, the president crossed the 20,000 mark — an average of 23 claims a day over a 14-month period, which included the events leading up to Trump’s impeachment trial, the worldwide pandemic that crashed the economy and
Washington Post
Jul 15 2020
News
The 2020 Campaign Begins: Trump, Biden Hold Dueling Press Conferences
The race for the White House is heating up as President Trump and his 2020 rival Joe Biden sparred, Tuesday during dueling press conferences.
The handling of the coronavirus outbreak was one of the key differences the two battled over.
"We have to get the schools open. We have to get everything open. A lot of people don't want to do that for political reasons, not for other
CBN
May 07 2020
News
Whistleblower: TSA Hoarded N95 Masks Amid Shortages
The TSA built a stockpile of more than 1.3 million N95 masks as the coronavirus pandemic grew despite suggestions from the Department of Homeland Security that it give them to hospitals.
Pro Publica reported that a whistleblower has accused the agency of hoarding the masks in recent months despite the fact that hardly anyone has taken to the skies as the virus spreads. Many TSA
Newsmax (News)
Apr 01 2020
News
NY Times, CNBC, WashPost Don't Attend WH Press Conferences
Several news organizations have stopped attending the White House press briefings about the coronavirus pandemic out of health concerns and the belief that little news comes out of them.
Paul Farhi, The Washington Post's media reporter, wrote that his paper, along with The New York Times and CNBC, are no longer represented at the briefings. Those outlets are, however, watching the
Newsmax (News)
May 19 2020
Analysis
No, 'Obamagate' Isn't a Hoax
A worthwhile and important column from National Review's David Harsanyi, who avoids the hysterical and dubious "Obama committed a crime" bluster promoted by President Trump, while filleting the dismissive emerging convention wisdom that this whole issue is a hyped-up nothingburger cooked up by the Right to distract from the coronavirus, or whatever. For instance, here's one of CNN's
Townhall
Jul 14 2020
News
As Trump and Biden battle, election officials are running out of time, money for November
Heading into Georgia’s June 9 primary, McDuffie County Elections Director Phyllis Brooks had no choice but to assemble a last-minute crew to count votes.
Two of her three staffers were out with COVID-19. She had more than 2,500 absentee ballots to tally by hand
So Brooks brought in a handful of county employees and hired local teenagers to do the counting. Now, there’s no money
USA TODAY
Jun 09 2020
News
What to know if your furlough becomes a permanent layoff
While the majority of jobless Americans currently collecting unemployment believe they’ll be recalled to work within six months, a recent report from the University of Chicago’s Becker Friedman Institute predicts that 42% of all jobs lost during the first six weeks of the coronavirus pandemic will become permanent.
As of May, more than 15 million Americans were on furlough, or
CNBC
Jul 12 2020
Background
Should face masks be mandatory nationwide?
Face masks have been at the center of a debate over the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic since the early days of the outbreak.
In March, public health officials told Americans not to buy masks because their effectiveness in preventing viral transmission was unproven and out of fear that there would be mask shortages for health care workers. A growing body of scientific evidence
Yahoo! The 360
Jul 12 2020
News
Should face masks be mandatory nationwide?
Face masks have been at the center of a debate over the U.S. response to the coronavirus pandemic since the early days of the outbreak.
In March, public health officials told Americans not to buy masks because their effectiveness in preventing viral transmission was unproven and out of fear that there would be mask shortages for health care workers. A growing body of scientific evidence
Yahoo! The 360
Jul 27 2020
News
China & US Consulate Closures
This Abridge News topic aggregates four unique arguments on different sides of the debate. Here are the quick facts to get you started:
THE QUICK FACTS
On Friday, July 24th, China announced the closure of the United States consulate in Chengdu. The order was in response to the United States' decision on Tuesday, July 21st to close the China consulate in Houston Abridge News