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Sep 03 2020
Analysis
HHS spokesperson Michael Caputo pushed COVID-19 conspiracy theories and praised white supremacists in unearthed podcast
In a podcast unearthed by Media Matters, Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson Michael Caputo spread baseless conspiracy theories about the coronavirus, praised white supremacist Milo Yiannopoulos, and said Democrats are “counting” on COVID-19 fatalities in order to win the election against President Donald Trump.
On his now-defunct show Still Standing with Michael Caputo
Media MattersMay 24 2021
News
Audit finds ICE ignored parents' wishes in separating children
A new audit Monday shows parents were deported during former President Trump’s zero-tolerance border policy without having the chance to bring their children with them, even though they wanted to.
The probe by Homeland Security’s inspector general is the latest black eye on the zero-tolerance policy, which saw thousands of parents who showed up at the border from mid-2017 to mid-2018
Washington TimesFeb 28 2022
Perspectives Blog
When Putin Hijacks the State of the Union Address
From the CenterThis week was going to be Joe Biden’s mulligan. The president’s first State of the Union speech could help him turn the page from a difficult first year in office to a more purposeful focus on the nation’s economic challenges. Biden could talk about building infrastructure, fighting inflation, and rescuing some portion of his Build Back Better social spending and climate
Dan SchnurJun 24 2020
Opinion
No justice, no peace
Who would want to be a policeman in America in 2020? It’s badly paid and dangerous. You might get to be a hero. You are more likely to be despised as a racist. Every day, in crime-ridden urban areas, officers of different ethnicities must make intensely stressful life-and-death decisions as they engage with other people of different ethnicities. That’s the job. It should go without saying that
The Spectator WorldJan 07 2021
News
U.S. counts record of almost 4,000 COVID-19 deaths in a day as virus continues to wreak havoc
As the political drama unfolded in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, COVID-19 continued to wreak havoc in the U.S., claiming a record of almost 4,000 American lives, the most in a single day since the start of the outbreak.
There were at least 3,963 COVID-19 deaths, according to a New York Times tracker, and another 255,730 cases were diagnosed. The U.S. has averaged 230,610 cases a day
MarketWatchDec 28 2014
News
Civil rights leaders at odds as Ferguson protests grow
Protests against police treatment of black people have laid bare growing tensions between long-standing civil rights groups that have battled discrimination for decades and new groups of leaders who want an edgier approach.
Activists who spurred demonstrations across the country after a white police officer shot and killed Michael Brown, an unarmed 18-year-old black man in Ferguson, Mo
USA TODAYJul 17 2020
Analysis
The State Where Protests Have Already Forced Major Police Reform
A first-in-the-nation Colorado law aimed at police accountability has activists celebrating and officers worrying.
In loveland, colorado—the nation’s self-proclaimed “Sweetheart City,” about an hour’s drive north of Denver—a young police officer paused earlier this month as he was arresting a pregnant woman who had outstanding warrants. Should he handcuff her, the officer asked his
The AtlanticJun 07 2021
News
Critical race theory: Who gets to decide what is history?
A tug of war over the teaching of American history and race is playing out in state legislatures. Given the chasm between views on either side, what is the best path forward?
Kenya Minott and Robin Steenman are both concerned about the national uproar around critical race theory, but for different reasons.
For Dr. Minott, a consultant in Houston who provides anti-racism training
Christian Science MonitorSep 01 2020
News
'This is really bad': Social media users voice concern after Joe Biden appears incoherent in Pittsburgh speech
'This isn't a mispronunciation or stumbling over a few words.'
Twitter users circulated several portions of Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden's speech from Pittsburgh on Monday, causing the words "Biden video" to trend on the platform.
While the former vice president was hailed and criticized over policy, one excerpt where Biden appeared incoherent sparked concern among
The Blaze