It’s difficult to divorce Trump’s avoidance of the topic from his handling of other recent allegations of Russia’s malign activity.
Category: Politics
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Kellyanne Conway predicted big Trump leads in swing states by now. That hasn’t happened.
FiveThirtyEight polling averages instead see the race in most states largely unchanged after the conventions.
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Trump suggests voting twice, once by mail and once in person
The president encouraged voters to double vote to ensure their vote is counted
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Trump once said Republicans would be ‘sick at even the thought’ of voting twice. Then he told them to go do it.
For years, President Trump warned about voter fraud. Then he suggested that voters vote twice in the 2020 election, which would lead to voter fraud.
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Biden blames Trump for coronavirus-related school closures, calls education gap a ‘national emergency’
The president has pushed for reopenings and threatened schools that do not, although the administration has not put forth guidance for school districts.
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Governor’s political party is biggest factor in whether a state has imposed mask mandate, study finds
A governor’s party affiliation plays a more significant role in the timing and extent of mask rules than the number of coronavirus infections and covid-19 deaths in a state, researchers say.
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The Trailer: Biden says most cops are good. Trump goes way further.
In this edition: Trump’s Blue Lives campaign, the aftermath of the Massachusetts primary, and the moderators for this year’s presidential debates.
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Kamala Harris tweeted support for a bail fund, but the money didn’t just assist protesters
The Minnesota Freedom Fund received a $35 million windfall after the death of George Floyd, but questions have been raised about its habit of posting bail for people charged with violent crimes.
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Trump administration denounces attack on Russian dissident, hints at sanctions
The president himself, however, has said almost nothing about the poisoning of Putin’s fiercest critic.
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Election 2020 live updates: Biden heading to Kenosha, Wis., while Trump travels to Pennsylvania
The Democratic presidential candidate plans to hold a community meeting and speak with the family of Jacob Blake, who was shot seven times by police in Kenosha. Trump is heading to another key battleground state.
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Biden, in Kenosha, vows that America will address racism and ‘original sin’ of slavery
The Democratic presidential nominee listened to community leaders and spoke to Jacob Blake during a visit to a town embroiled in recent protests.
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‘He better have an army’: Andrew Cuomo knocks Trump after threat to defund ‘lawless’ cities like New York
After Trump moved to slash federal funding from several “anarchist jurisdictions” late Wednesday, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo shot back at the president, a fellow native of Queens.
