Even if Trump wasn’t, some Republican leaders were probably happy not to have the roll call running live on television.
Category: Politics
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In the words of Trump’s sister: ‘You can’t trust him’
In secretly recorded audio, President Trump’s sister says he has “no principles.” How work deemed essential led to one of the largest coronavirus outbreaks in the United States. And, the fashion brand beloved by Trump’s female surrogates.
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Kellyanne Conway to leave the White House at the end of the month, citing the need to focus on her family
Her husband George Conway, a conservative lawyer and outspoken critic of the president, is also stepping back from his role on the Lincoln Project, an outside group of Republicans devoted to defeating Trump in November.
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Promises of a positive convention notwithstanding, expect to hear a lot about crime this week
Polling on crime is one of the Trump campaign’s bright spots.
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Biden and Harris push back on GOP attacks in their first joint TV interview
Biden says that he wants Harris to be the ‘last person in the room’ on major decisions
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The absurd claim that Trump is the ‘most pro-gay president in American history’
Trump loyalist Richard Grenell trashed Joe Biden and touted the president with a stew of misleading timelines, out-of-context quotes and claims easily debunked.
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The pandemic is creating a new crop of political candidates: unemployed workers
A small crop of candidates have more recently jumped into political races after losing their jobs or dealing with other work-related fallout from the pandemic. These candidates have little political experience but have survived through the devastating economic fallout that has seen more than 20 million workers lose their jobs. There are no numbers on these candidates nor any guarantee of their chances to win, but they show how, increasingly, pandemic unemployment is becoming a major influence on politics.
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In secretly recorded audio, President Trump’s sister says he has ‘no principles’ and ‘you can’t trust him’
“I’m talking too freely,” President Trump’s older sister, a former federal judge, said during 15 hours recorded by her niece, Mary Trump.
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Election 2020 live updates: Trump to hold news conference on eve of GOP convention
The president will hold a news conference Sunday night, as Republicans are poised for their national convention this week.
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Trump obliterates lines between governing and campaigning in service of his reelection
Presidents of both parties have mixed a measure of campaigning with official White House business, but Trump has trampled over norms once respected by both parties and challenged legal boundaries that limit political activity by federal officials.
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White House, Trump’s campaign dismiss secret audio in which his sister says ‘you can’t trust him’
“The president that I have the privilege of serving is not the one that’s being described” on the tape, White House chief of staff Mark Meadows said.