What to know about 2016’s defining swing state in 2020.
Category: Politics
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University of Massachusetts launches investigation into allegations of sexual impropriety against congressional candidate
Alex Morse, mayor of Holyoke, Mass., is accused of inappropriate sexual relationships with students while teaching at the institution.
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Biden campaign, women’s groups are working to blunt sexist attacks on his vice presidential pick
Already, gender and race-based criticisms of potential nominees are surfacing.
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The lost days of summer: How Trump struggled to contain the virus
A politics-first, science-second attitude has become pervasive inside the White House — championed first and foremost by the president — as the pandemic rages out of control.
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Ohio governor’s apparent false positive troubles health experts mindful of pandemic deniers
Amid a climate of fear and suspicion, Mike DeWine’s subsequent negative test could feed doubts about the reliability or validity of testing.
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Gretchen Whitmer met with Joe Biden to discuss vice presidential nomination
The Michigan governor is one of several Democratic women under consideration as Biden nears his decision.
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Calling it a ‘peaceful protest,’ Trump flouts coronavirus guidelines with golf club gathering
With coronavirus cases nearing 5 million in the United States and average daily deaths topping 1,000, the president’s retreat to the confines of his private club offered him an opportunity to create a kind of alternate reality in which his presidency is not being beset by numerous crises.
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In Tennessee, Republican Senate hopefuls both want voters to see them as the best ally for President Trump
Bill Hagerty is Trump’s former ambassador to Japan and has his endorsement, while Manny Sethi is backed by Sens. Ted Cruz and Rand Paul.
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Trump campaign ad manipulates three images to put Biden in a ‘basement’
In the latest example of manipulated video, the Trump campaign Photoshopped images of Biden campaigning so he appears to be alone.
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Trump said Biden ‘hurt God.’ Biden has spent his life drawing from his Catholic faith.
Biden’s Catholicism has long influenced his policy-making and guided him through personal trials.
