Many national Democrats support veteran MJ Hegar, but African American state Sen. Royce West is gaining energy from social protests.
Category: Politics
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New testimony further undercuts William Barr’s explanation for removing prosecutor who probed Trump allies
The Justice Department’s explanation was already strained. Former U.S. attorney Geoffrey Berman’s testimony about his talks with Barr makes it even more so.
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Former nursing assistant at VA hospital in West Virginia to plead guilty in deaths of seven veterans
In the middle of the night, Reta Mays injected patients with insulin she was not authorized to administer, prosecutors say
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Trump administration to recommend National Guard as option to help hospitals report coronavirus data
A letter, to be sent to governors imminently, backs away from earlier drafts as recently as Friday that had directed state leaders to deploy the National Guard to help hospitals with daily data submissions.
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Trump ad falsely suggests Biden supports defunding police
The Trump campaign is spending big money to promote an ad with a false narrative.
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Faulty data collection raises questions about Trump’s claims on PPP program
The Small Business Administration’s claim that the Paycheck Protection Program saved 51 million jobs is belied by allegedly false and sometimes inflated figures, a Post investigation has found.
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President Trump has made more than 20,000 false or misleading claims
In just 14 months, President Trump doubled the number of claims he made in the first 27 months of his presidency.
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Power Up: Trump breaks with health officials as pandemic worsens in key states
Testing is lagging as Florida sets infection record.
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State, local governments wrestle over quickly dwindling coronavirus aid, complicating talks on next federal bill
A $150 billion federal program designed to help states, cities and counties respond to the coronavirus pandemic has pit governments against each other, forcing them to scrap over the fast-dwindling, limited aid.
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Trump says his economic policies have been good for African Americans. Look closer.
Trump’s policies and programs — notably regarding the Minority Business Development Agency and the Small Business Administration — have not helped black economic development.
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Trump’s attacks on Fauci and other experts reinforce that he’d rather Americans be confused than concerned
With the alternative being accountability, Trump’s coronavirus response devolves into an attempt to muddy the waters.
