Both local and state officials and voting rights advocates had cautioned that the combination of a new voting system and the pandemic would cause problems.
Category: Politics
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Nancy Pelosi calls for removal of Confederate statues in Congress
The Speaker of the House made a similar ask in 2017 after the Charlottesville white supremacist march
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Trump is all about ‘winning,’ which is why he won’t remove the names of Confederate generals who lost
In tweets early Wednesday afternoon, Trump argued against changing the names of bases like Fort Bragg, Fort Hood and Fort Benning.
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Bolton plans to move forward with book despite new White House warning that it contains classified material
The administration’s latest request for revision comes less than two weeks before the memoir is to go on sale.
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Trump rejects calls to rename military bases honoring Confederate generals
Pressure to rename the bases comes as the country contends with its racist past following the death of George Floyd and the subsequent coast-to-coast protests against systematic racial injustice.
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Kamala Harris seizes the spotlight as Biden seeks a veep — but worries linger
Kamala Harris takes the spotlight as Biden seeks a running mate amid nationwide demonstrations for racial justice. But some activists wonder if she is the right figure for a unique moment.
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Trump campaign seeks apology, retraction of CNN poll showing Biden leading
In a letter to the network’s president, the Republican incumbent argued it produced a skewed poll “to manufacture an anti-Trump narrative.”
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Mnuchin loosens restrictions on small-business loans to ease forgiveness, but borrowers to remain secret
The treasury secretary told Congress he wants to ease a path to forgiveness for borrowers but won’t release their names.
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No, it’s not just a Trump tweet
It’s part of a concerted effort to delegitimize the George Floyd protests, and GOP lawmakers pretending otherwise are burying their heads in the sand.
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The Daily 202: Many Americans are moving on, but the coronavirus isn’t
This is Fauci’s “worst nightmare.”
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New transcript raises huge questions about Mike Pompeo’s denial that he retaliated against fired inspector general
Linick testified that he told high-ranking State Department officials about the probe and requested documents from Pompeo’s office.
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The Technology 202: President Trump’s conspiracy theories are putting pressure on Twitter to change its policies
Yesterday’s speculative post about a Buffalo protester is part of a larger pattern.
