Alaska state Sen. Lora Reinbold, a Republican representing an Anchorage suburb, wrote on Facebook that it was her “turn to battle Covid head on.” She said she’s treating the virus with vitamins, a Vicks steamer and ivermectin.
Category: Politics
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Youngkin, McAuliffe target each other with false attack ads
Both campaigns are targeting voters with ads that use partisan reports to make bogus claims.
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Calls intensify to end Wisconsin’s election review amid blunders by ex-judge in charge
Voting-rights advocates, election policy experts and some state and local officials have leveled sharp accusations of incompetence at former Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice Michael Gableman and said his review – which will cost taxpayers at least $680,000 – is hurting public trust in state elections.
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Democrats send heavy hitters to boost McAuliffe, amid anxiety over his race
From Obama to Abrams to Pelosi, powerful Democrats are mobilizing to help pull McAuliffe over the finish line.
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Biden to meet with Pope Francis to discuss coronavirus, climate change, caring for poor
Some Catholic bishops are pushing to deny Biden Communion for his support of abortion rights.
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Nicholas Kristof resigns from New York Times as he weighs bid for Oregon governor
Kristof, an opinion columnist since 2001, had taken a leave of absence from the Times as he pondered running for political office.
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People are getting Trump’s vote-suppression threat backward
Trump isn’t threatening to exercise his power. He’s trying to prove he has it.
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How Republicans seek to make it easier to challenge — and even overturn — election results
A look at the various ways in which the failed plot to overturn the 2020 election could bear more fruit next time around, thanks to the actions of GOP legislators.
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How many thousands of people are choosing death over vaccination?
New research estimates that 90,000 preventable deaths occurred this summer.
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White House zeroes in on Califf to head FDA as deadline nears
The emergence of the former commissioner as the president’s top pick was confirmed by several people with knowledge of the discussions.
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Jan. 6 committee will move to hold former Trump aide Bannon in criminal contempt for not complying with subpoena
The committee has opted to give other former Trump officials more time to comply with its subpoenas.
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Trump to be questioned next week in N.Y. protest lawsuit, attorney says
The videotaped questioning of the former president is related to a lawsuit filed by four men who said Trump’s security guards assaulted them outside Trump Tower in 2015.