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As Trump appointees flout the Hatch Act, civil servants who get caught get punished
The New Deal-era anti-corruption law applies, on paper at least, to civil servants and political appointees alike.
Fact-checking President Trump’s acceptance speech at the 2020 RNC
President Trump ended the Republican National Convention with a tidal wave of tall tales, false claims and revisionist history. Here are 23 claims by the…
The Republican convention’s speaker line-up was not subtle in its targeting
The speakers broadly looked like the party — with an obvious exception.
Secretly recorded audio of Trump’s sister prompts new call for investigation into his admission to Penn
Maryanne Trump Barry, a former federal judge, says in tapes that the president got into the University of Pennsylvania “because he had somebody take the…
Company that owns President Trump’s Vancouver hotel files for bankruptcy
The hotel has been closed since April. Its parent company says it is unclear if the hotel will reopen under the Trump name.
Republicans try to change President Trump’s image for skeptical voters
The Trump presented over four convention nights was a shift from what the country has seen over his tenure as president.
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1. HARRISON FOR THE WIN Native South Carolinian Jaime Harrison is mounting a historic Senate campaign against Republican incumbent Lindsey Graham. For the first time…
Election 2020 live updates: Trump heading to N.H.; Harris to address ‘Get Your Knee Off Our Necks’ march
With just over 10 weeks until Election Day, both tickets are now turning their attention to mobilizing voters in a campaign framed by the pandemic,…
A Very Necessary Conversation On Why Black Women Breastfeeding Matters
To give Black Breastfeeding Week 2020 the attention it deserves, ESSENCE asked three experts on the matter to sit down with Deputy Editor Allison McGevna…
Trump’s failure to reframe how Americans see his handling of coronavirus
It’s hard to see how using the same defenses he’s used since March will turn around his poll numbers
