Federal government outlines sweeping plan to provide free Covid-19 vaccines
WASHINGTON, DC — The U.S. government outlined a sweeping plan Wednesday to make vaccines for Covid-19 available for free to all Americans, assuming…
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Trump’s bogus health care promise was on full display in town hall
President Donald Trump is used to taking questions from celebrity anchors at Fox News, who lob softballs greased with praise. His appearance in a…
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‘He was lying through his teeth.’ ABC town hall participants weigh in on Trump’s performance
A version of this article first appeared in the “Reliable Sources” newsletter. You can sign up for free right here. Voters stood up and…
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Top HHS spokesman apologizes to staff for accusing government scientists of sedition
Department of Health and Human Services spokesman Michael Caputo on Tuesday apologized to staffers for a rant in which he accused career government…
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Trump denies disparaging service members or minimizing pandemic threat on ABC News town hall
PHILADELPHIA, Pennsylvania — Exactly seven weeks before Election Day and two weeks before the first presidential debate, President Donald…
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Trump told Woodward that he didn’t see coronavirus as the leadership test of a lifetime
President Donald Trump said in March that he didn’t consider the coronavirus pandemic a once-in-a-lifetime leadership challenge, even as the…
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Trump dismisses voter questions on how he handled coronavirus
President Donald Trump dismissed questions from Pennsylvania voters about his handling of coronavirus, insisting he did act strongly to fight the…
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Avalanche of mail ballots — and ballot-watchers — threatens to slow results after polls close
An effort by the Trump and Biden campaigns to deploy challengers to ballot-counting operations in battleground states threatens to slow states’…
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FBI says a person has been taken into custody after a federal officer was shot outside the US courthouse in Phoenix
PHOENIX (AP) – Authorities say a drive-by shooting has wounded a federal court security officer outside the U.S. courthouse in downtown Phoenix…
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Trump presides over historic Arab-Israel recognition deals
WASHINGTON, DC — President Donald Trump hailed it as the ‘dawn of the new Middle East’ as he presided over the signing of historic diplomatic…
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Scientific American magazine issues first presidential endorsement in 175-year history by backing Biden
The magazine Scientific American announced Tuesday that it was endorsing former vice president and Democratic candidate Joe Biden– the…
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Fact check: Trump admits truth of Bob Woodward report about assassinating Assad he had called ‘fiction’ two years ago
President Donald Trump did another rambling interview on Fox News morning show “Fox & Friends” on Tuesday. In perhaps the most…
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Biden campaign eyes strength with older voters as key to a Florida victory
Joy Solomon is a retired businesswoman in Boca Raton, Florida, who voted for Donald Trump in 2016. But after watching the President’s response…
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Pompeo’s wife emailed State Department staff for help with personal Christmas cards, source says
Secretary of State Mike Pompeo’s wife asked State Department staff to help send personal family Christmas cards, according to an email exchange…
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Why the stability of the 2020 race promises more volatility ahead
In a presidency of unprecedented disruption and turmoil, Donald Trump‘s support has remained remarkably stable. That stability, paradoxically,…
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Another presidential assault on science as fires and pandemic rage
A defining trait of Donald Trump’s presidency is his incessant destruction of reason, evidence and science in the service of his personal…
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America’s devastating divorce from science
What do you say about a 75-year-old dream that has died? In 1945, Vannevar Bush, the MIT dean who mobilized American science during World War II,…
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South Dakota attorney general involved in fatal car crash initially reported he hit a deer
South Dakota’s attorney general struck and killed a man while driving on Saturday night, a death that was discovered after he initially told…
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South Dakota AG says he discovered man’s body morning after accident while checking for animal he thought he hit
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) – South Dakota Attorney General Jason Ravnsborg says he discovered he had struck and killed a man walking along a rural…
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Trump spurns science on climate & wildfires, Biden blasts him as a ‘climate arsonist’
SACRAMENTO, California — With the smell of California wildfires in the air, President Donald Trump on Monday ignored the scientific consensus that…
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Trump indoor rally site fined $3,000 for violating state coronavirus guidelines
The Nevada company that hosted an indoor campaign rally for President Donald Trump attended by thousands of people will face a fine of $3,000 for…
Continue Reading Wisconsin Supreme Court rejects Green Party bid to get on presidential ballot, clearing way for absentee ballot mailing.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – The Wisconsin Supreme Court has rejected a request by the Green Party presidential candidate to be added to the…
Continue Reading Officials say Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA cheated on emissions tests, will pay $1.5B settlement
WASHINGTON (AP) – Automakers Daimler AG and subsidiary Mercedes-Benz USA have agreed to pay $1.5 billion to the U.S. government and California…
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President Trump lobbies for Latino vote
LAS VEGAS, Nevada — President Donald Trump held a “Latinos for Trump” roundtable Sunday, a push that comes as the president hopes to win a bigger…
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Sen. Cruz calls for investigation into Netflix film ‘Cuties’ for allegedly sexualizing young girls
WASHINGTON, DC — Netflix’s highly-debated new film “Cuties” is now at the center of a possible criminal investigation after a letter penned to the…
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ABC News poll finds deep skepticism of Trump’s virus response endures
WASHINGTON, DC — Most Americans are skeptical of President Donald Trump’s performance on the coronavirus pandemic — disapproving of his response,…
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Trump nominated for Nobel Peace Prize after Israel-UAE deal
COPENHAGEN, Denmark — An anti-immigrant Norwegian lawmaker said that he has nominated U.S. President Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize for his…
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Trump officially endorses Herrell in close southern New Mexico race against Torres Small
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — President Donald Trump is throwing his support behind Republican challenger Yvette Herrell in a crucial Congressional…
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Torres Small hit by GOP on Green New Deal she opposes, while earning support of Republican business group
LAS CRUCES, New Mexico — Republicans this week released another attack ad on Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small in New Mexico’s southern…
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Judge keeps Kanye West off presidential ballot in battleground Wisconsin
MADISON, Wisconsin — A judge has ruled that rapper Kanye West was correctly left off the presidential ballot in the key swing state of Wisconsin.…
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