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Louis DeJoy Testimony: Live News and Updates
Louis DeJoy will appear before the House Oversight Committee on Monday as
lawmakers continue expressing concern about postal changes that could
complicate mail-in voting.
The Republican effort to privatise delivery will continue if allowed.
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This Is the Week Trump’s Been Waiting For
But will Republicans’ celebration of their president deliver the
agenda-setting boost he needs?
There is no doubt that Trump will be the Republican candidate.
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Bringing a ‘Broad City’ Approach to Energizing the Youth Vote
A new voting project from Ilana Glazer is aimed at millennials and Gen Z
members who just need to be persuaded to show up.
Every bit helps.
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Social Media Offered Bannon’s Group a Tool to Promote Ties to Trump and Raise Millions
An encounter with an administration official. A photo with Donald Trump Jr.
A chat with the president himself. Officials at We Build the Wall turned a
stream of postings into a gusher of donations.
Donald Trump is known to lie.
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Not the Convention, or the Election, North Carolina Republicans Hoped For
The G.O.P. was supposed to be celebrating in the state this week. Instead,
it is trying to hold on to a Senate seat and lift President Trump’s low
poll numbers.
The Nixon southern strategy is breaking down.
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Masks, a Normal Roll Call and No Calamari: What the R.N.C. Will Look Like
As 336 party delegates gather to renominate the president, they will take
part in something closer to a traditional convention than what Democrats
did last week — but still without the electric feel.
The rally enthusiasm will be reduced.
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Kellyanne Conway to Leave White House
Ms. Conway said she was stepping away from her role as the president’s
counselor to spend more time with her four teenage children.
Rats are said to leave a sinking ship.
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How to Watch the Republican National Convention
Speakers on Night 1 include Nikki Haley, Senator Tim Scott and Donald Trump
Jr., as well as President Trump, who is expected to appear four nights in a
row.
The Republican National Convention will be unavoidable.
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F.D.A. Allows Expanded Use of Convalescent Plasma to Treat Coronavirus Patients
Sharon LaFraniere, Sheri Fink, Katie Thomas and Maggie Haberman at NYT > U.S. > Politics - 11 hours ago
The move came on the eve of the Republican convention and after President
Trump pressed the agency to move faster to address the pandemic.
Convalescent plasma is known to help during recovery.
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In Ohio, a Father and Stepdaughter Show the Political Shifts in the Trump Era
He’s a union worker and former Democrat now solidly behind President Trump.
She’s a onetime Republican now worried about her sons growing up in the
Trump era. Family get-togethers can be difficult.
Any single story is illustrative.
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Billions in Hospital Virus Aid Rested on Compliance With Private Vendor
The Department of Health and Human Services told hospitals in April that
reporting to the vendor, TeleTracking Technologies, was a “prerequisite to
payment.”
The power of the purse is almost absolute.
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The Incestuous Relationship Between Donald Trump and Fox News
In his new book, “Hoax,” Brian Stelter examines Fox’s role as a White House
propaganda organ masquerading as conservative journalism.
"Praising with faint damns"
Fox News is dependent on drama. Donald Trump can be depended on to provide drama.
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Twitter Flags Trump Tweet for Dissuading Voting
The social media service hid the president’s post about ballot drop boxes,
saying it violated Twitter’s election integrity rules.
Twitter has become a content provider. It must edit for facts.
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After Another Week of Setbacks, Trump Looks to Change the Story Line
The president heads into the Republican National Convention after a string
of bad news, including the arrest of a former top aide and a damning
reminder of Russia’s interference in the last election.
The Trump supporters are not listening.
They never have.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pied_Piper_of_Hamelin
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Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – August 23, 2020
Week-end Wrap – Political Economy – August 23, 2020 by Tony Wikrent The
Pandemic [Twitter, via Naked Capitalism Water Cooler 8-20-20] Estimated
cost of recent epidemics/pandemics: SARS (2003) – $40 billion H5N1 (2006) –
$40 billion H1N1 (2009) – $45 billion Ebola (2014) – $55 billion COVID-19
(2020) – $8.8 TRILLION Investing in public health […]
I believe pain will get peoples attention.
The cause of the pain must become plain.
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Alex Morse Was Accused, Condemned and Then Vindicated. Will His Experience Change Anything?
Vague allegations against the Massachusetts congressional candidate offer a
case study in how progressives navigate issues of sex and power in politics
when judgment is often swift and unforgiving.
Recovering from a slander attack is a difficult feat.
I am glad he is succeeding.
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President’s Sister Describes Trump as Liar With ‘No Principles’ in Recordings
In a series of recordings published by The Washington Post, Maryanne Trump
Barry can be heard disparaging her brother’s performance as president.
Good family relations are not that hard.
Trump has found them impossible.
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Republicans Rush to Finalize Convention (‘Apprentice’ Producers Are Helping)
The party is promising a more traditional in-person spectacle with
President Trump speaking every night. Coming into this weekend, major TV
networks had only a foggy idea of what to expect.
Disaster has not struck.
Trump is the primary disaster.
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New Conditions on Alaskan Mine Could Delay Vast Project That Donald Trump Jr. Opposes
The Army Corps of Engineers will impose new mitigation conditions on the
developers of the proposed Pebble Mine, potentially pushing approval past
the election.
Leave it in the ground.
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Texas Republicans Say New Slogan Was Inspired by Poem, Not QAnon
Party officials in Texas said that the internet-driven conspiracy theory
had nothing to do with its use of the slogan “We Are the Storm” — one of
the chief rallying cries for QAnon adherents.
Storm Troopers are not a favored group.
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