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I Am Part of the Resistance Inside the Trump Administration
I work for the president but like-minded colleagues and I have vowed to thwart parts of his agenda and his worst inclinations.
Herman Cain’s Life And Death Were More Complicated Than That
You’ve heard the jokes about the most prominent Republican to die from the coronavirus. His family has seen them too.
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Rosie Gray
Those close to Cain aren't certain he caught the virus in Tulsa. He had been doing other travel around that time. The "optics" were bad, one former aide acknowledged, but the truth is more elusive
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Cain is one of the many Americans who had to face the illness alone in the hospital — in his case, for nearly a month. By the time the family was allowed to come visit to say goodbye, "he was basically gone"
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For better or worse, Cain had a major impact on today's Republican politics, helping to prime the GOP base for a celebrity outsider. This legacy was under-discussed in the wake of his death as all the commentary focused on the way he died
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Right-wing hoaxers Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman hit with felony charges in Cleveland tied to multi-state voter robocall campaign
The charges stem from a series of robocalls in which a caller claiming to be connected to Jacob Wohl and Jack Burkman falsely claims that information on mail-in ballots can be used to track down outstanding warrants, debt and implement vaccines.
Ohio Democrats Want To Make Their Republican Senator The Next Susan Collins
The fallout over Rob Portman’s support for Judge Amy Coney Barrett is another example of how 2022 is beginning before 2020 ends.
She’s A Biden Supporter. Trump Just Held A Rally Outside Her House.
President Donald Trump and thousands of his supporters rallied feet away from Tara Doyle's house on Monday. The rally felt different from inside.
The Tortured Self-Justification of a Trump Enabler
How an anonymous Republican squares his love of power with his contempt for the president.
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terrific piece by @Olivianuzzi on the extreme nihilism of an anonymous Republican justifying his continued presence on the Trump train. "What else am I gonna do, go sell printer paper?”
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The Coronavirus Is Pushing Women Out Of Work And Away From Trump
White women in Wisconsin helped Trump win the presidency in 2016. Now they’re carrying a disproportionate amount of the pandemic’s economic burden.
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Really good reporting by @mollyhc on suburban women in Wisconsin: Women Voters, Out Of Work From COVID, Ditch Trump
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Inside Decades of Nepotism and Bungling at the N.Y.C. Elections Board
Some staffers read or watch Netflix at the office, while others punch in and then go shopping or to the gym, current and former employees said.
Mercury drops Turkey after coming under fire from Armenian diaspora
Mercury Public Affairs ended its $1 million lobbying contract with the Turkish Embassy in Washington today after coming under fire
The Pandemic Election Has The Two Presidential Campaigns Living In Different Universes
Donald Trump rallied in a town that canceled its beloved pumpkin festival because of the coronavirus. The biggest crowd Kamala Harris saw was a long line of voters.
A Leaked Internal Report Reveals The Wall Street Journal Is Struggling With Aging Readers And Covering Race
The report, obtained by BuzzFeed News, was dated the same month that ongoing tensions between news and opinion sections at Rupert Murdoch’s broadsheet spilled into the public.
Arizona Is Ready to Toss Trump — and the Rest of the GOP
In the waning days of the election, Jeff Flake sees a Democratic tide coming to sweep over the state that elected him, McCain, and Goldwater.
Protest Is Part Of The Black American Tradition. Young Activists Are Reshaping The Movement In Their Image.
“Who exactly was this a reckoning for? Not for me.” Four very different young Black activists doing the work on why we’re here and what comes next.
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read @ryanbrooks' latest: Protest Is Part Of The Black American Tradition. Young Activists Are Reshaping The Movement In Their Image.
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Unfur-gettable: Puppy with green fur born in Sardinia
Italian farmer Cristian Mallocci could not believe his eyes when Spelacchia, one of his eight dogs, gave birth to a green-furred puppy. The tiny dog, immediately named Pistachio, was part of a five-dog litter born on Oct. 9, all with white fur, the...
Ben Carson Attended An Indoor Fundraiser Where Dozens Were Maskless
Carson, a medical doctor, was not wearing a mask at an event in a state that requires masks "in indoor public settings."
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Ben Carson Attended An Indoor Fundraiser Where Dozens Were Maskless buzzfeednews.com/article/kadiag… via @kadiagoba
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Rudy Giuliani faces questions after compromising scene in new Borat film
Trump’s personal attorney has indiscreet encounter with actor playing Borat’s daughter in hotel room during pandemic
Feds say they thwarted militia plot to kidnap Whitmer
The alleged plot is described in federal court records obtained by The Detroit News on Thursday
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so this is really scary and awful, but it's a relief that the conspirators appear to be very dumb
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Trump says Gold Star families could have given him Covid-19
“They come within an inch of my face, sometimes,” the president said of the families of America’s war dead.
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I'm trying to imagine a more inappropriate group Trump could have chosen to blame this on
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White House chief of staff says Trump is doing very well
White House Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said on Saturday that President Donald Trump is doing "very well" and that doctors are pleased with his vital signs.
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Rosie Gray
Mark Meadows told Reuters he met with Trump "on multiple occasions" today? Can't they do it over the phone? I'm no expert but it seems like a bad idea to repeatedly enter a Covid patient's room unless you're medical staff
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Trump’s Fundraisers Brought Him Into Close Contact With Dozens In Two States Before Announcing He Had COVID-19
“Absolutely amazing day having my photo taken with the GOAT, President Trump!!!” one fundraiser attendee wrote on Instagram. Trump tested positive for the coronavirus hours later.
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Rosie Gray
We pieced together the two fundraisers that Trump went to on Wednesday and Thursday, in which he spoke to attendees at length and didn't wear a mask. Guests were told to stay 6 feet away with him but he still came into close contact with dozens of people
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On Friday morning, Trump Victory sent out an email to those who'd been at the Bedminster and Minnesota events urging them to see a medical provider if they had symptoms - but not encouraging them to immediately quarantine or get tested
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