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Trump’s attacks on mail voting are turning Republicans off absentee ballots

The president’s unfounded accusations that voting by mail causes widespread fraud could end up under

Supreme Court affirms ‘ministerial exception’ that protects religious organizations from some lawsuits

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Trump is making it harder and harder to escape blame on the coronavirus

In recent days, Trump has more explicitly sought to override health officials — and appears to have

Trump is making it harder and harder to escape blame on the coronavirus

In recent days, Trump has more explicitly sought to override health officials — and appears to have

Conservatives claim Ilhan Omar called for ‘dismantling’ U.S. economy and political system. Here’s what she actually said.

They're rearranging her words, and she explicitly cited dismantling "systems of oppression

Suburban voters got behind Trump’s message in 2016. Now they are walking away.

A voting bloc that helped Trump secure the White House in 2016 is no longer solidly behind him.

CDC will issue new guidance on school openings, Pence says, after criticism from Trump

After President Trump called government recommendations for reopening schools ‘very tough & expe

Trump apparently can’t help but make reopening schools into his new partisan cause

An issue of critical importance gets saturated in political toxicity.

Voting rights of some felons in Florida in question after appeals court ruling

Advocates scramble to understand the effect on efforts to restore voting rights to as many as 1.4 mi

Trump Leans on Schools to Reopen as Virus Continues Its Spread

President Trump spearheaded an administration-wide push to pry open the nation’s elementary and seco

The Inside Story of Why Mary Trump Wrote a Tell-All Book

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They Can’t Stomach Trump. They’re Sufficiently Comfortable With Biden.

Some voters who disliked both nominees in 2016 chose a third-party candidate instead. Now, many of t

Jaime Harrison's Fund-Raising Total Adds to Democrats' Impressive Senate Hauls

Mr. Harrison raised nearly $14 million as he tries to unseat Lindsey Graham in South Carolina, and M

Where’s Trump’s Financial Disclosure? The White House Blames the Pandemic

The annual report was due last week under federal ethics rules, but the White House says it needs mo

The Next Big Campaign Issue: Reopening Schools

Right as the presidential campaign enters the final stretch, the nation’s schools will be plunged in

Coronavirus Surge in Tulsa ‘More Than Likely’ Linked to Trump Rally

Dr. Bruce Dart, the director of the Tulsa Health Department, said Tulsa County had reported nearly 5

Some Republicans Have Grown Wary of Protests, Poll Shows

A month ago, polls reflected a new consensus around the need for racial justice. But after weeks of

What Will Trump’s Rally in New Hampshire Be Like? It’s Anyone’s Guess

The governor, a Republican, isn’t attending. It isn’t clear how many other G.O.P. elected officials

Overlooked No More: Brad Lomax, a Bridge Between Civil Rights Movements

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Trump now in open dispute with health officials as virus rages

Five months into a still-raging pandemic that has killed more than 130,000 Americans, the long-simme

Trump trashes CDC school-reopening guidelines -- then CDC updates them

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Prospect of chaos in November grows as coronavirus cases rise and Trump escalates attacks on voting

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New satellite imagery shows activity at suspected North Korean nuclear facility

New satellite images obtained by CNN show recent activity at a previously undeclared North Korean fa

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Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, a key witness in President Donald Trump's impeachment inquiry, is r

Supreme Court says Trump can weaken Obamacare contraceptive mandate

The Supreme Court on Wednesday cleared the way for the Trump administration to expand exemptions for

New Hampshire rally shows how the Trump campaign is adjusting to 2020 realities

Rally planning for the Trump campaign has changed dramatically since 2016. Staffers had expected to

Prospects slim for new recovery package as Dems scoff at emerging Senate GOP proposal

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Houston mayor cancels Texas GOP in-person convention

The city of Houston is exploring legal options to stop the Texas Republican Party from holding its s

Fact-checking Trump's threat to cut off education funding if schools don't reopen

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US surpasses three million coronavirus cases

Despite surges in new infections, the White House wants to press forward with school reopenings.

George Floyd: Officer told dying man to 'stop yelling'

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Melania Trump sculpture in Slovenia set on fire on US Independence Day

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Ivory Coast PM Amadou Gon Coulibaly dies after cabinet meeting

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Ancient Americans made epic Pacific voyages

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Coronavirus in Australia: Melbourne begins new shutdown

Five million residents are now barred from leaving home for six weeks, except for essential reasons.

Scrabble community mulls banning racial and homophobic slurs

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Alexander Vindman, witness 'bullied by Trump', quits US military

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César Duarte: Fugitive Mexican ex-governor arrested in Miami

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