Hours after the June jobs report — which announced an increase of 4.8 million jobs — was released Thursday morning, former Vice President Joe Biden gave a speech lambasting President Donald Trump over his response to the coronavirus. Biden, the presumptive Democratic nominee to challenge Trump in November, attacked the President for not mentioning the…… MORE
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Hillary Clinton on Trump’s handling of the coronavirus: ‘I would have done a better job’
Hillary Clinton taunted President Donald Trump in an interview published on Friday, criticizing his handling of the coronavirus by saying that she — as president — would have done a better job handling the international pandemic. The comment from a former rival, which came during a wide-ranging interview on a documentary released this year about…… MORE
Texas Republicans to hold in-person convention amid spike in coronavirus
The Republican Party of Texas will hold their state convention in-person with an expected attendance in the thousands, as the state is seeing record numbers of new daily coronavirus cases and increased hospitalizations. The party’s executive committee on Thursday night passed a resolution, 40-20, in support of moving forward with its in-person convention in Houston.…… MORE
Coronavirus test used by White House has questionable accuracy
President Donald Trump said part of the reason he doesn’t regularly wear a mask is “everyone’s tested” before they see him. But multiple studies have raised questions about the accuracy of a coronavirus test the White House has used, and the Food and Drug Administration has received dozens of reports of potential problems with that…… MORE
Coronavirus is surging in Florida — and so is anxiety over Trump’s chances with senior voters
John Dudley, a retired banker, proudly cast his ballot for Donald Trump in 2016, excited at the prospect of sending an entrepreneur to the White House on a pledge to change Washington. It’s a vote he regrets, he said, and a mistake he hopes to correct in November. “He blew it,” Dudley said, not mincing…… MORE
Secret Service agents assigned to Pence’s detail tested positive for coronavirus ahead of his Arizona trip
Eight Secret Service agents assigned to Vice President Mike Pence’s detail ahead of his trip to Arizona tested positive for the coronavirus right before Pence was scheduled to travel there, a law enforcement source told CNN. The positive tests forced a one-day delay in the trip so the Secret Service could swap in healthy agents,…… MORE
Trump set for another massive event during national pandemic
President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump head to Mount Rushmore National Memorial on Friday to celebrate an early Fourth of July at a gathering of an estimated 7,500 people during a global pandemic. No social distancing is planned for the event despite the record-high new coronavirus cases in the United States. And the…… MORE
Trump is ‘clearly flirting with disaster’ by holding rallies and not wearing a mask, health expert warns
President Donald Trump is “clearly flirting with disaster” by holding rallies and attending events without wearing a mask, Dr. Jonathan Reiner, who was an adviser to the White House medical team under President George W. Bush, said Thursday evening. “Just because he’s tested frequently — (it) isn’t a Superman cape. He can get the virus,”…… MORE
Supreme Court temporarily blocks court order that cleared the way for expanded vote by mail in Alabama due to Covid-19
The Supreme Court on Thursday night temporarily blocked a lower court order that would have cleared the way for more people in Alabama to vote by absentee ballot during Covid-19. The vote was 5-4. The liberal bloc of Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer and Elena Kagan noted their dissent. Alabama allows any…… MORE
Biden campaign readying hundreds of lawyers in expansive vote protection effort
Joe Biden‘s campaign is assembling hundreds of lawyers nationwide to monitor potential voting issues as part of its extensive voter protection efforts heading into the general election. Speaking at a virtual fundraiser Wednesday, the presumptive Democratic nominee said his team has organized 600 lawyers and others across the country to “try to figure out why…… MORE
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