Joe Biden left his home Sunday afternoon amid the coronavirus pandemic to visit the site of last night’s protests in Wilmington, Delaware, according to posts on the presumptive Democratic nominee’s social media accounts. “The only way to bear this pain is to turn all that anguish to purpose. And as President, I will help lead…… MORE
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Protests put Trump and Biden’s leadership to the test
With just 156 days until the 2020 election, you’ll be voting before you know it. Every Sunday, Chris Cillizza outlines the 5 BIG storylines you need to know to understand the upcoming week on the campaign trail — and I’m filling in for him this weekend. These storylines are ranked, so the No. 1 story…… MORE
Famed DC monuments defaced after night of unrest
Popular landmarks across Washington, DC, were defaced with graffiti during the second consecutive night of protests in the nation’s capital over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man in Minneapolis who was pinned down by police. “In the wake of last night’s demonstrations, there are numerous instances of vandalism to sites around the…… MORE
Ostracized from party, Steve King faces tough primary
For years, Rep. Steve King of Iowa and Bob Vander Plaats, an influential Christian conservative, have fought on the same side of the culture wars, attending the same summits and bus tours to attack Republican boogeymen like Planned Parenthood and the Affordable Care Act. In 2016, they teamed up to co-chair the presidential campaign of…… MORE
Trump tweets Antifa will be labeled a terrorist organization but experts believe that’s unconstitutional
President Donald Trump tweeted Sunday that the United States will designate Antifa as a terrorist organization, even though the US government has no existing legal authority to label a wholly domestic group in the manner it currently designates foreign terrorist organizations. Current and former government officials say it would be unconstitutional for the US government…… MORE
Biden’s in one of the best positions for any challenger since scientific polling began
A new ABC News/Washington Post poll shows former Vice President Joe Biden clearly ahead of President Donald Trump. Biden’s up by a 53% to 43% margin among registered voters in this survey. But it’s important to put individual polls into context, and that context continues to show Biden’s in one of the best positions for…… MORE
Trump’s response to police killing threatens to further deepen unrest in America, Democrats and Republicans say
President Donald Trump pledged a crackdown of the protests that arose from the police killing of George Floyd, sparking concerns from some Democrats and Republicans that his response to the crisis further deepens the divide in a country already unnerved by a pandemic, distressed economy and racial unrest. Mayors from at least 25 cities issued…… MORE
Pelosi: I ‘kind of ignore’ Trump’s tweets on Floyd protests
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that she “kind of ignore(s)” President Donald Trump’s controversial comments on the nationwide protests spurred by the recent killing of an unarmed black man in Minnesota. In an interview with ABC, the California Democrat also praised former President Barack Obama’s recent statement on the unrest and said she thinks…… MORE
DC mayor urges calm after protests nearby the White House occur for second consecutive night
DC Mayor Muriel Bowser said Sunday that protesters have the right to exercise the First Amendment but should not “destroy our city” after the nation’s capital experienced its second consecutive night of protests as well as some looting Saturday night. “We’re sending a very clear message to people that they have a right to exercise…… MORE
Inside Trump’s decision to delay the G7 meeting
President Donald Trump’s announcement Saturday that he is postponing an in-person summit of the G7 ends, for now, what had been a hurried effort to arrange a major gathering of world leaders while also assuaging those leaders’ fears it was safe to assemble during the coronavirus pandemic. It became clear to the White House late…… MORE
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