In his latest appearance on Fox News, Donald Trump declared that he thought testing for COVID-19 was “overrated,” though he grudgingly agreed that he would allow tests to continue.
Six days after the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Oregon added agents from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and United States Marshals to its existing lawsuit against the City of Portland and the Portland Police Bureau, a federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order (TRO) against the Donald Trump-deployed secret police.
The original class-action lawsuit was filed June 30 on behalf of journalists and legal observers.
The lengthy relationship between Jewish Americans and African Americans is a complex and multi-faceted one. It is most profoundly defined by the collaboration on racial justice and civil rights exemplified by the partnership between leading figures like the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rabbi Abraham Joshua Heschel.
The economic toll of the collapse of the child system will be felt for 20-30 years, says Betsey Stevenson.
The former New Jersey governor has earned $240,000 lobbying the Trump administration on the pandemic
Congress appears poised to dramatically reduce a federal program that has been providing an extra $600 per week for jobless workers since the spring.
The president said Thursday that “it’s not the right time” for such a large-scale event given concerns about the ongoing pandemic.
In a few days, 30 million Americans will lose the $600 boost in unemployment insurance they’ve depended on every week. What happens next?Annie Lowrey, staff writer and author of Give People Money, joins to explain. Listen here:Subscribe to Social Distance on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or another podcast platform to receive new episodes as soon as they’re published.What follows is an edited and condensed transcript of their conversation.
The Utah senator is not the president’s biggest fan. But he still predicts Trump will beat Joe Biden in November.
“This type of cavalier and callous indifference for human safety is unacceptable,” said Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden, Jeff Merkley and Elizabeth Warren.
Every weekday evening, our editors guide you through the biggest stories of the day, help you discover new ideas, and surprise you with moments of delight. Subscribe to get this delivered to your inbox.SHUTTERSTOCK / THE ATLANTIC1. The pandemic, and its aftereffects, could stifle U.S. population growth.The country’s birth rate, for example, will likely decline. “Between births and deaths, we’re talking about more than half a million people missing from the U.S.
One Twitter user joked that the anachronistic tweet would help the president “win the 1956 presidential election.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) eviscerated Rep. Ted Yoho (R-Fla.) on the House floor after he lobbed the insult at her. Here’s a closer, uncensored look why that matters.
Plus: What you need to know before your teen takes out student loans.
For the Gworls’ successful rent parties may be on hold for now, but the group is still meeting the needs of its community.
ESO / Bohn et alAstronomers have a saying about how difficult it is to see a distant planet outside of our own solar system: It’s like spotting a firefly next to a lighthouse.Stars are so luminous that they block our view of planets that might be orbiting nearby, so astronomers have to work around them. They use special instruments on telescopes to block the light coming from these celestial beacons. With the glare gone, they can detect something else: heat radiating off of planets.
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Three variables determine the fluctuations of a country’s population: births, deaths, and migration flows. The coronavirus pandemic is disrupting all three.The forces that have begun acting on America’s population are dramatic departures from the norm. Every year for the past 100 years, the population of the United States has grown. During that time, though, its growth rate has slowed as birth rates have fallen.
This news comes after the U.S. announced earlier in the day that it had secured up to 600 million doses of a vaccine created by BioNTech and Pfizer.
The harrowing scenes of paramilitary-style units in the streets of American cities like Portland has shocked mainstream America, but award-winning independent journalist Todd Miller, who has reported on border security and immigration for over a decade, says it’s a reflection of how the U.S. has operated around the world.
Protesters in Chicago are demanding justice after police officers attacked a teenage activist last week during a demonstration in which people attempted to topple a statue of Christopher Columbus in Grant Park. An officer struck 18-year-old Miracle Boyd, a recent high school graduate and organizer with the group GoodKids MadCity, in the face, knocking out several teeth. Journalists also reported being mistreated by police officers, who used chemical sprays and batons on protesters.
Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner has made addressing police corruption a cornerstone of his time in office, and he says it affects many criminal cases, including that of political prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal, who has always maintained his innocence for the 1981 murder of a Philadelphia police officer for which he has spent four decades behind bars.
As President Trump announces a “surge” of federal agents into major U.S. cities to confront protesters, we speak with Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner, who warns he will arrest and charge Trump’s police forces if they violate the rights of residents in his city. “The law applies to the president of the United States, even though he doesn’t think so. The law applies to law enforcement. The law applies to civilians.
Outdoor adventurers on their favorite bug sprays, clothing, and tick removal tools.
The GOP tried and failed to do its homework the night before it was due.
Too few materials, too many coronavirus outbreaks, and a never-ending canister shortage.
Guess what happens if the government takes away all the aid it’s been sending people.
