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Biden warns economic recovery from coronavirus ‘a long way away’

Former Vice President Joe Biden predicts that a recovery for the American economy shut down to slow the spread of the coronavirus pandemic “is a long way away as I see it right now.” The presumptive...

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#MeToo lawyer is no longer representing Biden accuser Tara Reade

In this April 4, 2019, photo Tara Reade poses for a photo during an interview with The Associated Press in Nevada City, Calif. Donald Thompson | AP An attorney for Tara Reade, the woman accusing...

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NY Gov. Cuomo revises social distancing order amid First Amendment lawsuit

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox.  Sign up here. New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo significantly revised a social distancing order on Friday, after the American...

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Trump slams governors, demands they open houses of worship ‘right now’

President Donald Trump on Friday demanded that governors reopen churches, synagogues and mosques “right now,” and threatened to “override” state leaders’ restrictions if they do not do so by the...

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Florida law requiring felons to pay fines before voting is unconstitutional,...

A Florida law requiring felons to pay legal fees as part of their sentences before regaining the vote is unconstitutional for those unable to pay, or unable to find out how much they owe, a federal...

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‘You ain’t black’ if you have trouble deciding between me or Trump

WASHINGTON — Former Vice President Joe Biden on Friday defended his record of helping African Americans and advancing civil rights and voting rights, before ending an interview by telling a black...

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China-US rivalry likely a ‘lose-lose’ for both countries: Harvard professor

Get all the latest news on coronavirus and more delivered daily to your inbox. Sign up here. The growing tension between the U.S. and China could end up being a net loser for both countries, a...

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DOJ investigates Burr stock sales, drops Loeffler, Feinstein probes

Federal prosecutors are still investigating stock sales by Sen. Richard Burr of North Carolina in advance of a coronavirus-fueled share price plunge, but are dropping investigations of such sales...

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A top liberal grassroots group will spend $45 million to energize younger...

A top progressive grassroots advocacy group that takes the lead in energizing youth voter turnout says it will spend at least $45 million to target younger voters in key general election battleground...

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GOP Sen. Hawley asks if Twitter targeted Trump ‘for political reasons’

Sen. Josh Hawley, R-Mo., talks with reporters after the Senate Republican Policy luncheon in Russell Building on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. Tom Williams | CQ-Roll Call via Getty Images A Republican...

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What’s in Trump’s executive order on social media?

President Trump signed an executive order to reign in social media giants on Thursday. The order comes after Twitter added a fact check label to one of the president’s tweets about mail-in ballots....

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Trump’s China press conference could mark end of cautious approach to Beijing

Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump in Beijing, China. Artyom Ivanov | TASS | Getty Images WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said he would hold a news conference “on China”...

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Cruz calls for criminal investigation into Twitter for violating US sanctions...

Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, sent a letter to Attorney General Bill Barr and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin Friday, urging them to open a criminal investigation into Twitter for violating sanctions on...

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Biden sees surge in health exec fundraising as Trump slumps

Democratic presidential candidate and former US Vice President Joe Biden arrives to pay his respects to fallen service members on Memorial Day at Delaware Memorial Bridge Veteran’s Memorial Park in...

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Biden campaign staffers donate to group that bails out jailed Minneapolis...

At least 13 members of Joe Biden’s campaign staff have made donations to a group that helps Minneapolis protesters get out of jail on bail, according to a report. The staffers posted on Twitter that...

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Derek Chauvin, former officer involved in George Floyd death, charged with...

Derek Chauvin, a former Minneapolis police officer who was filmed kneeling on George Floyd’s neck before he died, is in custody and has been charged with murder, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman...

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Trump unloads on governors over protest response, calls them ‘weak’

President Trump unloaded on governors in a phone call Monday over how they’ve responded to protests and riots across the country following the death of George Floyd, calling them “weak” and urging...

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George Floyd family calls for first-degree murder charges against cop

Terrence Floyd (C) attends a vigil where his brother George Floyd was killed by police one week ago on June 1, 2020 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Stephen Maturen | Getty Images Lawyers for George Floyd’s...

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McConnell blocks Schumer resolution to condemn Trump over actions in...

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., blocked a resolution by Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N.Y., on Tuesday to condemn President Trump for his visit to St. John’s Church after federal law...

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Trump ‘forced’ to move Republican National Convention out of North Carolina

After several rounds of tense correspondence between the organizers of the Republican National Convention and North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, President Donald Trump announced late Tuesday that the GOP...

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